- Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, is a documentary film directed by Dawn Logsdon and co-directed and written by Lolis Eric Elie. Featuring a cast of local musicians, artists and writers, the film relates the history of New Orlean's Tremé neighborhood.[1][2]
The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. It won Best Documentary at the 2008 San Francisco Black Film Festival, [3] and premiered on PBS on January 29, 2009.[4]
Lolis Eric Elie is currently a staff writer on the HBO series, Tremé.[5]
References
- ^ Rice, Lauren R. (Feb. 17, 2009). "Film: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans". Mother Jones. http://motherjones.com/race-and-ethnicity/2009/02/film-untold-story-black-new-orleans. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Faubourg Treme, The Untold Story of Black New Orleans". New Orleans Film Society. http://neworleansfilmsociety.org/films/detail/383/Faubourg-Treme-The-Untold-Story-of-Black-New-Orleans. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ San Francisco Black Film Festival 2008
- ^ Faubourg Tremé | PBS
- ^ Dave Walker (2009). "HBO planning series set in post-Katrina New Orleans". The Times-Picayune. http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/hbo_planning_series_set_in_pos.html#TheWireHBO. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
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