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3 videodiscs (4 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mixed |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
| Production Credits |
Director of photography, Cliff Charles ; supervising editor, Sam Pollard ; editors, Geeta Gandbhir, Nancy Novack ; original music, Terence Blanchard. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
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"This has been a presentation of Home Box Office." |
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Originally produced as a television documentary in 2006. |
| Contents |
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.). |
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disc 1. Act I (65 min.) ; Act II (62 min.) -- disc 2. Act III (58 min.) ; Act IV (70 min.). |
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DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation (16:9); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
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Featuring Ray Nagin, Sean Penn, Al Sharpton, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Belafonte. |
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TV parental guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned); Canadian home video rating: 14A (suitable for people 14 years of age or older). |
| Summary |
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. |
| Award |
Venice International Film Festival, 2006: Venice Horizons Documentary Award, Human Rights Film Network Award; Image Awards, 2007: Image Award (nominated); Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, 2007: BCFA Award (nominated); American Cinema Editors, 2007: best edited documentary (nominated). |
| Note |
Gift of the Estate of Norman Wilkinson. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
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In English with optional Spanish soundtrack; optional subtitles in French or Spanish. |
| Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects.
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Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Disasters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Disaster relief -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Levees -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States.
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Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Social sciences -- Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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DVD-Video discs.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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| Alt Author |
Lee, Spike, director, producer.
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Pollard, Sam, producer.
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Nagin, Ray, 1956-
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Penn, Sean, 1960-
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Sharpton, Al.
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Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023.
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Charles, Cliff.
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Gandbhir, Geeta.
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Novack, Nancy.
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Blanchard, Terence.
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HBO Documentary Films.
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Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks.
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Home Box Office (Firm)
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HBO Video (Firm)
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| Portion Of Title |
Requiem in four acts |
| ISBN |
9780783150758 |
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078315075X |
| ISBN/ISSN |
026359397325 |
| Music # |
93973 |
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