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New York, March 17th, 2009
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Best and worst movies of 2008: Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum names Trouble the Water to her list of the top ten films of 2008
Trouble the Water and IOUSA are selected as best documentaries of 2008 by the African-American Film Critics Association.
Trouble the Water was among five films selected in the Outstanding Documentary category for the 40th NAACP Image Awards to be held Feb 12th.
Star of post-K doc 'Trouble the Water' to ride in Muses Posted by Mike Scott, Movie writer, The Times-Picayune January 09, 2009
Mardi Gras essentials: The scoop on throws, celebrities and new routes
LA TIMES - "Trouble the Water" up for PGA Award.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - "Trouble the Water" among the Producers Guild of America film and television nominees for its 20th annual awards.
VARIETY - "Trouble the Water"nominated for NAACP Award
INDIE WIRE; "Trouble the Water" take Gotham
VARIETY, "Trouble the Water" wins documentary Gotham
'Trouble the Water' takes documentary prize, The Hollywood Reporter
NEW YORK TIMES, Gotham Award Winners
TypePad; TROUBLE THE WATER Wins at the Gothams
NEW YORK TIMES' MANOHLA DARGIS ON TROUBLE THE WATER
A Film Emerges from Katrina’s Troubled Waters By Ellen Maguire, Washington Post
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "'Trouble the Water': 4 stars! -- Katrina gets a good, deep look from people who were there"
Post-K doc 'Trouble the Water' is as important as it is moving, Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune
NEWYORKER.COM – September 15, 2008 – “Storm Warnings” Review by David Denby.
September 18, 2008 - "Trouble the Water" - by Roger Ebert – Review
DEMOCRACY NOW-August 28, 2008-“New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Walks Out of Screening of Katrina Documentary “Trouble the Water” by Anjali Kamat.
NPR.ORG-August 29, 2008-“Film Shows Close-Up View Of Katrina Survival.”
MOTHER JONES-August 28, 2008-“Roundtable Review: Trouble the Water” by Kiera Butler, Jesse Finfrock, Nikki Gloudeman, and Daniel Luzer.
AWARDS DAILY – September 2, 2008 – “DocuWatch: Trouble the Water” by Sasha Stone.
BLACK STAR NEWS -- September 3, 2008-“Trouble The Water (Must See)” by Deardra Shuler.
NEW YORK TIMES. Surviving Katrina With a Big Personality and a Video Camera. By MANOHLA DARGIS. August 29, 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, Times Movie Critic, August 22, 2008
VARIETY. VARIETY.COM: THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD – August 22, 2008 – “Trouble the Water is a Must-See” by Anne Thompson.
TIME MAGAZINE, August 21, 2008
NEWSDAY, August 22, 2008
SPIN MAGAZINE, September 2008
The Village Voice. "Katrina, Stark and Surreal, in Trouble the Water". By Jim Ridley. Tuesday, August 19th 2008
New York Magazine. HOPE FLOATS. By David Edelstein. Aug 15, 2008
COLE SMITHEY.COM-August 21, 2008-Review by Cole Smithey
NYC MOVIE GURU-August 22, 2008-Review by Avi Offer
GRITtv-August 22, 2008-“Danny Glover on New Orleans , Trouble The Water, and a Look at an American Family Prison.”
BLOOMBERG.COM-August 22, 2008-“Greenspan Warns of Disastrous Debt; `Death Race'” by Rick Warner (Review, 3 1⁄2 stars)
CW11 MORNING NEWS-August 22, 2008-“Danny Glover's Hurricane Katrina Documentary 'Trouble The Water.'
BBC – April 8, 2008 – “Katrina home film hits cinema” by Tom Brook
JACKSONVILLE.COM - March 6, 2008 – “Danny Glover leads discussion on poverty, Katrina” by AP
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE (NOLA.COM) – March 7, 2008 – “Survivors have red-carpet day:Activists at summit cheer Katrina documentary stars” by Leslie Williams
INDIE WIRE.COM – February 21, 2008 – “ND/NF ’08: ‘Frozen River’ to Open 37th New Directors/New Films; International Titles Abound” by Brian Brooks
VARIETY.COM – February 20, 2008 – blog site “The Circuit” by Michael Jones
THEREELER.COM – February 21, 2008 – “New Directors/New Films Stay Close To Home” by S.T. VanAirsdale
EMANUELLEVY.COM – February 11, 2008 – “Trouble the Water: Sundance Prize-Winner Docu to be Released by Maximum Films” by Emanuel Levy.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.COM – February 8, 2008 –
Review by Justin Lowe. Bottom Line: An absorbing look at Hurricane Katrina's inner-city victims
SCREENDAILY.COM - January 31, 2008 - Review by Colin Brown
LSU THE REVEILLE.COM - January 31, 2008 - "Katrina documentary 'Trouble the Water' wins Sundance" by Drew Belle Zerby
SCREENDAILY.COM - January 28, 2008 - "River, Water take top prizes at Sundance Film Festival 08" - by Jeremy Kay.
