17th Cinema on the Bayou Virtual Film Festival

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS - FROM LOUISIANA AND BEYOND

Expired February 7, 2022 5:00 AM
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8 films in package
MR. ASHLEY LIVED HERE
Through interviews and hand drawn animation, Mr. Ashley Lived Here looks back at the lives of six former sharecroppers that grew up on the filmmaker's family farm and former plantation in the heart of central Louisiana.
DIFFERENT MARDI GRAS
When Mardi Gras parades in 2021 were canceled because of coronavirus, it represented the lowest point of the pandemic for the city's music, food and culture communities.
THE MAKERS
The Makers is a film about one of the largest privately held shipbuilders in the United States.
ONCE FORGOTTEN
In summer 1856, the state of Arkansas and lynch mob executed three enslaved individuals: Anthony, Aaron, and Randall.
OYÁTE UN ITÓWAPI - PICTURES OF MY PEOPLE
This film features retired professional athlete, educator and Native Advocate Jim Warne, Oglala Lakota Tribal Member (and COTB alum and award-winner for 7th Generation). The film addresses Jim’s indigenous perspectives on sports mascots and the many challenges Tribal Nations face in contemporary America.
STONECUTTER
An impressionistic portrait of sculptor Scott Owens at work in his Jerome, Arizona studio, featuring candid stories from a lifetime devoted to making art.
AN INTIMATE LOOK COVID-19
Even in chaos there’s beauty... In order for a flower to bloom from a seed, the seed must be buried in the earth’s dark soil.
HOMELESS DURING MARDI GRAS
During Mardi Gras this year I interviewed homeless people on the street to see what their lives are like during the most festive time of year!
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Even in chaos there’s beauty... In order for a flower to bloom from a seed, the seed must be buried in the earth’s dark soil.

It must crack open so the roots can grow. Giving the flower nourishment and stability to blossom.


As the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, "AN INTIMATE LOOK COVID-19" is a documentary highlighting the beauty and resiliency of the human spirit. Giving an insight to what the world is facing as a whole through personal stories with the hope of bringing "us" closer together.


Through COVID I’m watching our society learn to blossom. We are the seeds. COVID is the soil. How we transform depends on us. Through these stories I hope to give nourishment to ensure we all blossom.


So many times we are looking for a hero and we miss the hero inside.


Director's Biography:


After almost ten years of acting in other people’s films, COTB alum and award-winner, Melinda decided to make her own films; films spoken from her heart, told in the voices of those who are featured in her films. Melinda is interested in making films that examine important social issues while giving a voice for those who are suffering from the pain of social injustices.


In March 2016 she received the Right Now Today Humanitarian Award for her work on “Asylum”. Melinda’s first film. A narrative short that looks at mental trauma brought on by sexual domestic violence. It was awarded Best Narrative Short at the 2018 Cinema On the Bayou Film Festival. “Bound” a music video she directed received Best Music Video at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival in 2017. “Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance” a documentary looking at the homeless crisis premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival to two sold out screenings at and won the Audience Choice Award at the 2019 Tacoma Film Festival.


Melinda served as the Event Director with the Seattle Latino Film Festival in 2013 and 2014. During the Summer of 2016 and 2018, she worked with kids as filmmaker mentor for Tacoma’s Grand Cinema Film Camp. Melinda is a board member for the WA Lawyers for the Arts and WA Filmworks Film Leadership Council.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    23 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Louisiana Premiere
  • Director
    Melinda Raebyne
  • Screenwriter
    Melinda Raebyne
  • Producer
    Melinda Raebyne
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