When the Levees Broke. Part 4

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Spike Lee's portrait of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina tells the personal stories of members of a community that has survived devastation and is finding new hope and strength as the city rises from the ashes. Three months after the disaster, Lee, cameraman Cliff Charles, and a small crew made the first of eight trips to New Orleans to conduct interviews and shoot footage. Participants include Governor Kathleen Blanco; Mayor Ray Nagin; activists Al Sharpton and Harry Belafonte; CNN's Soledad O'Brien; and musicians Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and Kanye West. Part 4 looks at the challenges New Orleans evacuees face upon returning home to utter destruction, including a lack of government support, heightened crime, a failing education system, and psychological trauma. At the same time, a deep rooted cultural identity helps communities to rebuild.