Trouble the Water

Trouble the Water (2008)

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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  • Release Date: 2008-01-20
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Directors: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal.

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  • Trailer

    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

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