Edition |
[Widescreen] |
Description |
1 videodisc (96 minutes : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (16x9) presentation; stereo; NTSC. |
Cast |
Kimberly Rivers Roberts, Scott Roberts. |
Credits |
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. |
Summary |
This astonishing powerful documentary takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never seen on screen. Incorporating remarkable 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's 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. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Awards |
Winner, Grand Jury Prize Best Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 2008. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. |
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Special features: Deleted and extended scenes; Conversations with the directors, subjects, film critic Richard Roeper and executive producer Danny Glover; 'Trouble the water' at the 2008 Democratic National Convention; U.S. theatrical trailer. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Anecdotes.
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Personal narratives.
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
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Women rap musicians -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
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African American women -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
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Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Added Author |
Lessin, Tia.
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Deal, Carl.
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Roberts, Kimberly Rivers.
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Roberts, Scott, rap musician.
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Louverture Films (Firm)
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Elsewhere Films (Firm)
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Zeitgeist Films.
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Standard No. |
795975111836 |
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0795975111836 |
Music No. |
Z1118 Zeitgeist Films |
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