In Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, a three-part documentary series executive-produced by Spike Lee (who also directed 2006’s When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts), the people of New Orleans share their stories in their own words — from what it was like to survive the hurricane to how the city and their lives have been forever changed as a result.

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water premieres Aug. 27 on Netflix.