Feb 01, 2009
SILVERDOCS Presents TROUBLE THE WATER in a special screening followed by a special event for the New Orleans-based community organization Historic Green on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
The event begins with a special screening of the film on Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m. at the AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, followed by a reception and silent auction. Amy King of the National Green Building Council will moderate a post-screening discussion with Director/Producer Carl Deal and Lower 9th Ward Residents Pam Dashiell (Holy Cross Neighborhood Association) and Ward �Mack� McClendon (Lower 9th Ward Village), with other special guests to be announced.
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Jan 22, 2009
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards®. We are thrilled to share the news that "Trouble the Water" has been nominated for best documentary feature!!!
We are so very honored that "Trouble the Water" has been recognized by the Academy along with these extraordinary films: "The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"; "Encounters at the End of the World"; "The Garden"; and "Man on Wire."
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Jan 15, 2009
Trouble the Water will be screened this weekend at the King Center for Non Violent Social Change in Atlanta as part of the 16th Annual Hands On Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr. Service Summit. We're so honored the film will be part of these celebrations of Dr. King and his legacy. Sponsored by Hands On Atlanta, The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and presenting sponsor, Delta Air Lines, the screenings will be followed by a panel discussion with Kimberly and Scott Roberts, Director Tia Lessin, and New Orleans activists Robert H. King (Wilkerson), Shana Griffin, Malik Rahim, Prof. Kristen L. Buras, and Khalil Shahyd, moderated by Michael Molina.
For a complete listing of Summit activities, please visit http://www.handsonatlanta.org. Read More |
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Jan 01, 2009
2008 was an extraordinary year, and we are grateful to everyone who has supported Trouble the Water by seeing it, by sharing the trailer, and by sharing your own stories with us.
We wish you all a peaceful and joyful New Year.
We are honored that the film has been listed on many critics 2008 top ten lists -- in the LA Times, the New Yorker, Salon, Entertainment Weekly, and New York magazine among other publications. It was named best documentary of 2008 at the IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards, by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Roger Ebert and New York Times critic Manohla Dargis both included Trouble in their "best of 2008" lists. Read More |
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Dec 24, 2008
As you know, I'm Kimberly Rivers Roberts, otherwise known as Blackkoldmadina. I'm the star of the movie Trouble the Water. I've never written to you before, but I wanted to take the time to thank you for your support. It has meant so much to me and to my husband Scott. Not just the support you've shown the movie, but for us and our friends and family who have moved back to New Orleans and are trying to rebuild.
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Dec 17, 2008
As reported in Variety late Tuesday: Forty-nine eligible songs are in the running for Oscar nominations. List includes 11 tracks from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and three from "Repo! The Genetic Opera." Songs from two docus -- "They Killed Sister Dorothy" and "Trouble the Water" -- also made the cut.
That's right, the title track from TROUBLE THE WATER, performed and composed for the film by Kimberly Rivers Roberts, aka BlackKoldMadina, is eligible in the Best Original Song category. Congratulations to Kimberly!
See the complete list of qualified songs here: http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=article&articleid=VR1117997506 Read More |
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Dec 03, 2008
TROUBLE THE WATER was awarded the prize for Best Documentary at the The IFP's 18th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York Tuesday evening.
The awards are the first of the film awards season, and a tribute to the independent filmmaking community. We are so deeply honored by this recognition of TROUBLE THE WATER, and grateful to the IFP for all that it does to support independent filmmaking.
Read the full report on all the films honored at this year's IFP Gothams: http://www.indiewire.com/biz/2008/12/awards_frozen_r.html Read More |
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Nov 21, 2008
Americans for Gulf Coast Recovery (AGCR) is working to unite organizations fighting for legislation to address the housing and infrastructure catastrophes in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast area.
Following the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, AGCR is calling on YOU to help support the equitable rebuilding of the Gulf Coast by keeping the pressure on the politicians, and by writing to President-elect Obama today!
Sign the online petition here:
http://gulfcoastrecover.com/petition/agcrpetition.html
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Nov 14, 2008
On election night, ColorOfChange, invited its members to write what Barack Obama's election meant to them, and how they participated in the campaign.
Thousands of people responded, and we encourage you to visit their website and see what others are saying about the election, and, to share your own story.
You will be inspired.
And please join ColorOfChange in its campaign to make sure that all Americans are represented, served, and protected -- regardless of race or class.
Read OUR STORIES '08 HERE:
http://stories.colorofchange.org/
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