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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.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionWidescreen.
Publication Info[New York?] : HBO Video, ©2006.
Description3 videodiscs (4 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
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.
New Orleans (La.)--Social conditions --21st century.
New Orleans (La.)--Economic conditions --21st century.
Other author/creatorLee, Spike.
Other author/creatorPollard, Sam.
Other author/creatorNevins, Sheila.
Other author/creatorNagin, Ray, 1956-
Other author/creatorPenn, Sean, 1960-
Other author/creatorSharpton, Al.
Other author/creatorMarsalis, Wynton, 1961-
Other author/creatorBelafonte, Harry, 1927-2023
Other author/creatorCharles, Cliff.
Other author/creatorGandbhir, Geeta.
Other author/creatorNovack, Nancy.
Other author/creatorBlanchard, Terence.
Other author/creatorHBO Documentary Films.
Other author/creatorForty Acres & a Mule Filmworks.
Other author/creatorHome Box Office (Firm)
Other author/creatorHBO Video (Firm)
Contents disc 1. Act I (65 min.). Act II (62 min.) -- disc 2. Act III (58 min.). Act IV (70 min.).
Contents Special features: Audio commentary by filmmaker Spike Lee -- Next movement : Act V (108 min.) -- Water is rising (8 min.).
Abstract 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.
Local noteLittle-305131035971--DVD
General noteDocumentary.
General note"This has been a presentation of Home Box Office."
General noteOriginally produced as a television documentary in 2006.
General note"93973"--Disc label.
CreditsDirector of photography, Cliff Charles ; supervising editor, Sam Pollard ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack ; original music, Terence Blanchard.
Performer Featuring Ray Nagin, Sean Penn, Al Sharpton, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Belafonte.
Audience TV parental guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned); Canadian home video rating: 14A (suitable for people 14 years of age or older).
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed-captioned.
LanguageIn English with optional Spanish soundtrack; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
Awards noteVenice 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).
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formHistorical films.
ISBN078315075X
ISBN9780783150758
UPC 026359397325
Publisher number93973 HBO Video
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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