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Spike Lee's latest New Orleans doc premieres on HBOnew
The American media tends to take a pit-bull approach to news. It grabs on, digs its teeth in, and then tosses the lifeless carcass to the wind when the sensation has run its course. Follow-through is not always the media's forte. Thank goodness, then, for documentary filmmakers who make sustained and methodical reportage their strong suit.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
08-23-2010 |
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'Trouble the Water' is a Stunning Morality Talenew
The documentary stuns with its story of people struggling to survive in Katrina-stricken New Orleans.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-15-2009 |
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'Trouble the Water' Eyes Katrina from Inside the Stormnew
With three years' worth of outraged hindsight to go on, the Robertses' shaky-handed coverage and Deal and Lessin's focus on storytelling make Trouble the Water a digestible account -- and an indispensable supplement to our understanding of just what the hell happened in New Orleans.
Willamette Week |
Saundra Sorenson |
10-16-2008 |
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'Trouble the Water': The Big Uneasynew
This new documentary goes into the eye of the Hurricane Katrina disaster that wiped out a community.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
09-04-2008 |
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