One month after the devastating forces of Hurricane Ike ripped through the neighborhoods of our small island, we returned to Mr. Robert Weiss's film class at Galveston's Ball High School expecting to get back to work, but were surprised to discover our new assignment: a documentary about Hurricane Ike’s effect on our community. Many of the students in the class, along with others in the student body, were dealing with the trauma of losing their homes. The class banded together with other concerned and devoted students to form a collective union of filmmakers, poets, and musicians, calling ourselves “The Hurricane Story Tellers”.

As the waves of destruction rolled back out to sea, taking our worldly belongings with them, the people of Galveston remained standing.

Created by Robert Weiss & Aaron Weiss