Trouble the Water

Trouble the Water (2008)

7.0 93 min Movie
Documentary

It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.

"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.

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Cast

Scott Rogers Scott Rogers Self
George W. Bush George W. Bush Self (archive footage)
Michael Brown Michael Brown Self (archive footage)
Julie Chen Julie Chen Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Ray Nagin Ray Nagin Self (archive footage)
Brian Nobles Brian Nobles Self
Wink Rivers Wink Rivers Self
Scott Roberts Scott Roberts Self
Larry Sims Larry Sims Self - Resident
Shepard Smith Shepard Smith Self (voice) (archive sound)
Kimberly Rivers Roberts Kimberly Rivers Roberts Self

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