Portland Public Library

Trouble the water, Louverture Films presents ; an Elsewhere Films production ; Friday Films ; executive producers, Joslyn Barnes, Danny Glover, Todd Olson, David Alcaro ; co-producers, T. Woody Richman, Amir Bar-Lev ; directed and produced by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

eng

videorecording

Not rated

Trouble the water

videorecording

300083117

Louverture Films presents ; an Elsewhere Films production ; Friday Films ; executive producers, Joslyn Barnes, Danny Glover, Todd Olson, David Alcaro ; co-producers, T. Woody Richman, Amir Bar-Lev ; directed and produced by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

96

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

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 riseSpecial 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

live action