12th CINEMA ON THE BAYOU FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS OPENING NIGHT FILM AND GALA RECEPTION - $15 6:30 pm
Zachary Richard, Cajun Heart / Canada / 79 min / Documentary / U.S. Premiere
8:15 pm
Gala Reception with Canadian Filmmaker Phil Comeau and Zachary Richard
Complimentary boudin and smoked sausage and cash bar THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 VERMILIONVILLE – WORLD FILMS - $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 2:00 pm
French Language Narrative Shorts Series 1 (60 min)
Burqarnaque / France / 16 min / Louisiana Premiere La Bagatelle / Québec, Canada / 10 min/ U.S. Premiere Le duc / Québec, Canada / 18 min / U.S. Premiere La divine stratégie (The Divine Strategy) / Québec, Canada / 16 min / U.S. Premiere 3:30 pm
French Language Narrative Shorts Series 2 (74 min)
Mme Liliane (Ms. Liliane) / Québec, Canada / 12 min / Louisiana Premiere Les Vautours (The Vultures) / Switzerland / 19 min / Louisiana Premiere Une bombe (A Bomb) / Québec, Canada / 17 min / Louisiana Premiere Le vent dans face (Against the Wind) / Québec, Canada / 10 min / U.S. Premiere Richard Superstar / Québec, Canada / 16 min / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Alex Pronovost 5:00 pm
Saanjh (An Evening) / India / 106 min / Coming of Age Drama / Louisiana Premiere
7:00 pm
Khoj (The Lost) / India / 116 min / Thriller / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Anka Ganguly
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 - CITÉ DES ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 2:45 pm
Experimental Shorts Series (72 min)
Only Lovers Leave To Die / Québec, Canada / 7 min / Louisiana Premiere Sarah / Québec, Canada / 8 min / U.S. Premiere 1
Rituels (Rituals) / Québec, Canada / 15 min / U.S. Premiere Échos – Transpositions de Signal (Echoes – Signal Transpositions) / Québec, Canada / 12 min / Louisiana Premiere The Magic Hedge / Québec, Canada / 9 min / U.S. Premiere Blood Shaped Hole in My Heart / U.S.A. / 6 min / Louisiana Premiere Good Girls Sweat / U.S.A. / 3 min / Louisiana Lucy Anna / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 12 min / World Premiere with Filmmaker Dorothy Kristin Hanna 4:15 pm
Narrative Shorts Series 1 (96 min)
Flight of the Finch / U.S.A. / 20 min / Louisiana Premiere Sternenkind / U.K., Germany / 23 min / U.S. Premiere Age of Kaos / U.S.A. / 25 min / Louisiana Premiere Sisters / Québec, Canada / 10 min / Louisiana Premiere The Vetting / U.S.A. / 18 min / Louisiana Premiere – with Filmmaker Matthew Robert Dunehoo 6:15 pm
Blockbuster – A Life In Moving Pictures / Austria / 102 min / Louisiana Premiere
8:15 pm
Papagajka (The Parrot) / U.K., Bosnia and Herzegovina / 82 min / Drama / Louisiana Premiere
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017 VERMILIONVILLE – VUE DU BAYOU FRENCH LANGUAGE FILMS - $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 2:00 pm
French Language Narrative Shorts Series 3 (63 min)
Traiter de docilité / Québec, Canada / 12 min / U.S. Premiere Uncertain Spring / Québec, Canada / 17 min / U.S. Premiere Jade et Mattéo (Jade and Matteo) / Québec, Canada / 11 min / U.S. Premiere Une formalité (A Done Deal) / Québec, Canada / 10 min / Louisiana Premiere Un seul home (one man) / Québec, Canada / 13 min / Louisiana Premiere 3:15 pm
Voir l’invisible (Beyond Sight) / Québec, Canada / 48 min / Documentary / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Louise Lamarre
4:15pm
French Language Documentary Shorts Series (66 min)
Privé (Private) / Québec, Canada / 9 min / Documentary / U.S. Premiere Diane, Jacques, Raymonde / Québec, Canada / 16 min / U.S. Premiere Les Sucriers (Sugar Shack Tales) / Québec, Canada / 15 min / U.S. Premiere Belle-île-en-mer, île bretonne et acadienne (Belle-Ile-En-Mer, A Breton and Acadian Island) / Canada (Acadie) / 26 min / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Phil Comeau
