Buckles was just 13 years old when the storm hit. He told ABC News that the pain is still fresh for him and his friends and family. He chronicled the struggle that he and his generation of New Orleanians face in an HBO documentary,Buckles spoke with ABC News Live Prime on Monday about his film and the anniversary of the storm.So you were just 13 when Katrina hit and you said that it was your mother who ultimately made the decision to evacuate the family just in the nick of time.
You went on to say that Hurricane Katrina was no different. So tell me what you mean.There's a double-edged sword of resilience. I think that being resilient is something that we should be absolutely proud of. We should celebrate it. And we should lean on it when we need to. But I do think that is dangerous when it's used in the wrong hands. I think that sometimes when it's being projected towards us, it makes us steer away from who needs to be held accountable.
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