Nashville Rises (2011)
Nashville Rises is the first documentary film about the city of Nashville, Tennessee's response to the 2010 Tennessee floods. It premiered at the 42nd Nashville Film Festival on April 14, 2011 and received the festival's "Ground Zero Tennessee Spirit Award for Best Short Documentary Film". The film was narrated by Billy Bob Thornton and directed by Zac Adams.
Director: Zac Adams
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Billy Bob Thornton as Narrator |
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Mark Slaughter as self |
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Julie Roberts as self |
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Kyle Cook as self |
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Dan Haseltine as self |
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Charlie Chase as self |
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Jim Cooper as self |
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Karl Dean as self |
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Pete Fisher as self |
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Lelan Statom as self |
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Flint Adam as self |
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Debbie Carroll as self |
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Bill Cornelius as self |
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Adam Dread as self |
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Beau Davidson as self |
| Directing | Zac Adams | Director |
| Sound | Cody Westheimer | Music |
| Production | Camron Carrier | Producer |
| Production | Zac Adams | Producer |
| Production | Tommy Barnes | Location Manager |
| Writing | Zac Adams | Writer |
| Editing | Luke Dye | Editor |
| Camera | Bill Cornelius | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mark Slaughter | Producer |
| Production | Randy Ryder | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jimmy Rea Jr. | Associate Producer |
| Production | Joel Hahn | Executive Producer |
| Sound | J.D. Andrew | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mark Duvall | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Stryker | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Terrance Willis | Boom Operator |
| Production | Bill Cornelius | Producer |