A FORCE OF CINEMA BATTLES A FORCE OF NATURE. BY BRYAN REESMAN

Throughout the last two decades, maverick film director Spike Lee has passionately confronted political and social issues in both feature films (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X) and documentaries (4 Little Girls, Jim Brown: All-American). His latest work, the HBO documentary When the Levees Broke, chronicles how the devastated city of New Orleans is still trying to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. The epic documentary premieres on HBO in two parts on August 21 and 22, and in its entirety on August 29, the one-year anniversary of the Katrina disaster. When the Levees Broke also marks Lee's 20th feature film in 20 years.