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5:30 pm
French Language Narrative Shorts Series 4 (65 min)
Bascule (Tumble) / Canada (Acadie) / 11 min / U.S. Premiere Formol / Québec, Canada / 19 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Mikaël Huot Pardonnez-moi mon père (Forgive Me Father) / Toronto, Canada / 13 min / Louisiana Premiere Je t’ai vu (Just You and Me) / Québec, Canada / 9 min / U.S. Premiere La nouvelle française (I Want You, Mois Non Plus) / Québec, Canada / 13 min / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Sebastian Messinger 7:00 pm
Far-West / France / 90 min / Drama / Louisiana Premiere
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017 - CITÉ DES ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 1:00 pm
Strangers on the Earth / Spain, U.S.A. / 96 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere
3:00 pm
The Jump! WTF Experience / 83 min / Documentary / U.S. Premiere
4:45 pm
The Magic and Mystery of Sable Island / U.S.A. / 44 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker William R. Barton
5:45 pm
Trippin’ to the Altar / U.S.A. (Texas) / 93 min / Romantic Comedy / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker David N. Reyes
7:45 pm
I am the Blues / Québec, Canada / 106 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Daniel Cross
9:45 pm
Something Fun / U.S.A. / 70 min / Coming of Age / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Chad Rhiness
10:00 pm
Lil Buck Sinegal at Artmosphere - $10 at the door; $5 for All-Access Badge Holders
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 - ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $20 DAY PASS 9:00 am
Animated Shorts Series 1 (64 min)
From the Dizziness of Freedom: The Philosophy Vessel / U.S.A. / 8 min / Louisiana Premiere Full Measures / U.S.A. / 3 min / Louisiana Premiere Birdie / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 5 min – with Filmmaker Kenny Lass Agrinoui / Cyprus / 20 min / Louisiana Premiere 3
Moon of a Sleepless Night / Japan / 28 min / U.S. Premiere 10:20 am
Narrative Shorts Series 2 (77 min)
Let’s Stay Together / U.S.A. / 6 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Wayne Williams
The Boots / U.S.A. / 12 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Leah CohenMays
Penny and Paul / U.S.A. / 13 min / Louisiana Premiere Everlasting Life / U.S.A. / 14 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Benjamin Lee
The Painted Mara / U.S.A. / 15 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Jody Vernon
Coyote Girl / U.S.A. / 17 min / Southern U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Robert Biggs 12:00 pm
Narrative Short Series 3 (79 min)
Jalapeno Andretti / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 11 min / World Premiere with Filmmakers Alejandro de los Rios and Nicholas Pino Easy Greasy / U.S.A. / 20 min / World Premiere with Filmmaker Ben Lanoha Break the Will / U.S.A. / 22 min / World Premiere with Filmmaker Jonathan Siebel Cellar Door / U.S.A. / 28 min / World Premiere 1:45 pm
Narrative Shorts Series 4 (91 min)
Resistence / U.S.A. / 2 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Allen Blackwell Too Much French / U.S.A. / 8 min / Louisiana Premiere The Insect and the Alien / Australia / 17 min / Louisiana Premiere Plaquemines / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 28 min with Filmmaker Nailah Jefferson, Producer Jon Wood and Cinematographer Jake Springfield Three Point Dynamics / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 15 min with Filmmaker Keaton Smith L’odeur après la pluie (The Scent of Rain) / Québec, Canada / 21 min / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Sara Bordeau 3:45 pm
A Quiet Storm / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 96 min / Drama with Director Jason Affolder, Producers Aaron Rushin and Jon Wood and Cinematographer Jake Springfield
