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Ultimate
Chase, Inc. announces Hurricane Katrina DVD Release and Premier Movie
Showing |
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(August 2006)
- Storm Chasers Hope Newly Released Katrina DVD Will
Help Victims Heal |
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On August 29,
2005, longtime weather photographers Jim Reed and Mike
Theiss watched in horror from their Gulfport beachfront
shelter as Hurricane Katrina’s Category 5 storm surge
devastated lives and property. This week, the two
professional storm chasers return to southern Mississippi to
premiere “Hurricane Katrina: Battle at the Beachfront,” a
DVD featuring rare footage of the tropical cyclone during
its most ferocious hours. |
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“Hurricane
Katrina: Battle at the Beachfront” will premiere at Saenger
Theater in Biloxi on August 26, 2006. Show times are 1:00
p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 at the door.
Theiss and Reed are donating 100% of the ticket sales to the
Mississippi Coastal Cleanup Project. Theiss and Reed will
attend all three screenings. |
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“Victims we
helped the day of the storm and the locals who befriended us
asked us to create something they could watch,” says Reed.
“They wanted to see the photos and video of what it
was that changed their lives.” |
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Using rare
footage and photos shot less than 100 yards from the shore,
the 76-minute documentary follows the full-force of
Hurricane Katrina as the cyclone approaches, and then
obliterates an entire coastline. Reed, whose credits
include The New York Times, National Geographic, and Time
Magazine, also created a custom slide show just for the DVD. |
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“The DVD isn’t
rated, but it’s intense,” says Theiss, whose clients include
the Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, and National
Geographic. “It moves people whether or not they live in
Mississippi.” |
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A few clips from
“Hurricane Katrina: Battle at the Beachfront,” may seem
familiar to viewers. Shortly after the landfall of Katrina,
Theiss and Reed appeared on several TV shows, including Good
Morning America, The Today Show and CNN. Their award-winning
images of Katrina have aired around the world |
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Most recently,
Reed and Theiss co-authored the book “Hurricane Katrina:
Through the Eyes of Storm Chasers” (Farcountry Press). Both
men have been recognized as two of the most accomplished
severe weather photographers in America. Theiss is owner of
Ultimate Chase, a Florida-based production company
specializing in the licensing of severe weather video. Reed
operates Jim Reed Photography – Severe & Unusual Weather, a
science photo agency dedicated to documenting America’s
changing climate since 1992. |
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For more
information, please contact Mike Theiss at (305) 394-6000. |
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More Information about the
"Battle at the Beachfront" DVD. |
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Hurricane Katrina DVD "Battle at the Beachfront:
Available online at the Ultimate Chase Online
Shopping Cart.
Click Here To Order |
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For more information about
this Press Release please use the contact info below: |
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Ultimate Chase Stock
Video |
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P.O. Box 233 |
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Key Largo, FL 33037 |
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Agent: Mike Theiss |
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Phone: 305-394-6000 |
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Fax: 305-230-0220 |
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