Trouble the Water

Trouble the Water

93 mins | Documentary | Jan. 20, 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.

Trouble the Water

93 mins | Documentary | Jan. 20, 2008

Trouble the Water
"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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Louverture Films, Elsewhere Films
Original title Trouble the Water
Directors Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Writers

Cast

Scott Rogers

as Self

George W. Bush

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Julie Chen Moonves

as Self - Reporter (archive footage) (as Julie Chen)

Ray Nagin

as Self (archive footage)

Brian Nobles

as Self

Wink Rivers

as Self

Scott Roberts

as Self

Larry Sims

as Self - Resident

Shepard Smith

as Self (voice) (archive sound)