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