A Bridge Life

Plot Summary

The main focus of the documentary is Dan Sheffer, a loan officer, husband and father of two from Plantation, Florida. He watched on television, like all of us, the trials and tribulations of the Katrina evacuees and wrestled with what to do, or what he could do. Inspired by a Good Samaritan, who aided hurricane victims in his own state, Dan s goal became clear; find evacuees willing to leave the hard cement of the Astrodome and escort them to relative safety and the chance of a new life in Florida. He then solicited pledges from friends and colleagues to help cover the cost of flying 10 evacuees from the Houston Astrodome, which he would recruit himself, back to Florida. Putting his life on hold, Dan s act of Good Samaritanship turned out to be a much tougher road than he or anyone else imagined. Finding evacuees prepared to trust him enough to leave for an unknown future in another state would prove near impossible. But after several days, and with the help of other volunteers, Dan had finally enlisted seven evacuees ready to believe.