One on One With Spike Lee
Since the early 1980s, film director Spike Lee has made movies that entertain and educate while delving into the turbulent subject of race relations in America. Spike speaks with Diverse about his latest HBO documentary, “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,” which focuses on the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
DI: Why a documentary on Hurricane Katrina?
SL: When I saw the images, I knew this would be a historical moment, and I wanted to document it.
DI: In it, you’re critical of Condoleezza Rice. Why?
SL: I’m not a fan. What is she doing buying shoes while people are drowning? This was a criminal act. People died. There had been documentation and articles saying the levees weren’t secure. People knew this all along, and nothing was done.
