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"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. "It's going to be a day to remember," Kim declares. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue to film their harrowing retreat to higher ground and the dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. The filmmakers document the couple's return to New Orleans, the devastation of their neighborhood and the appalling repeated failures of government. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of veritÃƒÂ© and in-your-face filmmaking, "Trouble the Water" 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.

Production
Elsewhere Films; Louverture Films;

Cast Names
Scott (XXIV) Roberts; Kimberly Rivers Roberts;

Box Office
USD 519,981

Release Date
2008-01-20 (Sundance Film Festival)
2008-04-03 (New Directors/New Films)
2008-04-04 (Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)
2008-04-11 (Seattle International Film Festival)
2008-08-22 (limited)
2009-08-25 (DVD premiere)

Genres
Documentary;

Running Time
1 hr. 33 min.
1 hr. 30 min.

Director
Carl Deal
Tia Lessin

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