5:45 pm
Railway Spine / U.S.A. / 105 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Samuel Gonzalez, Jr. and Actor Emily Trosclair
7:55 pm
Saturn Returns / U.S.A. / 99 min / World Premiere with Filmmaker Shawn Tolleson
9:45 pm
Welcome to Willits / U.S.A. / 83 min / Louisiana Premiere with Director Trevor Ryan and Writer Tim Ryan
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 – CITÉ DES ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 10:00 am
Documentary Shorts Series 1 (91 min)
Cold War Christmas / U.S.A. / 5 min / Louisiana Premiere The Walls of Isle, Minnesota / 8 min / Louisiana Premiere The Pamoja Project / U.S.A. / 21 min / Louisiana Premiere Joseon – Korea / Japan / 15 min / U.S. Premiere Swamped!: In Search of the Big River / U.S.A. / 20 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Heath Hofmeister The Abita Mystery House / U.S.A. / 22 min with Filmmaker Jessy Cale Williamson 12:00 pm
The Mervine Kahn Legacy / 80 min / Documentary / World Premiere with Filmmakers Bart Wild and Mojo
1:45 pm
Paz! Mother, Son, Blind Aunt / U.S.A. / 59 min / Documentary / World Premiere with Filmmaker Don Downey
3:15 pm
SISU / U.S.A. / 50 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Marko Albrecht
4:30 pm
Small Town Rage: Fighting Back in the Deep South / U.S.A. / 98 min / Documentary with Filmmaker David Hylan and Principals Robert Darrow, Gary Cathey and Deborah Allen
6:15 pm
Miz Markley & Me / U.S.A. (Texas) / 45 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Sharie Vance
7:15 pm
Shepherds in the Cave / Canada / 60 min / Documentary / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Anthony Grieco
8:30 pm
Bitch / Sweden / 82 min / North American Premiere with Filmmaker Csaba Bene Perlenberg
10:00 pm
Thane of East County / U.S.A. / 89 min / Drama / Louisiana Premiere with Director Jesse Keller
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 – LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH REGIONAL BRANCH – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE DAY - FREE 10:30 am
Bottom Dollars / U.S.A. / 55 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere
12:15 pm
Brewed in the 210 / 62 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere
1:30 pm
Thunderdome Documentary / U.S.A. / 71 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere
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3:00 pm
The Green Standard / U.S.A. / 77 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 – ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $20 DAY PASS 11:00 am
Narrative Shorts Series 5 (74 min)
Le guide pratique de la teinture du bois (The Practical Guide to Wood Staining ) / Québec, Canada / 6 min / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Martin Gendron R. Sanctuary / U.S.A. / 15 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Ashley Hudson Uncle Max / U.S.A. / 26 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Albert Fry, Jr. Voice of the Lonely / U.S.A. / 27 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Jamie K. Kennedy 11:30 am
Film Panel Discussion on Making and Distributing Documentary Films – Moderated by Pat Mire with Visiting Filmmakers, Including Phil Comeau, Victoria Green, Chris Rabbitt, Robin Miller Ungar, Donna Dees and Anthony Grieco – FREE at the Art House at AcA
12:30 pm
Film Panel Discussion on Making and Distributing Narrative Feature Films – Moderated by Pat Mire with Visiting Filmmakers, Including Phil Comeau, Shawn Tolleson, Trevor and Tim Ryan, Samuel Gonzalez, Jr. and David Streit— FREE at the Art House at AcA
12:45 pm
Documentary Shorts Series 2 (53 min)
Soy Cubana / U.S.A., Cuba / 17 min / Documentary with Filmmaker Robin Miller Ungar
Five Awake / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 36 min / Documentary with Filmmakers Susan Willis and Donna Dees 2:00 pm
