Review of Trouble the Water (2008) by Joseph R — 27 Aug 2008

Breathtaking. Kimberly Rivers Roberts documents with unparalleled candor her life leading up to and following the devastation of her home and neighborhood. Shocking... Yes - it is totally about the tragedy of how this "once great nation" completely let down and purposely abandoned several hundred thousand of its people.

AND, more importantly, this film is filled with so much LIFE, due greatly to the indomitable spirit of Ms. Roberts. As her entire world literally comes crashing down around her, Kimberly Rivers Roberts stays unceasingly in the moment: whether gathering fellow survivors into her attic, feeding them, telling jokes, or escaping her roof via a punching-bag raft -- all the while documenting the devastation with a sense of wonder.

Yes, Ms. Robert goes through many emotions during the film: horror, anger, sadness, frustration. But you can see how she is able to LET GO, she is able to BREATHE through everything that is happening around her.

She becomes clear, like a channel. And in the end, she is transformed. I have the feeling that Ms. Roberts may have never been to a yoga class in her life, however, in my book, she is the true definition of a yogi.