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Start your free trial to watch when the levees broke. A requiem in four acts is a documentary about multiple tragedies. As the subtitle a requiem in four acts indicates, his primary interest lies. Over four hours, the film uses home video footage, news broadcasts, and interviews with regular people, actors, politicians, and musicians to piece together. As one who rode out both katrina and hurricane betsy in the same house in gentilly,it was obvious at.
A requiem in four acts act 1 season 1, episode 1 tv14 cc sd. A requiem in four acts is a 2006 documentary film directed by spike lee about the devastation of new orleans, louisiana following. It was filmed in late august and early september 2005, and premiered at the new orleans arena on august 16, 2006 and was first aired on hbo. And thats when you saw the true power of mother nature. Darleen asevedo, jay asevedo, shelton shakespear alexander, lee arnold, gralen bryant banks, john barry. Pdf spike lees fourhour hbo documentary film when the levees broke about hurricane katrina and its aftermath uses the. Aug 21, 2006 it isnt the painful recapitulation of the incompetence, indifference and confusion in high places that makes spike lees epic documentary when the levees broke. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Stunning images and candid interviews speak for themselves in when the levees broke. The film asks many questions, implies answers for the easier ones, but ultimately. A requiem in four acts, season 1 episode 2, is available to watch and stream on hbo. He is certainly nearer to the truth than people who blame the force of the hurricane.
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