Posts Tagged ‘Louisiana’
PRESS SUCCESS – WE ARE CAJUN ::
Kickstarter isn’t only a way to fund important projects that would mean a lot to a lot of people. Sometimes your losing campaign is a significant win win in the way of promotions. Crowd-sourced funding turns out to be a substantial way to promote your project whether or not you reach your funding goal.
This, however, requires a lot of hard work. I dedicated long hours on the phone, on email, and even filming my own half of interviews for television stations to get the word out. In the end, my latest documentary film, We Are Cajun, may not be funded… VIA KICKSTARTER… but it’s now a project that has emotional backers and got a lot of play in a short period of time. A fantastic promotional blast.
Here’s a few examples of where you can now find information about the film:
‘We Are Cajun’ Hopes to Show a Broader Reality of Cajun Culture
NBC33tv.com / Alex Deiro (VIDEO INTERVIEW) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acadiana, Campaign, Creole, Crowd, Crowd-Sourcing, documentary, Documentary film, Fundraiser, Independent film, Interview, Kickstarter, Louisiana, Marketing, New Orleans, News, NOLA, Press, Press Release, Publicity, Radio, Source, South Louisiana, Television, tv, We Are Cajun., Zydeco
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Filming in Cajun Country ::
After filming in Louisiana for a couple weeks, Allen will be on his way back to Lancaster in just a few days. He is coming back from Acadiana with some great footage for We Are Cajun. A Documtary Film. While visiting his homeland, Allen gathered handfuls of successful interviews which are going to make the film much easier to piece together. On the trip he spoke with Trent Angers of Acadian House Publishing who authored The Truth About The Cajuns. He captured the process of crawfishing as presented by master fishermans of their craft. In Lafayette, he attended Festival International where he filmed the French Mass and performers of Cajun music. These preservers of the Cajun culture are sure to hilight and shape the film’s message.
Allen and the rest of us at Postage are excited for the next steps ahead towards making the film a possibility.
Tags: Allen Clements, Cajun, documentary, Documentary film, Film, Filmmaking, Lafayette, Louisiana, Production, We Are Cajun.
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Bayou Bonjour:: We Are Cajun begins. ::
Today I embark for a trip to Louisiana. It’s not my first… oh no. In fact, I grew up there. Upon the completion of The Chameleon Club, I decided that my next film was to be an important one. I wanted to capture the essence of my heritage in a feature length documentary. This film is likely to be called “We Are Cajun” and is, as of today, underway.
Along the way I honed my mission to include several goals:
- Create a new inspiration for preserving the Cajun culture for generations to come.
- Define Cajun and educate the world on it’s meaning.
- Explain the differences between Cajun and other cultures in terms of language, tradition, cuisine, and the arts and celebrate these differences.
- Debunk cultural stereotypes where they exist.
- Achieve the above with the highest of quality as an archive in HD. A snapshot of the next two years in Cajun history.
While admittedly this seems like a lot, I know it can be accomplished with a handful of select, concise interviews, and a lot of hard work developing and putting the story together.
On this first trip I’ll be speaking to several people who are part of and familiar with the culture, as well as visiting some archives and other resources for cultural information. I’ll be speaking to some people who are preserving Cajun culture by teaching the history at Vermilionville… and even spend a day with purveyors of Cajun foods and fisheries. I look forward to sharing what I know and what I discover with all of you throughout the journey and next year when the film is released. Keep it right here… and “like” http://www.facebook.com/wearecajun on Facebook.
Tags: Abbeville, Acadian, Acadiana, Bayou, Breaux Bridge, Broussard, Cajun, Cajuns, documentary, Documentary film, Film, Houma, Lafayette, Louisiana, Mamou, New Iberia, Parks, St. Martinville, Ville Platte
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THE CHAMELEON CLUB ARRIVES IN SOUTH LOUISIANA ::
This weekend, The Southern Screen Film Festival will commence in Lafayette, Louisiana, The heart of Cajun Country. The festival will be held in the downtown/university area of the city at multiple venues. Lafayette, LA happens to be the birthplace of Postage Principal/Documentary Director Allen Clements so it’s an especially sweet area screening for Clements.
Also interesting is the fact that Chubby Carrier of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band is interviewed as part of the Documentary film as Chubby played at the club throughout the years as part of his regular Zydeco touring circuit. (Sidenote: Chubby Carrier recently received what may be the last Grammy in the Zydeco category of the awards.)
In addition to that local Zydeco favorite, the film also features interviews with acts that were made or nurtured by the venue including August Burns Red, The Innocense Mission, LIVE, and Joan Osborne.
The Chameleon Club Documentary was recently submitted to Austin’s SXSW film festival for consideration and plans are being made for a local Lancaster, PA screening as well as eventual DVD/digital distribution.
Find out more about the Southern Screen Film Festival, the screening and it’s venues at: southernscreen.org
Other Links:
- The Chameleon Club Documentary Facebook Fan Page
- The Chameleon Club Documentary IMDB Page
- The Official Site of The Chameleon Club (is not an endorser of the historical film)
Tags: Documentary Films, Film festival, LA, Lafayette, Louisiana, Official Selection, The Chameleon Club
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