Deconstructing Disaster is a feature documentary examining why global disaster relief so often fails the people it claims to serve. Filmed over five years in Haiti, Bangladesh, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and Kenya, the project revisits disaster zones long after the media and aid convoys have moved on.

By following the gap between promises made and realities on the ground, the film exposes systemic breakdowns within large-scale NGOs—bureaucracy, corruption, and logistical disconnects that leave communities unrecovered years later. In contrast, it highlights small, grassroots groups that work directly with affected communities and consistently succeed where larger systems fall short.

What emerges is a clear pattern of how aid systems operate once attention fades—and why recovery so often stalls despite unprecedented global response.