Trouble the Water Nominated for Academy Award

February 8, 2009 If you have not already seen the extraordinary documentary film, Trouble the Water, I hope you will. This is the film my son, Alex, worked on two summers ago. We learned recently that it has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Read on...

TROUBLE THE WATER

Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

These are the first Academy Award nominations for Tia Lessin and Carl Deal.

FILM SYNOPSIS

As the drama of Hurricane Katrina unfolded, New Orleans resident Kimberly Roberts recorded the chaos and devastation of her own experience on videotape. Her footage forms the heart of this portrait of Roberts's long journey with her husband, from the early days of the storm to their subsequent evacuation, resettlement in Memphis, and eventual return to the decimated city.