Forgotten Bayou / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 73 min / Documentary with Writer and Producer Victoria Greene
3:30 pm
Documentary Shorts Series 3 (65 min)
Heart of the Tiger / China / 35 min / Documentary / Louisiana Premiere Prisonnier 9157 (Prisoner 9157) / Canada / 30 min / Documentary / World Premiere with Filmmakers Emmanuelle Vandycke and André Elias 5:00 pm
Balkan Roots / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, the former Yugoslave Republic, Serbia, Slovenia / 83 min / Documentary / World Premiere with Filmmaker Chris Rabbitt
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7:00 pm
Brother David / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 44 min / Documentary / World Premiere
8:00 pm
Awards Ceremony and Reception - FREE
9:00 pm
Laura, or Scenes from a Common World / Norway, U.S.A. / 37 min / North American Premiere with Director Charles M. Pepiton and Director of Photography Wes Kline - FREE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 – CITÉ DES ARTS – ADMISSION: $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 11:30 am
Narrative Shorts Series 6 (103 min)
The Spotter / Canada / 9 min / Louisiana Premiere The Painful Side of the Pillow / U.S.A. / 7 min / Louisiana Premiere The Infinitely Generous Francis Victus / U.S.A. / 32 min / Louisiana Premiere Crazy 4 U / U.S.A. / 4 min / World Premiere La Petite Morte / U.S.A. / 7 min / Louisiana Premiere Flight of the Finch / U.S.A. / 20 min / Louisiana Premiere Feminine Incite / U.K. / 24 min / U.S. Premiere 2:15 pm
Narrative Shorts Series 7 (90 min)
Heather’s Painting / U.S.A. / 15 min / Louisiana Premiere The Kleptomaniac / U.S.A. / 20 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Gene Desrochers Diversion / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 13 min with Filmmakers Nathan Efferson and Joe Vuci, Jr. Memorial Drive / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 12 min / World Premiere with Filmmaker Austin Alward Maudit / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 30 min / World Premiere with Filmmaker Jack Bienvenu 4:00 pm
Interior Night / Canada, U.S.A. / 93 min / Drama / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker David Streit
6:00 pm
Dinner with the Alchemist / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 99 min / Historical Mystery / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Kevin Good
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 – LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH REGIONAL BRANCH – MOVIE DAY - FREE 1:30 pm
Living with the Dead / U.S.A. / 93 min / Louisiana Premiere
3:15 pm
Virtual Revolution / U.S.A. / 92 min / Louisiana Premiere
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 – LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN BRANCH DOWNTOWN AT THE CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT STORY ROOM - FREE 2:00 pm
Narrative Shorts Series for Young People (92 min)
Lilly Hits the Road / Canada / 5 min / World Premiere Agrinoui / Cyprus / 20 min / Louisiana Premiere Au temps des monstres (When Monsters Were Real) / Québec, Canada / 22 min / Louisiana Premiere Boutik / Mauritius / 15 min / Louisiana Premiere The Boots / U.S.A. / 12 min / Louisiana Premiere Utiliser votre oui oui (Use Your Oui Oui) / U.S.A. / 12 min / Louisiana Premiere Let’s Stay Together / U.S.A. / 6 min / Louisiana Premiere MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 – CITÉ DES ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES/FILM LAB; $10 DAY PASS 1:00 pm
Louisiana Film Lab for Independent Filmmakers Making Narrative Films, Including Film Panel Discussions and Film Screenings, With Visiting Filmmakers, Including Assistant Professor Charles M. Pepiton of Gonzaga University and Assistant Professor Wes Kline of New Mexico University
1:00 pm Film Panel Discussion: What are You Going to do with Your Narrative Short After Its Festival Run? 1:30 pm Film Screenings:
