Joplin native Chip Gubera wrote and directed documentary after the May 2011 tornado

May 21, 2012 | 1:18 p.m. CDT

Filmmaker and Joplin native Chip Gubera returned to his hometown to document the stories of survivors of the May 22, 2011, tornado in Joplin. These images are from the documentary, "Joplin, Missouri," which will be shown at Ragtag Cinema on Tuesday evening.

This image from the documentary "Joplin, Missouri" by Chip Gubera shows a destroyed neighborhood four blocks west of St John's hospital in late May 2011. | Courtesy of Chip Gubera

In this image from Chip Gubera's documentary "Joplin, Missouri," a flag waves outside a home in Joplin after the May 22, 2011, tornado. | Courtesy of Chip Gubera

Producer Conrad Gubera surveys the damage to his hometown of Joplin in late May 2011. The photo was taken on Grand Street about 3 blocks west of Joplin High School. Conrad Gubera was a producer for "Joplin, Missouri," a documentary written and directed by Chip Gubera. | Courtesy of Chip Gubera