When the Levees Broke: a Requiem in Four Acts
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Audio/Visual
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Documentary
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Publication Year
2006
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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 .
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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.
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3 videodiscs (4 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. Closed captioned. In English with optional Spanish soundtrack; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
Special features: on discs 1-2: Audio commentary by filmmaker Spike Lee; on disc 3: Next movement : Act V (108 min.); Water is rising (8 min.). disc 1. Act I (65 min.) ; Act II (62 min.) --
disc 2. Act III (58 min.) ; Act IV (70 min.).
Special features: on discs 1-2: Audio commentary by filmmaker Spike Lee; on disc 3: Next movement : Act V (108 min.); Water is rising (8 min.). disc 1. Act I (65 min.) ; Act II (62 min.) --
disc 2. Act III (58 min.) ; Act IV (70 min.).
Biblio Notes
Films on Demand:
https://digital-films-com.swcproxy.swccd.edu/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=116328
https://digital-films-com.swcproxy.swccd.edu/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=116328
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