salman rushdie once say and if you want to give voice to the voiceless and you have get to find a language . tom mcphee give that voice to the animal and who suffer during hurricane katrina and in his film and an american opera . the film open with an homage to apocalypse now while an aid worker look up at a revolve fan and the camera overlook the flooded area of louisiana . the next eighty seven minute take you on an unforgettable journey through the salvaged area of new orleans and the store of heroism and shock concern man best friend . an american opera be not just a documentary while it be a juxtaposition of different documentary blend into one . the editing of interview between the animal rescue worker and member of the american humane association mirror the split screen style use in woodstock and saul swimmer concert for bangladesh . the unflinching eye through the hall of the abandoned st. bernard school and in which 33 dog and cat be kill by the st. bernard sheriff officer and compare favorably to the shot of abu ghraib from errol morris standard operate procedure . an american opera be a stunning piece of citizen journalism . tom mcphee carry on the torch once light by john huston during his day a a documentary filmmaker during world war ii a he examine a world not so often tell by today 24 hour medium circus . get ready to be shock and inspire by an american opera .