The State Theatre Blog

This is a blog dedicated to keeping you updated on all that is The State Theatre of downtown State College, PA. On this blog you will find info on the concerts, films, and other special events that are upcoming at The State. This site will be focused on bringing more info on the events than you can normally find at The State's regular homepage. We will be posting videos, reviews, and more overall info than you can find anywhere else.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Trouble The Water Starts This Saturday 2/7

This Saturday 2/7 Oscar Nominated documentary Trouble the Water starts its run at The State. The first hand account of the 9th Ward during the worst parts of Hurricane Katrina has won rave reviews and compelled audiences. The story of the documentary goes like this:

TROUBLE THE WATER takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. It's a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes-two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.

The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall-twenty-four year old aspiring rap artist Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. "It's going to be a day to remember," Kim declares. With no means to leave the city and equipped with just a few supplies and her hi 8 camera, she and her husband Scott tape their harrowing ordeal as the storm rages, the nearby levee breaches, and floodwaters fill their home and their community.

Seamlessly weaving 15 minutes of this home movie footage shot the day before and the day after the storm, with archival news segments and verite footage shot over two years, directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal document a journey of remarkable people surviving not only failed levees, bungling bureaucrats and armed soldiers, but also their own past.

Trouble the Water Trailer:



Trouble the Water has received stellar reviews and also a 100% from top critics on Rotten Tomatoes database. Peter Travers from Rolling Stone says Trouble the Water is, "A spellbinder you do not want to miss [RS]," and Joanne Kaufman from the Wall Street Journal raves, "Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal have fashioned a deeply moving story of resilience and redemption [WSJ]."

Trouble the Water, Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature, starts its run at The State Saturday 2/7 at 7:00 and 9:30 PM. The film continues it’s run from Sunday 2/8 (with shows at 4:00 & 7:00 PM) through Thursday 2/12 with shows everyday at 7:00 & 9:30 PM, with the exception of Monday 2/9. Wednesday 2/11 there is also a 4:00 PM showing of the film. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors and are available for purchase both ONLINE and at The State Theatre Box Office. See you there!
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