LEE PLANS A FOLLOW-UP TO NEW ORLEANS DOCUMENTARY
Director SPIKE LEE has vowed to continue highlighting the plight of Hurricane Katrina victims with a follow-up documentary about the 2005 disaster.
The moviemaker’s original offering, When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, attracted huge critical acclaim for its frank look at the disaster and its aftermath.
It featured footage which many news networks were reluctant to broadcast, including scenes of bloated bodies floating in the floodwaters near New Orleans, Louisiana.
And Lee insists, "The story is not over. It’s still something that’s evolving and we want to keep on top of it.
"Most of them (victims) are still up the creek without a paddle, abandoned by their local, state and federal governments. We can’t forget about them." Lee accepted a Peabody Award in New York yesterday (04Jun07) for his original documentary.
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