Trouble the Water (2008)
"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.
Directors: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin.
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Scott Rogers as Self |
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George W. Bush as Self (archive footage) |
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Michael Brown as Self (archive footage) |
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Julie Chen as Self - Reporter (archive footage) |
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Ray Nagin as Self (archive footage) |
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Brian Nobles as Self |
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Wink Rivers as Self |
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Scott Roberts as Self |
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Larry Sims as Self - Resident |
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Shepard Smith as Self (voice) (archive sound) |
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Kimberly Rivers Roberts as Self |
| Directing | Carl Deal | Director |
| Directing | Tia Lessin | Director |
| Sound | Neil Davidge | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Robert Del Naja | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | PJ Raval | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kimberly Rivers Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Woody Richman | Editor |
| Production | Tia Lessin | Producer |
| Production | Todd Olson | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Alcaro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joslyn Barnes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carl Deal | Producer |
| Production | Danny Glover | Executive Producer |
