Nashville Rises
A story of triumph... and the never drifting human spirit.
Nashville Rises is the first documentary film about the city of Nashville, Tennessee's response to the 2010 Tennessee floods. It premiered at the 42nd Nashville Film Festival on April 14, 2011 and received the festival's "Ground Zero Tennessee Spirit Award for Best Short Documentary Film". The film was narrated by Billy Bob Thornton and directed by Zac Adams.
Top Cast

Billy Bob Thornton
as Narrator
Narrator
Mark Slaughter
as self
self
Julie Roberts
as self
self
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