Trouble the water [videorecording] / Louverture Films presents ; an Elswhere Films production ; directed and produced by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal.
This documentary takes the viewer inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never seen on screen. Incorporating home footage shot by Kimberly Rivers Roberts -- an aspiring rap artist trapped with her husband in the 9th ward -- directors/producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal weave this insider's view of Katrina with a devastating protrait of the hurricane's aftermath. Trouble the Water takes audiences on a journey that is by turns heart-stopping, infuriating, inspiring and empowering. It is not only about the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, but about the underlying issues that remained when the flood waters receded -- failing public schools, record high levels of incarceration, poverty, structural racism and lack of government accountability.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([4] pages : illustrations)
- Publisher: [New York] : Zeitgeist Films, �2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.DVD package and menu design: Zeitgeist Films Ltd. c2009.Special features: deleted and extended scenes; conversations with the directors, subjects, film critic Richard Roeper, Danny Glover; theatrical trailer.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Live and direct -- This is my neighborhood -- Like an ocean -- Higher ground -- Wet nightmare -- Alexandria -- FEMA "limbo land" -- A new beginning -- Freedom exists somewhere -- Amazing -- Return to France Street -- The Ninth Ward will rise.Special features: Extended and deleted scenes (ca. 19 min.) ; Q & A segments from: Roger Ebert Film Festival -- New Orleans community premiere -- DNC: Kim meets her mayor (ca. 41 min. total) ; original theatrical trailer.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Directors of photography, PJ Raval, Kimberly Rivers Roberts ; editor and co-producer, T. Woody Richman ; executive producers, Joslyn Barnes, Danny Glover ; additional editing, Mary Lampson ; original score, Davidge/Del Naja ; introducing the music of, Black Kold Madina.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Kimberly Rivers Roberts, Scott Roberts.
- System Details Note:
- DVD, 16:9 anamorphic widescreen presentation enhanced for widescreen televisions, NTSC, Region 1.
- Language Note:
- In English with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Awards Note:
- Sundance Film Festival, 2008: Winner, Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Roberts, Kimberly Rivers.
Roberts, Scott (Scott Michael)
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Personal narratives.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Social aspects > Louisiana > New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
New Orleans (La.) > History.
Women rap musicians > Louisiana > New Orleans > Biography.
African American women > Louisiana > New Orleans > Biography.
Disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans > Biography.
Disasters.
Cyclonic Storms.
Social Conditions.
African Americans.
New Orleans. - Genre:
- Feature films > United States.
Biography.
History.
Personal narratives.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show All Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | DVD 787 HV 636 .N4 T76 2009 | 287738 | DVD | Available | - |
Electronic resources
- Related Resource: http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100071119?s=1
- Connect to reviews of this title online.
- Related Resource: http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/
- Official film website.