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This year marks 21 since Hurricane Katrina caused an environmental disaster that had major social and political impacts. It is 20 years since Spike Lee released his moving four-part documentary ‘When the Levees Broke’, chronicling the devastation of New Orleans following Katrina and the catastrophic failure of the city’s levee system. This evening begins with a screening of Chapter 1 of ‘When the Levees Broke’, followed by a discussion with Dr Eleonora Sammartino from the University of Southampton Film Department. We finish with Byron Wallen’s extraordinary composition ‘Hurricane Bells’, performed live by a five-piece band comprising some of the UK best jazz musicians.
Introduced by Byron, ‘Hurricane Bells’ is a piece of music, commissioned around a set of bells cast from the data extracted from Hurricane Katrina. Bells as a warning toll, bells as ritual and bells as memorial combine in a piece that remembers the impact on the communities around New Orleans.
Film: 6pm – 7:05pm Chapter 1 – ‘When the Levees Broke’ (running time 64 mins) included in ticket
Talk: 7:10pm – 7:40pm Dr Eleonora Sammartino from the University of Southampton Film Department discusses Spike Lee’s film.
Concert: 8pm
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Turner Sims, University of Southampton,Southampton, United Kingdom
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