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2007 99 min. Color
This documentary feature film by Swiss director Peter Entell is set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It tells the story of St. Augustine Church, Father LeDoux, its pastor, and the efforts of the parishioners in combination with local musicians to resist the decision of the archdiocese to close the parish and send Father LeDoux away. St. Augustine Church is an important symbol for the people fighting to save it because it was there that, for the first time, slaves, free black people and whites sat side by side, praying to God. Many say it is where jazz was born. Johnny Leahan of "IndieWIRE" writes that this film is "one of those rare documentaries that combines an engaging central character, a clear struggle in progress, and an unexpected ending," and, as the fight to save the church evolves, "students and others both black and white, join forces to occupy the church in an act of civil disobedience, and heroes are born as the cameras roll."
Shake The Devil Off
Peter Entell, Director2007 99 min. Color
This documentary feature film by Swiss director Peter Entell is set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It tells the story of St. Augustine Church, Father LeDoux, its pastor, and the efforts of the parishioners in combination with local musicians to resist the decision of the archdiocese to close the parish and send Father LeDoux away. St. Augustine Church is an important symbol for the people fighting to save it because it was there that, for the first time, slaves, free black people and whites sat side by side, praying to God. Many say it is where jazz was born. Johnny Leahan of "IndieWIRE" writes that this film is "one of those rare documentaries that combines an engaging central character, a clear struggle in progress, and an unexpected ending," and, as the fight to save the church evolves, "students and others both black and white, join forces to occupy the church in an act of civil disobedience, and heroes are born as the cameras roll."
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Best Documentary Feature Film, Nashville Film Festival
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:00 PM
Cite des Arts
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:00 PM
Cite des Arts
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