Trouble the Water
“It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.”
2008•1h 33m•7.0•Released
Documentary
"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her Ninth Ward neighbors trapped in the city. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of verité and in-your-face filmmaking, it is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes--two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.
Director
Carl Deal
Languages
English
Studio
Elsewhere Films
Cast
Scott Rogers
Self
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Michael Brown
Self (archive footage)
Julie Chen
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Ray Nagin
Self (archive footage)
Brian Nobles
Self
Wink Rivers
Self
Scott Roberts
Self
Larry Sims
Self - Resident
Shepard Smith
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Kimberly Rivers Roberts
Self
Production
Company
Elsewhere Films
Company
Louverture Films
Producer
Tia Lessin
Producer
Carl Deal
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