Andrew, one of the producers, and co-writers of Troubled Waters, wrote a great blog piece on Troubled Waters today. I would put the whole thing here but I want you to go his site and see it. Click on the picture to read the whole thing....

(left to right - James, Andrew, Drew, Esteban, Juan, & Philip) James Billy Hill III - Director/Writer : As a film graduate from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington he has worked in the local film industry for over 5 years in various capacities for indy films, HBO, CW Network, ABC, and Warner Brothers. He has pursued his passion for making engaging, bold films by directing, editing, and...

On April 5, 2009 I wrote some thoughts after seeing the film Burma VJ . I saw it at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary festival. The film explores the injustice of the military rule in Burma. In recent weeks there has been significant news of change in Burma; the military has announced democratic reforms and freed Aung San Suu Kyi, she is the national advocate for democracy in Burma. I'm glad to see...

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Above: James & Drew Drinking some of the 1st glasses of 100% Arsenic free water directly from the filtration system in San Antonio after instalation. We are back from Argentina after a successful trip that concluded the production phase of Troubled Waters. It was exhilarating, exhausting, and satisfying. Tuesday we head out to New York in order to begin post production on the film. Below are some...

"Supporters" = Every Day People To finish the film completely we need to raise a total of $57,000. That seems like a lot but you should see it from our point of view. We have already raised $5,800 and are actively pursuing future supporters. When we say we are actively pursuing “supporters” we are looking for everyday people who, like us, don’t want their own family drinking...

James Talks Kickstarter from Troubled Waters Film on Vimeo ....

Awhile ago I wrote a blog, a timeline manifesto. In it I expressed all the things we had coming for Troubled Waters and my apprehension and concern that so much needed to align for it to work. Well, my apprehension has not really subsided but our timeline has definitely changed. If there is anything I’ve learned over the last six years of making this film it is Murphy’s Law. Most film’s...

The last two months have been pretty monumental for Troubled Waters. I sit typing, fresh in the middle of a writer/edit retreat for the film and am speechlessly grateful. Over the last two months we’ve logged all our footage up to date, watched up to tape 44 (that’s about 44 hours of footage) and have over 20 pages of script notes. We were able to film at the Port of Charleston. We are...