2008 Human Rights Film Series - When the Levees Broke, with Sam Pollard

November 13, 5:30 PM

Oct. 15 - Nov. 13, Wechsler Theater, 5:30 PM and WCL 6:00 pm

Special Event: Three Years After Katrina: A week of events exploring the Gulf coast recovery

Film Screening: When the Levees Broke
Directed by Spike Lee (2006, 64 min.)
Join Oscar-nominated Producer Sam Pollard for Part 3 of When the Levees Broke, an examination of the U.S. government’s role in the response to Hurricane Katrina, and the disastrous series of events that devastated the city and its people.

Other Katrina Week Events:

Film Screening: Cut Off
Directed by Broderick Webb and Edward Holub (30 min., 2008 )
Public hospitals, schools and housing of New Orleans are being eliminated and radically redefined. How will this shape the “New City” and affect those who will live there?

WCL Nov. 12 @ 6 pm

National FEMA Trailer Tour
Learn first-hand about living conditions in the Gulf region, post-Katrina and the ongoing crisis in the region. How are leaders working to meet the needs of its poor and minority residents? Stay tuned for more info on the trailer’s visit to AU.

Additional events are in the planning stage. Please check the web for info on additional events taking place throughout the week.