I've been geeking out on Daniel Kline's film series, The Perennial Plate. It is beautiful to watch- even in its sadness. Last time, he took us to New Orleans and we met residents who returned after Katrina to rebuild their city and started growing food in abandoned lots. Now, in this second New Orleans, he travels to the tip of Louisiana to film gulf shrimping after the BP oil spill. The place where tens of thousands of marine animals died and BP hid the evidence. 

He writes: "As we approached our destination, I noticed that many buildings were new -- storms had simply wiped out so much. Finding someone to take us out fishing was difficult: Gas is expensive, and it makes little sense for your average fisher to go out for less than a few days. Luckily, we found Sinh Pham, a Vietnamese fisherman eking out a living despite low dock prices for his shrimp, high fuel prices, and the uncertainty of the BP oil spill effects on his industry. There are plenty of disagreements out there about the future of fishing and shrimping in the gulf, but I can confirm one thing: The food is still awesome."

Video after the jump. (Warning: At the 5:23 mark there is some unfortunate, partial nudity.)

The Perennial Plate Episode 58: Oil and Water from Daniel Klein on Vimeo.

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