Trouble the Waters

Date: Tue, February 3rd 2009
Additional Time Info: 7:00 p.m.
Event Tags: The Movies
Location: AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center

Presents
 

Tuesday, February 3, 7:00
TROUBLE THE WATER
In Person: Director Tia Lessin

"Superb... One of the best American documentaries in recent memory." - The New York Times

"Indelible... Will pin you to your seat!" - Rolling Stone

Winner, Grand Jury Prize (Documentary), 2008 Sundance Film Festival

Special Jury Mention, SILVERDOCS AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival

Post-screening reception at Jackie’s Restaurant – 8081 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

A portion of the proceeds from the reception will benefit Historic Green

 

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Trouble the Water is directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film tells the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. It's a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes that takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen.

DIR/SCR/PROD Carl Deal, Tia Lessin. US, 2008, color, 90 min. NOT RATED