Business of Disaster

53m
Documentary
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When disaster strikes, who profits? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the Business of Disaster in a major, multiplatform collaboration focused on the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: the thousands still not home, the agencies that were supposed to help, and the companies that made millions.

Cast

Michael Bloomberg
Self - NYC Mayor
Diane Camerada
Self - Staten Island Resident
Nick Camerada
Self - Staten Island Resident
David Charles
Self - Flood Insurance Adjuster
Lester Holt
Self - NBC Reporter
Will Lyman
Narrator (voice)
Barack Obama
Self - US President (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self - US President (archive footage)
Laura Sullivan
Self - Correspondent
Dana Tyler
Self - CBS Reporter
Brian Williams
Self - NBC Reporter

Crew

Rick Young
Director, Writer

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