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Trouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film centers a young couple surviving Hurricane Katrina, and facing their own troubled past during the storm's aftermath. It features music by Massive Attack, Mary Mary, Citizen Cope, John Lee Hooker, The Roots, Dr. John and Blackkoldmadina.
Dec 5, 2008 · Trouble the Water: Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin. With Michael Brown, George W. Bush, Julie Chen Moonves, Ray Nagin. A redemptive tale of an aspiring rap artist surviving failed levees and her own troubled past and seizing a chance for a new beginning.
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- Documentary
- Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
- 2008-12-05
Kimberly and her husband, Scott, are the life force personified: smart, funny, undefeated, indignant, determined. Kimberly sings three songs on the soundtrack. We see her performing one of them. That scene reportedly won a standing ovation at Sundance 2008, where the film won the Grand Jury Prize as best documentary.
Aug 22, 2008 · Rent Trouble the Water on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. This incredible documentary displays the tragedy and mismanagement of Katrina along with the heroism of strangers and survivors. As ...
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- Documentary
- Carl Deal
Synopsis. On the day before Hurricane Katrina--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew--Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, turns her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. "It's going to be a day to remember," Kim declares.
Weaving an insider’s view of Katrina with a mix of verité 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. Documentary 2008 1 hr 35 min. 96%.
