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Trouble the Water Starring: Kimberly Roberts, Scott Roberts Directed by: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin 2008 Zeitgeist Films Documentary A
star is born. Her name is Kimberly Rivers Roberts Roberts Roberts. Your never
heard of her. Not yet. Roberts didn't write or direct Trouble
the Water, the behind-the-camera artistry in this wallop of
a movie is handled by the extraordinary team of Tia Lessin and
Carl Deal. Trouble the Water is a documentary, an
unforgettable one. It's an account of Hurricane Katrina from the
inside. Kimberly Rivers Roberts Roberts Roberts and her husband Scott Roberts
were stuck in New Orleans, without the money to get out. So they
stayed and helped their neighbors and shot footage of Katrina as
she attacked, footage like you've never seen, jaw-dropping
scenes of the city before, during and after Katrina struck. The
heroism on view here is indisputable. You never see fear as
Kimberly, 26, rushed to help her friends and family. She lived
hard, buffeted by poverty and racism, sometimes dealing drugs to
get by, but when catastrophe forced her to step up, boy did she
ever.
Kimberly's star power comes from the music she writes and sings, music that was almost lost in the storm. The moment in the aftermath when she finds it and raps about her feelings will knock you off your feet. At the Sundance Film Festival in January, when the film premiered, that moment got audiences standing and cheering. Never mind Katrina, Kimberly Roberts is the real force of nature. Despite the political incompetence that continues to devastate New Orleans, Kimberly and Scott went home with only positive vibes. The repair needed in their city has gotten Scott a job in construction. And Kimberly's music has attracted producers. No wonder, a glory abides in this woman's voice. "Inspiring" is an overused word in the movie business. But it fits here. Lessin and Deal have made Trouble the Water a spellbinder you do not want to miss.
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