Trouble the Water (2008)
It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.
93 min
"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.
- Release date
- January 20, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Brian Nobles as Self
- Wink Rivers as Self
- Kimberly Rivers Roberts as Self
- Scott Roberts as Self
- Larry Sims as Self - Resident
- Shepard Smith as Self
Crew
- Michael Brown · Archive footage
- George W. Bush · Archive footage
- Julie Chen Moonves · Archive footage
- Ray Nagin · Archive footage
- Shepard Smith · Archive sound
- Carl Deal · Director
- Tia Lessin · Director
- Carl Deal · Producer
- Tia Lessin · Producer
- Neil Davidge · Composer
- Robert Del Naja · Composer
- PJ Raval · Cinematographer
- Kimberly Rivers Roberts · Cinematographer
- Woody Richman · Editor