Kimberly Rivers-Roberts, known from the Academy Award nominated documentary Trouble the Water (2008) turns her video camera on herself and her community years after Hurricane Katrina (which she calls "America's worst man-made disaster"), giving her viewers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how some of the residents of New Orleans recovered and are still trying to recover from the storm.

Bartos Theatre (E15)
co-sponsored by the LIST Visual Arts Center
6:30pm Pizza
7pm Screening
Followed by Q&A with Director Kimberly-Rivers-Roberts
Part of the Women Take the Reel film festival.

Kimberly Rivers-Roberts (Queen Blackkoldmadina)  Director/Producer/Rap artist/film star/Inspirational speaker. Director/Producer of Fear No Gumbo which is the follow up film to Trouble the Water (Academy award nominated)

Fear No Gumbo(stop stealing our sh*t) has won the following awards: 
La Femmm Film Festival best DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
Hip-Hop film festival BEST DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
Lake Charles film festival BEST DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
Lake Charles Home Grown AWARD
Hot Springs International film festival RISING STAR AWARD
Whistle blowers film festival (official selection)
Black Star Film festival (official selection)
Kimberly starred in, co-directed and created the sound track for Trouble the Water. President of Born Hustler Records, Kimberly Queen Koldmadina writes and produces her own music releasing it on her own record label. Her song "Trouble the water" was academy award nominated for best original song in a film.