Film by Mich. man to play at Waterfront

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Documentary filmmaker and Michigan native Tom McPhee spent more than three years on a project to document the pet rescue in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

The award-winning film, titled "An American Opera" will play at the Waterfront Film Festival at 11:30 a.m. June 13. The documentary will also be screened at 6:15 p.m. July 2 at The Harbor Theater in Muskegon and at 2:15 p.m. on July 19 at the Grandville Public Schools auditorium.

Screenings of "An American Opera" will partially benefit local animal charities.

McPhee's "Man Smiling Moving Pictures" is based in Ann Arbor.

More information on other screenings at the American Opera Web site.

More information on the Waterfront Film Festival schedule.