TV series

If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise

2010 · 1 season

A sobering, deeply human documentary that bears witness to a city's long, uneven recovery from disaster.

Created by: Spike Lee
Genres: Documentary

Tagline: Five years later. Facing another man-made disaster but still marching on.
Overview: Spike Lee returns to New Orleans five years after Katrina to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City are playing out.

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Created by: Spike Lee
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
justice
corruption
class
race
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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