Sponsored Projects

A film by Jeremy & Abby Berendt Lavoi Roots of Fire Live in Concert! is a two-day musical event featuring musicians from the award-winningdocumentary Roots of Fire. This concert will become a feature-length documentary and soundtrack, capturing Grammy-winning Cajun and Creole musicians in a powerful,…

A film by Tyler Young An overwhelmed auntie barely making ends meet uses her imagination to entertain her rambunctious niece during a looming tropical storm.

A film by Lara Hill A married couple’s intimate celebratory date night is derailed when the wife lets the wrong name slip out during sex – her husband’s dead name. DONATE TO SLIP    

A film by Brooke H Cellars Agnes Applewhite deals with monstrous cramps that manifest outside of her own body. DONATE TO THE CRAMPS

A film by Jonathan Isaac Jackson Executive Produced by Wendell Pierce and Erika Woods Set in a near future, a grandmother teaches her granddaughter to imbue an artificial intelligence with the rich stories of the African American experience. This journey through a collection of short…

A film by Ben Chace The legendary Irma Thomas is returning to the studio to record a gospel album and a team of filmmakers will document the process with a feature length film reflecting on her life and career, all culminating in a star studded…

A short film by Pamela Davis-Noland A police officer is acquitted, a diner is running out of homemade chocolate cake, and the protests have started. DONATE TO ROOM FOR DESSERT  

A short film by Luke Harris Jamal, a shy, overweight 14-year-old Black boy struggling with his own self-image, stands awkwardly outside a vibrant birthday pool party in honor of his crush- Val. Once inside, he faces insecurities about taking his shirt off while trying to…

A film by Josh Greene & Luke Harris A documentary drama addressing the shared tribulations and historical unity between Black and Jewish Americans. You Will Not Replace Us is co-directed by two filmmakers, one Black (Luke Harris) and one Jewish (Josh Greene), thus giving the…

A film by Kenna J. Moore After returning to work from an abbreviated maternity leave, a grieving online content producer makes an arrangement with a peculiar new co-worker that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities. DONATE TO YUMMY

A film by Tameka Bob In New Orleans, after the wrath of Hurricane Katrina, a conflicted construction worker battles with the good and evil voices of his childhood comic book characters, all white fighting to overcome a darkened past. DONATE TO TORN DIRECTION

A film by Anita Sugimura Holsapple Battlefield: Home – Breaking The Silence is a visceral, raw tour de force award-winning documentary about the transition home for veterans with invisible wounds and the intensive aftermath to the family members who welcome them home. Inspired by her…

The New Orleans 48 Hour Film Project is an annual event that helps strengthen the home-grown Louisiana film industry and connects it to a global filmmaking community. During a wild weekend, teams of filmmakers are recruited from across the Southeastern Louisiana region to write, shoot,…

a live and web variety show by John Calhoun   SPOTLIGHT New Orleans is New Orleans’ very own late night talk show helmed by the friendly and charismatic John Calhoun. Jimmy Fallon meets Prairie Home Companion Conan O’Brien meets Austin City Limits Dick Cavett meets Pee Wee’s Playhouse…