When the Levees Broke [electronic resource] : A Requiem In Four Acts. Part 1 and 2 / Home Box Office (Firm).

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Films Media Group, film distributor.

Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Series:

When the levees broke.

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster victims--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Disaster victims.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Social aspects.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

Louisiana--New Orleans.

Louisiana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (131 min.)) : color and sound.

Other Title:

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Home Box Office (Firm), 2006

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Spike Lee's portrait of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina tells the personal stories of members of a community that has survived devastation and is finding new hope and strength as the city rises from the ashes, buoyed by a rich cultural legacy. Three months after the disaster, Lee, cameraman Cliff Charles, and a small crew made the first of eight trips to New Orleans to conduct interviews and shoot footage. They selected participants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, including Governor Kathleen Blanco; Mayor Ray Nagin; activists Al Sharpton and Harry Belafonte; CNN's Soledad O'Brien; and musicians Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and Kanye West. Part 1 focuses on the hurricane, the initial aftermath, and how the disaster could have been prevented. Part 2 focuses on the state and federal government's slow response, botched evacuation attempts, and racial and socioeconomic discrimination during the rescue effort.

Notes:

Originally released by Home Box Office (Firm), 2006.

Parts 1 and 2 of 4.

Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, July 2, 2016).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.