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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29,
2005. Like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, director Spike
Lee was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and
disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort. Lee was moved to document this modern American tragedy, a morality play
witnessed by people all around the world. The result is WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina's catastrophic passage
through New Orleans. Read more.
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Spike Lee Interview
Read an interview with director Spike Lee who discusses the making of WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE.
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