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Spike Lee: will return to Katrina story
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer Mon Jun 4, 6:54 PM ET
NEW YORK – Spike Lee plans to return to New Orleans for HBO to follow up the stories told in last year’s four-hour documentary about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Lee, who accepted a Peabody Award at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Monday for directing “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,” said he’s still not sure when that will be. Now is too soon, he said.
“The story is not over,” he said backstage. “It’s still something that’s evolving and we want to keep on top of it.”
His film was able to tell stories not often seen on television news because of the time he had to work with, and the ability to show things others couldn’t. Some of his interview subjec