Closed for Storm
Closed for Storm is a 2020 documentary film by YouTube creator Jake Williams of Bright Sun Films. It focuses on Six Flags New Orleans, a Louisiana amusement park that has been abandoned since it was flooded during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Jake Williams |
Written by | Jake Williams |
Produced by | Dan Bell Nicholas Novak John Shaw Charles Windom |
Narrated by | Jake Williams |
Edited by | Zachary Rezowalli Derek Russell |
Music by | Matthew Jordan Leeds |
Production company | Bright Sun Films |
Distributed by | MPX | Motion Picture Exchange Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Countries | United States Canada |
Language | English |
The film was officially announced on January 17, 2020 in a video posted by Williams called "My Documentary Announcement."[4] In July 2020, Williams showed new clips of Closed for Storm on a podcast called Factual America Podcast.[5] The documentary premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival on November 7, 2020.[6] Jake Williams has stated in a YouTube video that the film will be publicly released in July 2021.[7] The title of the film "Closed for Storm" was based on the last message ever written on the main entrance sign to Six Flags New Orleans, in preparation for Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005.
References
- "Home". Closed For Storm. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- writer, DOUG MACCASH | Staff. "Rise and fall of Six Flags New Orleans is topic of documentary by 22-year-old YouTube star". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- "Explore an Abandoned Theme Park in 'Closed For Storm' Documentary | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- My Documentary Announcement, retrieved 2021-04-19
- "Closed For Storm: The Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park". Factual America Podcast. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- "Closed for Storm | #NOFF2020". noff2020.eventive.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- Shaw, Gabbi. "A Six Flags in New Orleans has been abandoned for almost 16 years — see the haunting photos". Insider. Retrieved 2021-07-01.