2025 New Orleans Film Festival

All Ages: NOFF x COOL Cooperative Takeover

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Available October 24, 2025 12:00 AM UTC
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5 films in package
T.Osborne
Terrance Osborne is an extraordinary New Orleanian artist who paints vibrant scenes of the city. This film follows his raw passion and deep love for his city, his family, and his wife, immersing viewers in Osborne's unique and eccentric vision.
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ManBooBs
At a pool party for his crush, an overweight Black teenager wrestles with shame and self-worth, risking heartbreak and humiliation to finally tell her how he feels.
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Juana Pelos
Relentlessly picked on and finding no support from her conservative mother in shedding her hairy shame, Juana sees no other option but to take her body hair-related matters into her own hands.
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Behind the Beads: Black Masking Indian Queens Share the Tradition
This documentary celebrates Black Masking Indian culture through the lens of young digital artists, blending animation and live footage to honor the resilience and cultural significance of the tradition.
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Shouter / Rocker
The music started in enslavement, but now the traditions of the Ring Shout and Easter Rock are being brought to the masses.
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A collection of special shorts curated by the New Orleans Film Society in partnership with The COOL Cooperative, appropriate for all ages.

Behind the Beads is a documentary celebrating Black Masking Indian culture through the lens of young digital artists. As part of the “Feathers of Hope” initiative by Arts New Orleans, YAM students immersed themselves in the Black Masking Indian tradition, learning beadwork and documenting the artistry of three Queens. This collage-style film blends animation and live footage to honor the resilience and cultural significance of the tradition. Inspired by an interview with Queen Herreast Harrison, the film explores how beading and masking connect to ancestral memory, embody resistance, and preserve the spirit of freedom across generations.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    9 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    E'Damien Baines, Aaran Hogan, Sye Harris, Nia Jackson, Andria Montgomery, Courtney Egan (Lead Artist)
  • Producer
    Arts New Orleans
  • Cinematographer
    E'Damien Baines, Aaran Hogan, Sye Harris, Nia Jackson, Andria Montgomery, with Lead Artist Courtney Egan
  • Editor
    Sye Harris, Courtney Egan (Lead Artist)
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