Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a Film Screening & Discussion. YELLING TO THE SKY by Victoria Mahoney (2011) 17-year-old Sweetness O’Hara (Zoe Kravitz) has arrived at the first of several life changing forks in the road. Being the daughter of mixed race parents in a less than tolerant community, she lives with … New Orleans Loving Festival – Yelling To The Sky
Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a Film Screening & Discussion! HOW THE WORLD GOT MIXED UP by David Okuefuna (2011) This film will re-access the meaning of the great historic force that first brought the races together – imperialism. The film examines the complex history of interracial relationships and chronicles the shifts … New Orleans Loving Festival – How The Word Got Mixed Up
Celebrate LOVING DAY with the New Orleans Loving Festival. Join us for a special film screening! THE LOVING STORY by Nancy Buirsky & Home Box Office A racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about Richard and Mildred Loving, set during the turbulent Civil Rights era. Long Way Home: The … New Orleans Loving Festival – The Loving Story
Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a Comedy Performance featuring New York based comedian, writer, lawyer, husband, and new dad – ALEX BARNETT Barnett has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, in CNN.com and on NYC-TV. He is the winner of the 12th Annual Gilda’s Club (Northern NJ) Laugh-Off, and placed 2nd … New Orleans Loving Festival – Comedian Alex Barnett
Please join the NEW ORLEANS LOVING FESTIVAL for a film screening. CROSSING THE LINE: Multiracial Comedians by Teja Arboleda & Darby Li Po Price (2008) This award winning documentary analyzes how mixed race comedians mediate multiracial identities and humor. Crossing lines of racial, ethnic, and cultural acceptability by their very existence, multiracial comedians reveal that … New Orleans Loving Festival – Crossing The Line
Please join the NEW ORLEANS LOVING FESTIVAL for an Opening Reception & Film Screening. MULTIRACIAL IDENTITY by Brian Chinhema (2010) Multiracial people are the fastest growing demographic in America, yet there is no official political recognition for mixed-race people. Multiracial Identity explores the social, political, and religious impact of the multiracial movement. (82 minutes) FREE … New Orleans Loving Festival – Multiracial Identity
While producing and sharing video is becoming increasingly easier, we believe that truly exceptional video works still deserve to be presented and appreciated in the best possible way Please join us for a special presentation of NURTUREart’s semi-annual video series, Videorover III – an ever-expanding forum for new and emerging video artists. Co-presented by … NURTUREart – Videorover III
Please join us for a film screening: THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS by Tim Wolff Mardi Gras, drag royalty and a glittering civil rights revolution – where else could these elements come together but in New Orleans? Interweaving archival footage with contemporary interviews, The Sons of Tennessee Williams tells the story of New Orleans’ gay … The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Please join us for a film screening of SCRAPPERS by Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak, Courtney Prokopas, Aaron Wickenden & Frank Rosaly Set in Chicago’s labyrinth of alleys, SCRAPPERS is a revealing portrait of Oscar and Otis, two metal scavengers searching for a living with brains, brawn, and battered pickup trucks. Shot in vérité style, the … The Green Screen – SCRAPPERS
Please join us for a free film screening of 5 YEARS OF CARING and a live music performance by David Leonard and Roselyn Lionheart! We’re celebrating the Community Center of St. Bernard’s Anniversary. French Quarter musicians David Leonard and Roselyn Lionheart will perform live from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. David and Roselyn have been making music … Community Center of St. Bernard Anniversary Celebration – Live Music & Film Screening
