As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, director Spike Lee was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort. Lee was moved to document this modern American tragedy, a morality play witnessed by people all around the world. The result is WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans. Acts I and II premiere Monday, August 21 at 9pm (ET/PT), followed by Acts III and IV on Tuesday, August 22 at 9pm. All four acts will be seen Tuesday, Aug. 29 (8:00 p.m.-midnight), the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
i won't get 2 view it - 2 cheap 2 buy cable - but i hv no doubt that coverage 4 this disaster of the century will continue 2 make the rounds via serial stories, special issues of news magazines, hollywood productions, & tv specials. personally, i'll hv 2 b content 2 wait 4 books, written by authors whose opinions i respect com out. but i hv plenty of reading 2 keep me occupied till then.
I'M SURE THIS WILL GO DOWN THE SAME WAY 9/11 WAS LOOKED AT. WHILE THE TRAGEDIES BETWEEN THE TWO ARE ON DIFFERENT LEVELS, THE LEVEL OF DEVASTATION IN MY OPINION IS NO DIFFERENT. I TRY TO CRASH SOMEONE'S CRIB TO TRY AND WATCH IT IF I CAN. THANKS FOR THE INFO
