{"id":1998,"date":"2008-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ifestivus.com\/p\/2008\/09\/03\/directors-carl-deal-and-tia-lessintrouble-the-water\/"},"modified":"2008-09-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-03T00:00:00","slug":"directors-carl-deal-and-tia-lessintrouble-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ifestivus.com\/p\/directors-carl-deal-and-tia-lessintrouble-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin-Trouble the Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video\"><video id=\"embedded-video\" src=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"  controls poster=\"http:\/\/www.ifestivus.com\/flv\/screenshots\/1998_1220455955.jpg\"><\/video><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>FilmCatcher spoke with Tia Lessin and Carl Deal at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival about their film which garnered the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. 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