Trouble the Water
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Directed by | Tia Lessin Carl Deal |
Produced by | Tia Lessin Carl Deal |
Cinematography | PJ Raval and Kimberly Rivers Roberts |
Edited by | T. Woody Richman |
Music by | Davidge Del Naja Black Kold Madina |
Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Trouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film centers a young couple surviving Hurricane Katrina, and facing their own troubled past during the storm's aftermath. It features music by Massive Attack, Mary Mary, Citizen Cope, John Lee Hooker, The Roots, Dr. John and Blackkoldmadina. Trouble the Water was distributed by Zeitgeist Films and premiered in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on August 22, 2008, followed by a national release.
Synopsis
Trouble the Water opens with the filmmakers meeting 24-year-old aspiring rap artist Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott at a
The film combines Roberts' footage of the day before and the morning of the storm with archival news segments, other home videos, and verité footage filmed over two years. Trouble the Water explores issues of race, class, and the relationship of the government to its citizens.
Critical reception
The film appeared on two critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008.[1]
International distribution
Trouble the Water was distributed in France, with Celine Prost translating the French subtitles.
Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2008 and an Emmy Award for best informational program in 2010. It won the Grand Jury Prize Documentar at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival;[2] the Grand Jury Award, the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights, and the Working Films Award at the 2008 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival; and the Special Jury Prize at the 2008 AFI Docs festival.
The film won the Gotham Award for best documentary and the Council on Foundation's Henry Hampton Award. It has also been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary and a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Motion Picture.
The
References
- ^ "Film Critic Top Ten Lists: 2008 Critics' Picks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards" (PDF). Sundance Film Festival. January 26, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Trouble the Water at Zeitgeist Films
- Trouble the Water at IMDb