2024 New Orleans Film Festival

Louisiana Shorts: Empowering Community Storytellers

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Filmmaker Maaliyah Papillion has been tapped to learn the ways of her elders and carry on their sacred traditions as the next chief of the Atakapa-Išhak Nation, making her the second woman to lead the tribe since 1771.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    World
  • Director
    Maaliyah Papillion, Mo Grizzly (Co-Director)
  • Producer
    New Orleans Video Access Center
  • Cinematographer
    Ryan Marrero
  • Editor
    Jay Evans