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Trouble the Water (2008)

2008-01-20 · 1h 33m · EN
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It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.

"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.

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Tia LessinDirectorCarl DealDirector

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Kimberly Rivers RogersKimberly Rivers RogersHerself, aka Black Kold MedinaScott RogersScott RogersSelfGeorge W. BushGeorge W. BushSelf (archive footage)Michael BrownMichael BrownSelf (archive footage)

Keywords

Natural disasterWoman directorHurricane

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityNatural Disaster · Woman Director · HurricaneDirector preference233936 · 263830Actor preference1026466 · 88370 · 556117Country preferenceUsDecade preference2000

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What is Trouble the Water about?

"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.

How long is Trouble the Water?

Trouble the Water has a runtime of 93 minutes.

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