When the Levees Broke : a Requiem in Four Acts

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Originally produced as a television documentary in 2006.
Special feature (discs 1 & 2): optional audio commentary by filmmaker Spike Lee.
Special feature (disc 3): "Water is rising" (photo gallery shot by David Lee, with music by Terence Blanchard; 8 min.).
Disc 1. Act I (65 min.) ; Act II (62 min.) -- Disc 2. Act III (58 min.) ; Act IV (70 min.) -- Disc 3. Next movement : Act V (107 min.) / directed by Spike Lee ; edited by Barry Alexander Brown.
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.
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 in English, Dolby digital 2.0 in Spanish; widescreen.

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An American Tragedy submitted by breaking_glass on September 13, 2010, 1:51pm Probably the best and most comprehensive documentary available on the subject, containing massive amounts of interviews from New Orleans natives to government officials. Everyone involved in any way with Hurricane Katrina has a story to tell, and most of them will break your heart. It's overwhelming. The film makes it blatantly clear to the viewer just how poorly government responded to the disaster. So not only will you be heartbroken, but you'll be just plain angry as well. Important film.

Watch this submitted by saleder on August 11, 2021, 11:30am Everyone should watch this Spike Lee documentary about Hurricane Katrina. We know a lot of the story, but this film takes us on the ground as it was happening, and the aftermath. It is in some ways a precursor to the series Treme (also a must-watch program) with at least one of the interviewees making the jump from the documentary to the fictionalized show.