One Buck Won’t Hurt follows four Black teenagers from New Orleans who support themselves by tap dancing for tips in the French Quarter. This coming-of-age story explores the reckless joys of youth and the bitter pains of growing up fast in the incarceration capital of America. Growing up in New Orleans is all trial by fire. Jaded well beyond their 15 years, each member of our crew has lost someone to gun violence, and many more to prison. Our tappers’ story lends a stark specificity to these national crises, revealing layer by layer the burdens that Black youth face, as we’re left to wonder what awaits our tap dancers in adulthood.

Director's Bio:

Originally from New Orleans, Christopher Stoudt is a documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is co-creator of the Webby Award-winning docuseries 60 Second Docs, for which he has produced over ninety episodes. His short, Camp Alec, was co-produced by the Kennedy/Marshall Company and acquired by Disney+. His latest short Four Seasons Total Documentary (MSNBC) was produced by Glen Zipper and is streaming on Peacock. He is currently in development on his first feature film with Vox Media.