Hurricane Hugo: The Longest Night, is the story before it hit the U.S. Southeast. A story of an island chain that was completely destroyed as Virgin Islanders knew it. The documentary is a collection of heartbreaking intimate stories of those who endured The Longest Night and survived to tell the tale of torment, tribulation and triumph. The film is a recollection of Hurricane Hugos wrath in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a storm so powerful and unforgiving, it spanned two days, Sept. 18-19, 1989. The U.S. territorys tourism industry still lags on St. Croix, the hardest hit island. As destructive as the hurricane winds were, equally painstaking is the negative press that ensued. Newsanchors describe anarchy reigning through the islands. For many, The Longest Night is a night not easily forgotten, which still haunts them 20 years later.