"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 December 2006 (Finland)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

An American Tragedy

Plot:

An examination of the U.S. government's role and its response to Hurricane Katrina.

Plot Keywords:

Government | New Orleans | Hurricane Katrina | Hurricane | Disaster

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Darleen Asevedo

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Herself (unknown episodes)

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Series Directed by
Spike Lee		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Jacqueline Glover	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Spike Lee	....	producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Sheila Nevins	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Samuel D. Pollard	....	producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Butch Robinson	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Original Music by
Terence Blanchard		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Cliff Charles		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Barry Alexander Brown		(unknown episodes)
Geeta Gandbhir		(unknown episodes)
Nancy Novack		(unknown episodes)
Samuel D. Pollard		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Hélio Bodini	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Lawrence Loewinger	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Bob Chefalas	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Stuart Deutsch	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Haupt	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Ruby C. Haupt	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Charles R. Hunt	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Ken Ishii	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Bret Johnson	....	re-recording assistant (unknown episodes)
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Douglas Murray	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Fred Rosenberg	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Christopher Tiffany	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Bo Walker	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
J. John Corbett	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Benjamin Murray	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ethan Borsuk	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Brian Paul Carlson	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Lamont Crawford	....	key grip: New York (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Hahn	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Penelope Helmer	....	camera loader (unknown episodes)
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw	....	camera operator / gaffer (unknown episodes)
Natalia Quintana	....	camera loader: day player (unknown episodes)
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
Ricardo Sarmiento	....	camera operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Pierson Silver	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Waris Supanpong	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera: day player (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Daniel Oh	....	post-production intern (2 episodes, 2006)
Craig Gordon	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes, 2006)
Arielle Amsalem	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Ryan Denmark	....	first assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Dasaw Floyd	....	associate editor (unknown episodes)
Chris Gennarelli	....	dailies colorist (unknown episodes)
Dan Liu	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Samuel D. Pollard	....	supervising editor (unknown episodes)
Zachary Stuart-Pontier	....	additional assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Randy Wilkins	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Marvin R. Morris	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Carmen L. Scott	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006)
John Baker	....	assistant: producer (unknown episodes, 2006)
Judy Aley	....	research and clearance (unknown episodes)
Les Arceneaux	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nathan A. Aronson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Patrick Barnes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mike Brown	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Eleanor Burke	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Robin Chambless	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Batou Chandler	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
A. Sayeeda Clarke	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Lowell Freedman	....	set production assistant: New York (unknown episodes)
Edward Holub	....	additional footage (unknown episodes)
Marquette Jones	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Eli Akira Kaufman	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Cinqué Lee	....	video archivist (unknown episodes)
Tara Linn	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lucy Mulloy	....	production intern (unknown episodes)
Jessica C. Nolfo	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Dee Rees	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Safiya Songhai	....	production intern (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
James L. Bills	....	acknowledgment: additional footage provided by (unknown episodes)
Burton Chatelain Jr.	....	acknowledgment: footage courtesy of (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Canal+ (2007) (France) (TV)
• HBO Hungary (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Goatworthy Productions  footage courtesy of
• Soundtrack  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

When the Levees Broke (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

255 min (2 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Argentina:13 | UK:15 | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Movie Connections:

Features A Concert for Hurricane Relief (2005) (TV)

Spike Lee Captures Our Heartache

By far and away the best documentary on Katrina and what happened to the people of my home, New Orleans. It captures the anger, the despair, the fear, and the humanity of our country's greatest disaster. I still cry when I see my city under water. I cry even more knowing others did not receive equal assistance because of the color of their skin. I was concerned that Spike Lee would put his spin on this tragedy, but he has done the opposite. He allows citizens from all over the city, economic and racial backgrounds to tell the real story. He gives a fair and balanced perspective on how all levels of our government failed the people of New Olreans and a good portion of the Gulf Region. I only hope that Mr. Lee comes back in a few years to film another documentary, "The City New Orleanians Re-Built".

Thank you Spike and all the people at 40 Acres and a Mule for doing what had to be done - recording the real story. I see heaps of Emmys.