20 Years after Katrina: Film Screening and Discussion

Fri Sep 26 , 6 – 8 pm

Hosted by The Urban Studies Major at Yale and Public Humanities at Yale
Details Join the Urban Studies Major at Yale and Public Humanities at Yale for a Screening and Conversation to mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina:

2006 | Directed by Spike Lee | USA | 66 minutes (Act One) | English

Friday, September 26, 2025

6.00 pm: Screening / 7.30 pm: Q&A and Discussion with Andy Horowitz

Hastings Hall, Yale School of Architecture, 180 York Street


A powerful and deeply emotional documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts chronicles the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans. Director Spike Lee weaves together first-person accounts, news footage, and expert commentary to expose the political failures and systemic injustices that compounded the natural disaster. This film is a searing indictment of government neglect and a tribute to the resilience of New Orleans’ residents. 

Post-screening conversation with Andy Horowitz JE 03, PhD 14, author of the Bancroft-prize winning book Katrina: A History, 1915 – 2015, Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut and also serving as Connecticut State Historian 

Presented by the Urban Studies Major at Yale / Yale School of Architecture / Public Humanities at Yale
Admission FREE
Location Hastings Hall (basement auditorium), Yale School of Architecture, 180 York Street, New Haven, CT 06511
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  • 180 York St
  • Hastings Hall
  • New Haven, CT
  • 06511
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