2024 New Orleans Film Festival

Doc Shorts: Heirlooms

Expired October 28, 2024 5:00 AM
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6 films in package
Kowloon!
As the biggest Chinese restaurant in the US, Kowloon is a fantasyland that represents the Wong family’s American Dream come true. However, as third-generation owner Bobby Wong and his brothers approach their seventies, they consider the weight of their family and community legacy.
El Camino del Mole a New Orleans (The Path of Mole to New Orleans)
The film follows Ivan, a Mexican restaurateur in New Orleans' suburbs. By day, he runs a restaurant; by night, he hosts drag shows and events like Miss Gay Latina. The film celebrates his contributions to Louisiana's evolving food scene.
Dakar After Dark
A Senegalese chef works towards finding his connection and building a culinary bridge that tells the story between Senegambia and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Wild Hogs and Saffron
Filmmaker Andy Sarjahani and his childhood friend Bubba Samuels go on a wild hog hunt in their native Ozarks. Conversations unfold that have a lasting impact on their friendship.
Dear Aloha
Displaced Native Hawaiians reveal how aloha sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, back in Hawaiʻi, locals grapple with the history of colonization that has Hawaiians disappearing from their homeland.
Footwork
An abstract portrait of Black and Creole cowboys in Louisiana and their connection to horses, both Horse and Rider dancing their way to cultural preservation.
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From Creole Cowboys toe-tapping to Zydeco grooves, to the intimate warmth of family-owned restaurants, this block of documentary shorts strings together pearls of preservation and bears witness to the passing on of time-kept legacies.

As the biggest Chinese restaurant in the US, Kowloon is a fantasyland that represents the Wong family’s American Dream come true. However, as third-generation owner Bobby Wong and his brothers approach their seventies, they consider the weight of their family and community legacy.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Director
    Mona Xia, Erin Ramirez
  • Producer
    Mona Xia, Erin Ramirez
  • Cinematographer
    Geoffrey Taylor
  • Editor
    Emily Ge Wagner
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