2022 New Orleans Film Festival

Southern Narrative Shorts: Lighten Up

Expired November 14, 2022 5:59 AM
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5 films in package
Enchanted Cove
On a hike, a woman discovers the body of a drowned man at the basin of a waterfall. While phoning the police, she finds a camera at the top of the falls. Upon returning home, she realizes she forgot to hand the camera over to the police. Curious, she puts the camera's SD card into her computer.
Hibachi Man (The Musical)
At this point, everyone knows what to expect from a hibachi dinner show. When a hotshot hibachi chef is faced with failure, will he rise up... or leave it all behind?
A Street Cat Named Desire
While escaping a storm in New Orleans, a tourist falls under the spell of a bartender with a strange connection to her cats.
I think I'm dying
In the midst of the pandemic, Caleb calls Amelia after a failed first date to discuss with her an urgent health-related matter.
The Negro & The Cheese Knife
A Black man is gifted a cheese knife from his white girlfriend. When he goes home that night, he discovers another Black man robbing his apartment. What ensues sees two Black men from different sides of the track finding an unfortunate common ground.

One part dark, one part light, this collection of narrative shorts entreats us not to take life so seriously, offering space to laugh in the face of fear. 


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On a hike, a woman discovers the body of a drowned man at the basin of a waterfall. While phoning the police, she finds a camera at the top of the falls. Upon returning home, she realizes she forgot to hand the camera over to the police. Curious, she puts the camera's SD card into her computer.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    New Orleans
  • Director
    Jeff Kardesch
  • Screenwriter
    Jeff Kardesch
  • Producer
    Isaac Garza, Jeff Kardesch
  • Cinematographer
    Zach Morrison
  • Editor
    Jeff Kardesch
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