When the Levees Broke
A Requiem in Four Acts
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Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.
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Publisher:
New York, NY : Burbank, CA - Home Box Office , Distributed by Warner Home Video
ISBN:
078315075X
Language:
English
Awards & Distinctions:
Venice Film Festival, 2006: Human Rights Film Network Award (Spike Lee) ; Venice Horizons Documentary Award (Spike Lee)
Peabody Award, 2007
Emmy Awards, 2007: Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking; Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming; Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
Venice Film Festival, 2006: Human Rights Film Network Award (Spike Lee) ; Venice Horizons Documentary Award (Spike Lee)
Peabody Award, 2007
Emmy Awards, 2007: Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking; Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming; Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
Credits:
Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack, Samuel D. Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard.
Performers:
Interviews: Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander, Harry Belafonte, Terence Blanchard, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley.
Suitability:
TV-MA
Notes:
Special features: audio commentaries, Act V an epilogue, the water is rising photo gallery
Documentary
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In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English or French subtitles
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Documentary
Title from container
In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English or French subtitles
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Statement of responsibility:
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks ; Home Box Office ; produced by Spike Lee, Sam Pollard ; director, Spike Lee
Physical description:
3 videodiscs (256 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Other author misc:
[Lee, Spike, Blanco, Kathleen, Brinkley, Douglas, Alexander, Shelton, Blanchard, Terence, Blanchard, Wilhelmina, Home Box Office (Firm), Belafonte, Harry, 1927-, Warner Home Video (Firm), Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks]
Call number:
DVD 363.34809 W5742 2006
Description:
Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.
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Add a CommentInformative and entertaining documentary on the Katrina disaster. Racially charged and full of conspiracy theories. A bit one-sided.
This is a must-see dvd. Get the real truth behind the tragedy of katrina. Personal interviews with victims and a candid look at the reaction of the politicians juxtaposed to the reaction by ordinary citizens shows who the real heroes were and are in this story. Spike Lee pulls no punches, but you will have to decide for yourself whether the neglect of the people in the aftermath of the storm was the result of racism or classism (or both).