When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Top Ten List: #9 of 2006 (U.S. releases)
Top Ten List: #10 of 2006 (world premieres)
Director: Spike Lee. Documentary. Chronicles the devastating aftermath of the flooding of New Orleans in August 2005, after
the levees surrounding the city failed to withstand the wind and rain of Hurricane Katrina. Interview subjects include
Shelton Shakespear Alexander, Robert Bea, Harry Belafonte, Terence Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley, Will Chittenden,
Emil Dusmenil, Michael Eric Dyson, Tanya Harris, Fred Johnson, Mitch Landrieu, Phyllis Montana Leblanc, Cheryl Livaudais,
Wynton Marsalis, Audrey Mason, Gina Montana, Henry Morgan, Judith Morgan, Jocelyn Moses, Ray Nagin, Soledad O'Brien, Sean Penn,
Wendell Pierce, Robert Rocque, Daina Saulny, and Michael Seelig.
Not yet reviewed in full. B+