“SUPERB... One of the best American documentaries in recent memory.”

—Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A REMARKABLE STORY of community resilience in the face of government indifference.”

—Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Trouble the Water

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, 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 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. “It’s going to be a day to remember,” Kim declares. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue to film their harrowing retreat to higher ground and the dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. The filmmakers document the couple’s return to New Orleans, the devastation of their neighborhood and the appalling repeated failures of government. An invaluably enlightening view of a national disaster, 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.

Directors: Tia Lessin & Carl Deal Country: USA Year: 2008 Running time: 96 mins Color: Color Format available: 35mm and DVD Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Sound: Dolby SRD Language: In English Classroom rental: Please apply DVD sale: Please apply

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