Directors: Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Studio Synopsis: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, 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 landfallÑjust 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 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. ÒItÕs going to be a day to remember,Ó 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 coupleÕs return to New Orleans, the devastation of their neighborhood and the appalling repeated failures of government. Weaving an insiderÕs view of Katrina with a mix of veritŽ and in-your-face filmmaking, Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroesÑtwo unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.
Rating: Unrated
Running Time: 96 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/trouble
thewater/
The Verdict:
The Palm Beach Daily News (3 out of 4 stars)
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