Short Films by the Neighborhood Story Project

Name: Short Films by the Neighborhood Story Project
Released: 2026-04-02
Duration: 45 min

Join the Neighborhood Story Project for a series of short films co-created with musicians and social and pleasure clubs in New Orleans. Each film was conceptualized and edited with the musicians to share historical and contemporary stories from their musical communities. • Guiding Star: The Spiritual Church in New Orleans with Herlin Riley and Joe Lastie • Rest in Peace All Ye Who Have Labored with the Young Men Olympia, Jr. Benevolent Association • The Glass House Revisited with with original members of the Dirty Dozen and Rebirth Brass Bands and The Big Nine, Dumaine Gang, Footwerk Family, Keep ‘N It Real, Money Wasters, Nine Times, Ole and Nu Style Fellas, Prince of Wales, Sudan, Undefeated Divas, Gents, & Kids, Versatile Ladies of Style, and the Young Men Olympia, Jr. • From the the Heart: Inside Da Lab with Sudan Social and Pleasure Club We will visit the homes of spiritual churches of the early 20th century, Lafaytte No. 2 Cemetery where the Young Men Olympia, Jr. Benevolent Association has maintained its society tombs for more than a 120 years, the Glass House where brass band music in Central City was revolutionized in the 1970s, and the streets of Treme during Sudan's annual second line parade. Soundtracks for all the films were recorded live in concert with the support of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, "An Open Curriculum on New Orleans." Special thanks to the Historic New Orleans Collection for use of their archives.PT45M2026-04-02Short Films by the Neighborhood Story Project"Short Films by the Neighborhood Story Project"

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