OSCAR NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The American government failed the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Most of us all know that by now, yet the magnitude of the failure really hits hard after watching Trouble The Water, an Academy Award nominated film for best documentary feature.
New Orleans Ninth Ward residents Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott, like many others in the neighborhood, couldn’t afford to leave their homes when Katrina hit. Awaiting the storm, Kim took her newly purchased video camera and documented the whole horrific experience. The resulting footage of the storm is mixed in with archival news segments and verite cinema revealing a story of survival, government indifference and a personal story of redemption as Kim and Scott move beyond their troubled pasts into one full of opportunity.
The film began with jumpy, amateur home video footage that gave me a bit of a headache at first, but once that passed I was completely mesmerized by the story, which is a must-see for so many reasons. It a good reminder of the strength that lies in community and most importantly that everyone in this world has a voice that deserves to be heard.
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