Today marks the beginning of Cinema on the Bayou, a Lafayette festival that will offer screenings of nearly 200 films over 8 days. Today on Louisiana Considered, festival director Rebecca Hudsmith tells us about all of the local and international films coming to Cinema On The Bayou.

US Premiere of 'Waving' this Sunday with @cotbfilmfest. In-person and online streaming tickets available here: buff.ly/3WBOGKK.

FREE Eternal Flow film screening TOMORROW in Lafayette, LA, at the Cinema On The Bayou from 12:15PM-2PM! The film takes a look at the Mississippi River through the eyes of those who have their own profound history with the River! Learn more cinemaonthebayou.com

Nous sur le tapis rouge ! Our team was at Cinema On The Bayou for the showing of our documentary, Voices of Renewal. A great crowd and Q&A after. Merci Lafayette ! #FilmTwitter #Louisiana #Documentary

9 hours left to watch The Rolling Pin and other films through Cinema On The Bayou #filmmaking #films #cinema watch.eventive.org/18thcinemaonth… @FilmPEI #shortfilms #gratitude

ANDREW AFTER ANGOLA wins Best Documentary Shorts Award! 🏆 @cotbfilmfest #ANDREWAFTERANGOLA @ Lafayette, Louisiana instagram.com/p/CoTRIwAvzXQ/…

De acuerdo al veredicto del Jurado de @cotbfilmfest: "Esta película presenta una gran combinación de viejas imágenes y una narrativa muy personal, junto con vídeos y fotografías intimistas de paisajes abandonados y en ruinas que cuentan la historia de la pérdida y la esperanza".

🏆Congrats to the young Venezuelan filmmaker based in Montevideo @soybarbageek and team, director of #Nostalgia98, the only Latin American film awarded in the 18th edition of the Cinema On The Bayou / Best Experimental Short Film Award in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.🔥 #CineVenezolano

We’re so thankful for this award! @cotbfilmfest #ANDREWAFTERANGOLA instagram.com/p/CpQd719v6y4/…

Chris Strachwitz Arhoolie Records Founder July 1, 1931 - May 5, 2023 ​​We celebrate the life of our founder, friend, and great record man Chris Strachwitz. He died peacefully at home in Marin County, CA, surrounded in his last days by dear friends and family.

THE TIGERS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

What film will you be watching on the opening night of #NOFF2023? Checkout the Festival Schedule and Film Guide today📷 + grab an All Access pass to enjoy all NOFF films, parties, and more—including our Opening Night Party at Gallier Hall📷! 📷: neworleansfilmsociety.org/film-guide/

AND WE'RE OFF...! Headed for Cajun country! Thank you so much Cinema On The Bayou for including "MADAME" in your 19th annual festiva! 🙏🌹🎬📽️🍿🎟️🕶️🍾🥂 #CinemaOnTheBayou2024 #MADAME #MadameFam Sean Temple 𝐂𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊

Countdown: 7 days, 17 hours, 10 minutes until Cinema On The Bayou... 🎞️🐊🌳 📽️🎟️🍿🕶️ 🥂🍾🎬🦀 🥘🥐#Madame #MadameFam #CinemaontheBayou 🎥❤️

For freedom. Eternal gratitude to our Allies.

JUST ANNOUNCED: POINTE NOIRE at The State on 6/28 🎬 Set in the Cajun prairie, Pointe Noire follows filmmaker-turned-crawfisherman Louis Leger and criminal defense attorney Dolores Arceneaux as they race to save a man on Louisiana’s Death Row. 🎟️ bit.ly/3TiWYb8

TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN! TIGERS WIN!

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