2024 New Orleans Film Festival

Doc Shorts: Flora & Fauna

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Delacroix
Thomas Gonzales, a lifelong inhabitant of Delacroix, remains fiercely rooted to his home, a fragile strip of land encircled by marshlands and estuaries in southern Louisiana.
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The Voice of Bamboo
After escaping Japan in his youth, a now elderly Japanese man found refuge on a farm in the mountains of North Carolina, where growing bamboo taught him how to live.
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American Grail: A Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
The siren call of the Ivory-billed woodpecker lures a New York based tantra and sex educator into the swamps of the American South on a 17-year journey to prove the iconic bird still exists. Along the way, he finds a tendril of hope in the face of climate change.
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Audio & the Alligator
Audio Caña enjoys telling fantastic stories to his loved ones. But when he claims there's a giant alligator living in his pond, no one believes him. With his six year-old granddaughter, Audio will try to prove the alligator's existence to everyone.
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We Exist in Memory
Maria and her grandchild, Marucha, are two Indigenous refugees living in displacement. To Maria, the Venezuelan delta is her home. To Marucha, these refugee camps are all she knows. Through the rhythms of their daily lives, we witness the complexity of raising a new generation in displacement and explore how land, memory and identity are deeply intertwined.
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Mango Movie
Through a tapestry of observation, personal anecdotes, and collective reflections, Mango Movie, delves into the heart of Miami's beloved mango season and its intrinsic connection with community, nostalgia, and climate.
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From the bamboo forests of one’s home country to the taste of a juicy mango, what does it mean to miss something when it’s gone? These remind us to appreciate the natural world in all its complexities before it’s paved and converted into a parking lot. 

Thomas Gonzales, a lifelong inhabitant of Delacroix, remains fiercely rooted to his home, a fragile strip of land encircled by marshlands and estuaries in southern Louisiana.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    6 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Director
    Keely Kernan
  • Producer
    Dan Frank
  • Cinematographer
    Keely Kernan
  • Editor
    Keely Kernan