Trouble the Water

Tonight I went to see the award winning documentary Trouble the Water. The film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary in 2009.

I thought I was going to go see a film about Katrina; instead, I saw a film about poverty, about people enduring through tough times, about America. The documentary focused more on the aftermath of Katrina and the government's response (or lack there of). It followed the lives of Kim and Scott Roberts, depicting right before the storm to the effect it was still having on them a few weeks, months and even years after. The film is so much more than just the telling of Katrina, it was the story of an American life. Trouble the Water was a very moving, powerful film that I highly recommended everyone and anyone to see.

You can find more info about the film here
The film is playing in New Orleans through March 12 at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center.