Documentary Features USA | 2016 | 89 min
Documentary
CHECK IT
USA | 2016 | 30 min
Documentary
DA PARISH
+ Sat | Oct 15 | 4:15pm
+ Sat | Oct 15 | 7:00pm
+ Thu | Oct 20 | 4:00pm
+ Mon | Oct 17 | 7:30pm
Contemporary Arts Center Ace Hotel New Orleans
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DIR: Lila French, Lizzie Prestel PRD: Lila French, Lizzie Prestel WRI: Lila French, Lizzie Prestel DP: Trevor Boyle, Allen Scudder, Chris Levitus ED: Lila French
In 2009, the Check It formed in answer to Washington D.C.’s record-high crime rate against its LGBT communities. As the United States' first documented LGBT gang, its members strive to protect one another; they fight to survive the gritty areas of the nation’s capital through confidence, style, and ready violence. Following members Day Day, Tray, Alton, and Skittles, Check It examines the cruelty its young members faced in childhood, the new family the Check It has given them, and the destructive behaviors that threaten its members’ futures. With some guidance from gang counselor Ron Molten and other community leaders the Check It might stand a chance, but as Ron attests: while being black comes with its own set of challenges, being gay and black is a whole other beast. —Amber Love
Filmed on the ground beginning shortly after the flood waters receded, this documentary follows three individuals from the eponymous St. Bernard Parish as they attempt to reconstruct their lives in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Each has had to struggle in different ways following the hurricane, and each has a story to tell about it. Whether they accidentally slept through the evacuation and witnessed the devastation first hand, or they came back to find theirs was the last home remaining on the block, through their accounts of survival, resilience, and rebuilding we learn that “home” can have as many meanings as there are people around to utter it. -Peter Goldberg
◊ Filmmaker scheduled to attend
DANA FLOR, TOBY OPPENHEIMER
Dana Flor is a documentary director and producer based in Washington D.C., and Toby Oppenheimer is a documentary director, producer, and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, N.Y. They co-directed and produced the feature documentary The Nine Lives of Marion Barry.
◊ Filmmakers scheduled to attend
Lila French was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Her directorial debut, Birdbath, premiered at NOFF 2013. Lizzie Prestel received her B.A. in English from Yale University. She stars in two web series that she co-created.
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DIR: Dana Flor, Toby Oppenheimer PRD: Wren Arthur DP: Toby Oppenheimer ED: Tom Patterson
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