Inside Disaster Trailer (April 2010) from PTV Productions on Vimeo.

Toronto – PTV Productions and Nadine Pequeneza are proud to launch the first trailer for Inside Disaster, a documentary series following the disaster relief teams of the Red Cross as they mount the largest single-country response in their history in the wake of the January 12th Haiti earthquake.

In Haiti 600 trained humanitarians are on the ground, from over 30 countries. Embedded in the Red Cross base camp, our camera has unprecedented access to gripping stories, compelling characters and intense drama.

On January 14th – day 2 of the disaster – our camera crosses the Dominican border into Haiti with the Red Cross Field Assessment and Coordination Team (FACT). FACT is the Red Cross’ international, multi-disciplinary team; trained to assess need, call in help, and oversee a disaster response. With specialists in health, relief, logistics, and water and sanitation; they have all the skills necessary to tackle a complex, urban disaster.

The Red Cross Federation is the largest disaster relief organization in the world, and the only organization coordinating relief operations at an international level. With 186 countries ready to respond, they are at the forefront of redefining the way humanitarian aid is delivered in times of crisis. This is the first time they have allowed camera crews to document their work.

Inside Disaster offers a front row seat to the inner-workings of a large-scale disaster relief operation. It is a poignant analysis of the anatomy of a disaster, calling attention the most pressing issues facing a global community of humanitarian workers in a world of increasingly devastating disasters.

Shot in HD this documentary plays like a fiction, but is all too real. The live action is captured as it unfolds over four weeks; from the moment the FACT team hits the ground until they hand-off to field coordinators who will oversee the long-term recovery.

Inside Disaster will be released in Fall 2010.