Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. Within hours, 80 percent of the city was underwater. Over 1,800 people died.

This five-part series tells the story through those who lived it—survivors, first responders, officials—using archival footage and moment-by-moment testimony. The delayed evacuation order trapped 100,000 people. The levees breached, flooding the city like a bathtub. Media spread false narratives about looting and violence, while vigilantes hunted Black residents and officials considered using force against citizens. Twenty years later, the documentary corrects these lies and exposes the truth.

A gripping examination of how a natural disaster became a national tragedy through government failure and systemic racism.