The Friends of the Cabildo 2022-2023 Film Series at the New Orleans Jazz Museum
09:00 July 25, 2022
By: Tatum Arbogast
A Little Piece of New
Orleans & Southern Louisiana
Southern Louisiana and New
Orleans, collectively holds one of the most diverse, and rich, of cultural
histories among all the regions of the good old USA. Here, we have a unique
blending of cultures from Creole and Cajun to the French and Vietnamese.
Whatever it may be, our community wears its diversity and history with pride,
and as we all know, we love to celebrate these rich cultural attributes.
Friends of the Cabildo, a local nonprofit, works to join in this celebration and
preservation of our history and culture, and this year, they will be showing a six-film
series at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old US Mint, uncovering some of
our iconic cultural traditions, tragedies, and the core of what makes this
region so unique. Join us to share in a little piece of New Orleans and Southern
Louisiana.
Film Showing Details
Throughout the coming
year from August 2022 until April 2023, the Friends of the Cabildo Film Series
will be sharing a slice of our own cultural history. The series includes six
documentaries focused on traditions like Jazz Fest & Second Lines, the music
that keeps us dancing, and tragedies that have shaped us into who we are. Each
screening begins at 6:30pm and is followed by educational talks and a Q&A,
all at the Old US Mint inside the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Tickets can be
purchased individually for $15 for non-members or $10 for members of Friends of
the Cabildo. Tickets for the entire film series are also available for $50 for
members and $75 for non-members. Feel free to check out all ticket
options and learn more about the event here. The films
that will be shown for the 2022-2023 series are down below, along with the date
of each showing.
Noom Peerapong, Unsplash
Big Charity: The Death of
America's Oldest Hospital - August 24, 2022
Following the humble
beginnings of New Orleans' Charity Hospital till its tragic, and abrupt, demise
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Big Charity uncovers the sacrifice of a
force of hope within a community, along with the trials, tribulations, and
healing in the aftermath of such. The film features never-before-seen
interviews and footage that sheds light on the painful process of progress.
City of a Million Dreams -
September 28, 2022
Jazz Funerals and Second Lines
hold a more than interesting juxtaposition of sorrow and celebration in the
wake of someone's passing, and City of a Million Dreams explores this
balance more deeply than ever been done before. Looking for the answer to why
we dance for the dead, this documentary uncovers the historical, and racially
charged, roots of the tradition, along with how it shapes the Crescent City.
Israel Palacio, Unsplash
Irma - My Life in Music -
November 16, 2022
Although Irma Thomas may
not be the first name that comes to your mind when considering soul and R&B
music in New Orleans, this 90-minute documentary focusses on the life and legacy
of the real "Soul Queen of New Orleans." Featuring exclusive interview clips
and archived concert footage, Irma takes a deep dive into one of the
driving forces of New Orleans' music scene and R&B around the world.
Bury the Hatchet -
January 25, 2023
Exploring the rich traditions
and history of the New Orleans' Mardi Gras Indians through the eyes of three "Big
Chiefs," Bury the Hatchet uncovers their original roots as slave runaways
adopted by Native American tribes of Louisiana bayous to their present-day life
and community. While the challenges faced by Mardi Gras Indians are not the
same as the past, other battles still plague them from day-to-day, and this documentary
offers a first eye view into the determination it takes to overcome these
obstacles.
Antonio Idini, Unsplash
A Warehouse on Tchoupitoulas
-
March 22, 2023
Opening their doors at just
the right time in the musical history of the 70s', The Warehouse hosted thousands
of fans and incredible musicians, like Fleetwood Mac and The Grateful Dead, for
twelve long, and awe-inspiring, years. A Warehouse on Tchoupitoulas
follows the story of cultural phenomenon through exclusive interviews and
imagery, illuminating the history that fueled the New Orleans' music scene -
all under the roof of a simple warehouse on Tchoupitoulas.
1970 JazzFest Films -
April 26, 2023
The Friends of the
Cabildo's final showing is a conglomeration of seven 16mm film reels that capture
the life, music, and legacy of New Orleans' first ever Jazz Fest. Throughout this
collection of archived footage, viewers can discover the incredible talent of iconic
musicians like Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington, Danny Barker, and more, along
with the fans that listened to - and loved - their work.
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