In 2005, young international backpackers find themselves seeking refuge in the New Orleans Superdome. What they experienced was anything but refuge. We follow them through their days inside. The story witnesses their fears, their tears and their plans for escape. Around them they negotiated the horrifying conditions of the New Orleans Superdome as it turned from refuge of last resort to prison of the poor. The Dome's descent into a pressure cooker of racial tension, deprivation and loss of life became the
