From the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation:

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents its first annual retrospective of documentary films, Feb. 19-21 at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street).

Covering topics ranging from Louisiana politics to New Orleans street culture to impending environmental catastrophe, the films we’ll screen offer unique perspectives on our community, often viewed through the prism of history.

It’s a rare opportunity to see important films – some of them funded by the Jazz & Heritage Foundation through its Community Partnership Grants – that are either seldom seen, or, in some cases, still in progress.

In addition to 13 screenings of feature-length films and shorts, we’ll host a kickoff party, a panel discussion on fair use of copyrighted material in films – and even a vinyl records swap. Admission to all events is free; no advance registration is necessary.

The films to be screened include, among others:

Louisiana Boys: Raised On Politics

The Ends Of The Earth: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Works In Progress: Buckjumping (lily Keber, 2016) and The Free Southern Theater (Jason Foster and Kiyoko Mccrae, 2016)

Carnival Shorts: Flotsam, The Exceptionally Extraordinary Emporium, and Big Chief

Invitation Only

Ruthie the Duck Girl

Blue Vinyl

Visit the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's site for more details.