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AchievementAugust 21, 2006· arts

Spike Lee Directs When the Levees Broke

Spike Lee directed When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, a four-hour HBO documentary on Hurricane Katrina and its devastating impact on New Orleans' Black community. The film won a Peabody Award and a Directors Guild Award and is considered among the greatest American documentaries.