THE STAR.COM – January 28, 2008 – “Katrina doc played like thriller” by Peter Howell
CINEMATICAL.COM - January 28, 2008 - “Sundance Review: Trouble the Water” by Kim Voynar
DARKHORIZONS.COM – January 27, 2008 – “2008 Sundance Film Festival – Winners” by Paul Fischer
ABC.Net ( Australia ) – January 27, 2008 – “Trouble the Water, Frozen River win at Sundance”
NYTIMES.COM – January 27, 2008 – “’Water,’ ‘River’ and Sundance” by David Carr
ROLLINGSTONE.COM – January 27, 2008 – “Sundance Awards: Mine” by Peter Travers
WASHINGTON POST – January 26, 2008 – “Spirit of Triumph Prevails at Sundance” by Bob Tourtellotte
WASHINGTON POST – January 26, 2008 – “Frozen River Best Drama at Sundance” by Ryan Pearson
FOXNEWS.COM – January 26, 2008 – “’ Frozen River ’ Best Drama At Sundance” by Ryan Pearson – mentions ‘Trouble the Water’
INDIEWIRE.COM – January 26, 2008 - "Frozen River" and "Trouble The Water" Win Top Prizes at Sundance '08, "Man On Wire" Wins World Doc Jury and Audience Awards" by Eugene Hernandez and Peter Knegt
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - January 26, 2008 - "'Trouble the Water:' Sundance Winner" by Vanessa Juarez - video clip
ROLLING STONE.COM - January 25, 2008 - "Sundance: A Star Is Born" by Peter Travers
SALON.COM “ January 25, 2008 “The best of Sundance” by Andrew O’Hehir
VARIETY.COM - January 25, 2008 - "Sundance's Trouble the Water Reveals New Orleans Heroine" by Anne Thompson
NPR.ORG – January 25, 2008 - "Must-See Films at the Sundance Festival,’” by Kenneth Turan
VARIETY.COM: THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD – January 24, 2008 – “Sundance Faves” by Anne Thompson – mentions ‘Trouble the Water’
NYTIMES.COM – January 23, 2008 – “The Carpetbagger at Sundance” Featuring David Carr, Produced by Jeremy Beiler
VANITY FAIR - Jan 23, 2008 – “At Sundance: Documentaries Take the Day” by Emily Poenisch
HOLLYWOOD.COM - Jan 23, 2008 – “Trouble the Water Documentary: Interview with Danny Glover and Joslyn Barnes”
SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE - Jan 23, 2008 - "One world premiere, and then another" - by Brandon Griggs
NEW YORK TIMES - Jan 22, 2008 - "Shopping for Films but Settling for Some Fun" by David Carr
NEW YORK MAGAZINE.COM - Jan 22, 2008 – “Vulture: Katrina Survivors Score a Sundance Hit” by Logan Hill
SALON.COM - Jan 22, 2008 – “Hurricane Katrina is not over: A conversation with the filmmakers behind ‘Trouble the Water’” by Andrew O’Hehir.
FILMCATCHER.COM – January 22, 2008 – “Day 4 and 5” by D.G. Smith
NEW YORK TIMES.COM - Jan 21, 2008 - "Reborn, In Film and In Life" by David Carr
SALON.COM - Jan 21, 2008 - "Beyond the Multiplex: Heroes of Katrina, ghost of 'Gonzo'" by Andrew O'Hehir
VARIETY - Jan 21, 2008 - "Sundance Watch: Trouble the Water Star Debuts Movie, Then Has Baby" by Anne Thompson
LA TIMES - Jan 20, 2008 – “Telling their story: Couple’s raw footage key to Hurricane Katrina documentary ‘Trouble the Water’” by Kenneth Turan
LA TIMES – Jan 16, 2008 – “Small town, big influence,” by Kenneth Turan
INDIEWIRE.COM - Jan 15, 2008 - “Interview: ‘Trouble the Water’ Co-directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal ” by Brian Brooks.
WABC NEWS CHANNEL 7 ( NEW YORK ) – January 30, 2008 – “Popcorn with Peter Travers” – ‘Trouble the Water’
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