When the levees broke : a requiem in four acts

When the levees broke A requiem in four acts

DVD - 2006

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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DVD/976.335/When v. 1
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vol. 3: 1 / 1 copies available
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Subjects
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Levees > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Environmental degradation > Lousiana > New Orleans.
Disasters > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Documentary films.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Home Box Office : HBO Video c2006.
Language
English
Spanish
Corporate Author
HBO Documentary Films
Corporate Author
HBO Documentary Films (-)
Other Authors
Spike Lee (-), Shelton Alexander, Harry Belafonte, 1927-, Terence Blanchard, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley
Item Description
Title from container.
Special features: Audio commentaries by Spike Lee; Next movement, Act 5; Water is rising.
Physical Description
3 v. (DVD)(1 videodisc per volume) (ca. 256 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Audience
TV-14.
Awards
Venice Film Festival, 2006: Human Rights Film Network Award (Spike Lee) ; Venice Horizons Documentary Award (Spike Lee).
Production Credits
Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack, Samuel D. Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard.
ISBN
9780783150758
  • [v. 1] (ca. 128 min.): Acts I and II
  • [v. 2] (ca. 128 min.): Acts III and IV
  • [v. 3] (ca. 105 min.): Next movement - Act V (105 min. epilogue featuring new interviews and insights that further chronicle the hardship endured by New Orleaneans in the aftermath of Katrina ; Water is rising: gallery of photos by David Lee with music by Terence Blanchard.

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