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