The quality of locally produced films is starting to catch up with the quantity, as evidenced by the top films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Of the 22 films from across the world selected for competition, five [...]

Last week I flew up to New York for the Tribeca Film Fest to attend the premiere of "Benji," a documentary about 1980s Chicago phenom Ben Wilson that was directed by New Orleans native Chike Ozah. "Benj"  will [...]

THURSDAY / Land of the free: What's red, white, and blue all over? “My America,” a documentary film by award-winning Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedus. “With a sense of fun and playful naivety," the film "challenges the anti-American rhetoric of the [...]

Wanted: “Extras with motorcycles – available tomorrow,” read the Craigslist ad. The job was for a television series shooting in the Crescent City. Hmm, I thought. As a freelance writer (read: no real job), and a motorcyclist, this [...]

With Opera on Tap, the New Orleans Opera exports arias to the people, taking operatic performances into The Rusty Nail, The Inn on Bourbon and, this year, the Abita Brew Pub. In this short documentary video, UNO film student Rebecca Bertrand explores the innovative [...]

"It's not just about photographing pretty people." This week, UNO film student Julian Quebedeaux interviews fine arts and fashion photographer Jason Kruppa about the million and one details that go into a high-fashion shoot. "Essentially," he says, "you [...]