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TROUBLE THE WATER

Directed by Tia Lessin & Carl Deal


Press Coverage, New York, September 12th, 2009


SELECTED PRESS LINKS
 

Madison.com
Top of the Queue: Hustler knew 'Trouble' was brewing in New Orleans, by Jane Burns, September 12, 2009

The Times-Picayune
Star of post-K doc 'Trouble the Water' to ride in Muses, by Mike Scott, January 9, 2009

The Times-Picayune
Mardi Gras essentials: The scoop on throws, celebrities and new routes

LA TIMES
"Trouble the Water" up for PGA Award

VARIETY
"Trouble the Water" nominated for NAACP Award

THE NEW YORK TIMES
Gotham Award Winners, by Dave Itzkoff, December 3, 2008

TypePad
"Trouble the Water" Wins at the Gothams, by AJ Schnack, December 2, 2008

THE NEW YORK TIMES
Manohla Dargis on "Trouble the Water"

THE WASHINGTON POST
A Film Emerges from Katrina’s Troubled Waters By Ellen Maguire, Washington Post

The Times-Picayune
Post-K doc "Trouble the Water" is as important as it is moving, by Mike Scott, September 19, 2008

THE NEW YORKER
"Storm Warnings," review by David Denby, September 15, 2008

Roger Ebert
"Trouble the Water," 4 Star Review by Roger Ebert, September 18, 2008

NPR.OR
“Film Shows Close-Up View Of Katrina Survival,” August 29, 2008

MOTHER JONES
“Roundtable Review: Trouble the Water” by Kiera Butler, Jesse Finfrock, Nikki Gloudeman, and Daniel Luzer, August 28, 2008

LA TIMES
The documentary on Hurricane Katrina's impact on a spirited New Orleans family won the grand jury prize at Sundance for its unique take on the 2005 disaster, by Kenneth Turan, August 22, 2008

TIME MAGAZINE
Soul Survivors. A stirring new film reveals the heroism of Katrina's victims, by Richard Corliss, August 21, 2008

THE VILLAGE VOICE
Katrina, Stark and Surreal, in "Trouble the Water," by Jim Ridley, August 19, 2008

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Hope Floats, by David Edelstein, August 15, 2008

COLE SMITHEY.COM
"Trouble the Water," by Cole Smithey, August 21, 2008

NYC MOVIE GURU
"Trouble the Water," by Avi Offer, August 22, 2008

BBC
“Katrina home film hits cinema” by Tom Brook, April 8, 2008

JACKSONVILLE.COM
“Danny Glover leads discussion on poverty, Katrina” by AP, March 6, 2008

THE REELER
“New Directors/New Films Stay Close To Home” by S.T. VanAirsdale, February 21, 2008

ScreenDaily
"Trouble the Water," by Colin Brown, January 31, 2008

ScreenDaily
"River, Water take top prizes at Sundance Film Festival 08" by Jeremy Kay, January 28, 2008

THE STAR
“Katrina doc played like thriller” by Peter Howell, January 28, 2008

ABC.Net (Australia)
"Trouble the Water," "Frozen River" win at Sundance, January 27, 2008

THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Water," "River" and Sundance, by The Bagger, January 27, 2008

NPR.ORG
"Must-See Films at the Sundance Festival,’” by Kenneth Turan, January 25, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE
"One world premiere, and then another," by Brandon Griggs, January 23, 2008

THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Shopping for Films but Settling for Some Fun," by David Carr, January 22, 2008

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"Vulture: Katrina Survivors Score a Sundance Hit," by Logan Hill, January 22, 2008

LA TIMES
Telling their story: Couple’s raw footage key to Hurricane Katrina documentary "Trouble the Water," by Kenneth Turan, January 20, 2008

LA TIMES
"Small town, big influence," by Kenneth Turan, January 16, 2008