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