In celebration of Youth Justice Action Month, the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) and The Center for Youth Equity (CYE) are coming together to host a powerful event aimed at raising awareness about the challenges facing youth in New Orleans. On October 24, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m., the organizations will present a […]
Roots of Fire is a documentary by filmmakers Abby Berendt Lavoi and Jeremey Lavoi about those who keep the tradition of Cajun music, culture, and traditions alive in Acadiana. The film will screen at New Orleans Film Society this fall. If youre not living your culture, youre killing your culture! And theres no middle ground, […]
For forty years, police and prosecutors have weaponized Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law to terrorize queer/trans Louisianians. A documentary by filmmakers Matt Nadel and Megan Plotka entitled CANS Can’t Stand follows a group of Black trans women in New Orleans who are fighting to repeal that lawand advance trans liberation across the […]
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, a documentary about the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, will be released nationwide on June 2. The film was directed and produced by Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern and will be released through Sony Pictures.
Louisiana Film Channel is bringing films by Louisiana filmmakers to screens through their website, app, and new network channel. Founded last November, the goal of Louisiana Film Channel is to connect people with stories made by Louisiana filmmakers that tell the stories of Louisiana people. President of Louisiana Film Channel, Dr. Lucas Fry, wanted to […]
What happens when a 9-year-old alien hears Chuck Berry and decides to come to earth and learn about art? You get Ziggys Arts Adventure, the new locally produced childrens show from Louisiana Public Broadcasting that is now streaming online! Ziggys Arts Adventure is a nine-episode series about a curious, green alien who comes from a […]
Closed for Storm is the directorial debut of filmmaker Jake Williams for Bright Sun Films. The documentary focuses on the location of the former Six Flags New Orleans theme park, which has been sitting abandoned and rotting, since Hurricane Katrina made landfall nearly 16 years ago. Although some groups, including Kiernan West LLC and S.H.I.E.L.D […]
On May 23rd, the last ever episode of NCIS: New Orleans will air on television. Perhaps its already aired by the time you read this, and youre tearfully looking for information about when the eighth season will begin. We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but there isnt going to be one. NCIS: […]
Ignore the haters and enjoy this film for what it is. Im biased. Every day after school, my best friend and I would go to his house and play Mortal Kombat 3. It was sublime. We would challenge each other to learn new combos, new fatalities, and beat harder fighters and bossesthat is, when we […]
Nate Parker returns to directing with this suspenseful film about one of the most polarizing topics in the contemporary United States, the extrajudicial killing of black people by law enforcement. The film takes the viewer on an emotional journey but fails to deliver a cathartic release that would have made it a monumental work of […]
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