Macho / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 15 min / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Nathan P. Efferson
After October / U.S.A. / 19 min / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker Pierre Finn of UCLA’s Film Production Program (the film was his graduate thesis) Eight of Spades / U.S.A. / 18 min / Louisiana Premiere by Melisande Bliss, a 2016 MFA graduate of the City College of New York (the film was her graduate thesis) and a BAFTA fellow 1-800-Jackets / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 45 min with Filmmaker Zack Abraham 3:30 pm Film Panel Discussion: How To Make A Quality Film On A Micro Budget 4:00 pm
Love and Hostages / U.S.A. / 93 min / Romantic Comedy / Louisiana Premiere with Actor Michael Bienvenu
5:45 pm
The Last Beautiful Girl / U.S.A. (Texas) / 87 min / Romantic Comedy / Louisiana Premiere with Filmmaker James Christopher
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7:30 pm
Zachary Richard, Cajun Heart / Canada / 79 min / Documentary / U.S. Premiere with Filmmaker Phil Comeau
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017 – CITÉ DES ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 12:30 pm
Inherit the Stars: Director’s Cut / Japan / 134 min / Louisiana Premiere
3:00 pm
Japanese Narrative Shorts Series 1 (75 min)
Sociopaths / Japan / 5 min / Louisiana Premiere Five Percent Man / Japan / 25 min / U.S. Premiere Painter / Japan / 20 min / U.S. Premiere Hypnotism for Love / 25 min / U.S. Premiere 4:30 pm
Japanese Narrative Shorts Series 2 (76 min)
The Figment / Japan / 20 min / U.S. Premiere Sin and Bus / Japan / 30 min / U.S. Premiere Absence / Japan / 10 min / U.S. Premiere Happy Lie / Japan / 16 min / U.S. Premiere 6:00 pm
Sushi & Sauce Piquante – The Life and Music of Gerry McGee / U.S.A. (Louisiana) / 84 min with Filmmaker Pat Mire followed by a Reception with Cajun Music by Les Babalous and Spotted Catfish Courtbouillon
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 – CITÉ DES ARTS – $5 PER FILM/FILM SERIES; $10 DAY PASS 1:00 pm
Animated Shorts Series 2 (69 min)
Lilly Hits the Road / Canada / 5 min / World Premiere 01001001 / Japan / 4 min / US. Premiere Artemis / U.S.A. / 4 min / Louisiana Premiere Rabbit Blood / Turkey / 5 min September Sketch Book / U.S.A. / 8 min / Louisiana Premiere Sex Planet / U.S.A. / 4 min / Louisiana Premiere Under the City the Bluebag Dropped / U.S.A. / 3 min / Louisiana Initial Enthusiasm / Japan / 5 min / U.S. Premiere La volupté (Amazing Grace) / Québec, Canada / 19 min / Louisiana Premiere Le bulbe tragique / Québec, Canada / 6 min / Louisiana Premiere Le cardinal (The Cardinal) / Québec, Canada / 7 min / U.S. Premiere Tokyo Cosmo / Japan / 5 min / U.S. Premiere
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2:30 pm
Japanese Narrative Shorts Series 3 (68 min)
Lies / Japan / 25 min / U.S. Premiere Hana Kujira Chichi / Japan / 30 min / U.S. Premiere Between the Lines / Japan / 5 min / Louisiana Premiere Man in Phone / Japan / 8 min / U.S. Premiere 4:00 pm
Japanese Narrative Shorts Series 4 (89 min)
That’s No Meaning / Japan / 16 min / U.S. Premiere Dad’s Wedding / Japan / 30 min / U.S. Premiere Beginning to Break Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey / Japan / 30 min / U.S. Premiere Kamisori / Japan / 13 min / U.S. Premiere WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 – ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS CLOSING NIGHT FILM AND GALA RECEPTION – $10 6:30 pm
Tatara Samurai / Japan / 135 min/ Narrative / U.S. Premiere
8:45 pm
Gala Reception with Japanese Filmmaker Yoshinari Nishikori and Executive Producer Eugene Nomura and Actors Sho Aoyagi and Naoki Kobayashi
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar and music by Michael Doucet with Heather Doucet, Mitch Reed and Billy Ware
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