When the Levees Broke
Spike Lee's documentary on Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is set to debut in New Orleans:
NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleanians will have a front row seat to next month’s premiere of director Spike Lee's HBO documentary “When The Levees Broke.”
The world premiere of the four-part documentary will take place on Aug. 16 at the New Orleans Arena.
Acts 1 and 2 of the film will debut free of charge for 10,000 residents at the Arena that is located next to the Louisiana Superdome, which was used as a shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina.
HBO said Lee interviewed more than 100 people from diverse backgrounds who gave a wide-range of opinions about the disaster including Gov. Kathleen Blanco, Mayor Ray Nagin, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Harry Belafonte, Wynton Marsalis, composer and New Orleans native Terence Blanchard, the Rev. Al Sharpton, actors Wendell Pierce and Sean Penn, rapper Kanye West, local media and other local residents.
Tickets are free and available online via Ticketmaster online, the New Orleans Arena box office or by calling 504-522-5555.
All four acts of the documentary airs on HBO at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleanians will have a front row seat to next month’s premiere of director Spike Lee's HBO documentary “When The Levees Broke.”
The world premiere of the four-part documentary will take place on Aug. 16 at the New Orleans Arena.
Acts 1 and 2 of the film will debut free of charge for 10,000 residents at the Arena that is located next to the Louisiana Superdome, which was used as a shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina.
HBO said Lee interviewed more than 100 people from diverse backgrounds who gave a wide-range of opinions about the disaster including Gov. Kathleen Blanco, Mayor Ray Nagin, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Harry Belafonte, Wynton Marsalis, composer and New Orleans native Terence Blanchard, the Rev. Al Sharpton, actors Wendell Pierce and Sean Penn, rapper Kanye West, local media and other local residents.
Tickets are free and available online via Ticketmaster online, the New Orleans Arena box office or by calling 504-522-5555.
All four acts of the documentary airs on HBO at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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