When the levees broke a requiem in four acts Cover Image

When the levees broke [videorecording (DVD)] : a requiem in four acts / HBO Documentary Films and 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks present a Spike Lee Film ; producers, Sam Pollard and Spike Lee ; director, Spike Lee.

Alexander, Shelton (Added Author). Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (Added Author). Blanchard, Terence (Added Author). Blanchard, Wilhelmina (Added Author). Blanco, Kathleen (Added Author). Brinkley, Dougla (Added Author). Charles, Cliff (Added Author). Gandbhir, Geeta (Added Author). Lee, Spik (Added Author). Novack, Nancy (Added Author). Pollard, Sam (Added Author). Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks (Added Author). Home Box Office (Firm (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm (Added Author).

Summary:

Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceeded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.

Record details

ISBN: 9780783150758
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (ca. 256 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Home Box Office : c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: Audio commentaries by Spike Lee; Next movement, Act 5; Water is rising. Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack, Samuel D. Pollard ; music, Terence Blanchard.
Participant or Performer Note:	Interviews: Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander, Harry Belafonte, Terence Blanchard, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Awards Note:	Venice Film Festival, 2006: Human Rights Film Network Award (Spike Lee) ; Venice Horizons Documentary Award (Spike Lee).