Louisiana Grass Roots, a short documentary about our forgotten prairie.
Join the makers and supporters of the new documentary film Louisiana Grass Roots as they unveil their work in the James Devin Moncus Theater at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
The documentary has been filmed in Acadiana over the last 2 years with an all local crew and featuring local scientists and culture bearers. The team received the Louisiana Project Grant in 2023 and 2024 to support both the film and a traveling exhibit about the prairie, attendee’s will be able to experience these two elements of the project on the preview night.
RUN OF SHOW:
5:30pm: Doors
6pm: tour of Hidden in Plain Sight traveling exhibit about the prairie
6:30pm: Louisiana Grass Roots screening
7pm: Q&A with filmmakers, restoration scientists, and other people featured in the film
FILM SYNOPSIS & CREDITS:
The coastal prairie is an imperiled ecosystem in our backyards here in Southwest Louisiana. Louisiana Grass Roots tells the story of our forgotten prairie lands and the people working to save them. The film seeks to redefine our perception of the prairie, transforming it from a mere backdrop to an intricate tapestry of human connection and ecological significance.
Directed by Jillian Godshall
Produced by Dr. Phyllis Baudoin Griffard
Featuring Geno Delafose, Megan Constantin, Dr. Jeffery Darensbourg, Dr. Charles Allen, Dr. Malcolm Vidrine, Larry Allain, and Steve Nevitt.
Director of Photography Rush Jagoe
Additional Camera Drake LeBlanc and Jillian Godshall
Drone André Daugereaux
Sound Jillian Godshall and Rachel Nederveld
Swing/G&E Drake LeBlanc
Associate Producer Rachel Nederveld
Production Assistant Maggie Russo
Editor and Colorist RJ Comeaux
Post Production Supervisor Allison Bohl Dehart
Animation Camille Broussard
Archival Footage Pat Mire
Score Blake Miller
Additional Music Geno Delafose
Supported by Acadiana Center for the Arts, Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, Louisiana Native Plant Society, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation, Acadiana Native Plant Project
Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.
Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana.
AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.
AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.
In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.
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