When the levees broke : a requiem in four acts / [a Spike Lee film] ; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks ; HBO Documentary Films ; [director, Spike Lee] ; producers, Sam Pollard, Spike Lee ; executive producer, Sheila Nevins.

The world watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Many were shocked, not only by the scale of the disaster, but the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery efforts. Structured into four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the e...

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Corporate Authors: HBO Documentary Films, Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, Home Box Office (Firm), HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Lee, Spike, Pollard, Sam, Nevins, Sheila, Nagin, Ray, 1956-, Penn, Sean, 1960-, Sharpton, Al, Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-, Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023, Charles, Cliff, Gandbhir, Geeta, Novack, Nancy, Blanchard, Terence
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
In English with optional Spanish soundtrack; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
Published: [New York?] : HBO Video, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Social aspects.
Hurricanes > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Disasters > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Disaster relief > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Levees > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Emergency management > Government policy > United States.
Disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
New Orleans (La.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (4 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
The world watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Many were shocked, not only by the scale of the disaster, but the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery efforts. Structured into four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans. Tells the heartbreaking personal stories of those who endured this harrowing ordeal and survived to tell the tale.
Note:Documentary.
"This has been a presentation of Home Box Office."
Originally produced as a television documentary in 2006.
"93973"--Disc label.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HV636 2005 .L8 W496 2006 VideoDVD
CP4 D0076937 VideoDVD
Audience:
TV parental guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned); Canadian home video rating: 14A (suitable for people 14 years of age or older).
Awards:Venice International Film Festival, 2006: Venice Horizons Documentary Award, Human Rights Film Network Award; Image Awards, 2007: Image Award (nominated); Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, 2007: BCFA Award (nominated); American Cinema Editors, 2007: best edited documentary (nominated).
ISBN:078315075X
9780783150758
Credits:Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; supervising editor, Sam Pollard ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack ; original music, Terence Blanchard.
System Details:DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation (16:9) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Featuring Ray Nagin, Sean Penn, Al Sharpton, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Belafonte.