Mississippi River
9th Ward Film Festival

Venue (Change of location):
The Village (Directions)
1001 Charbonnet at Rampart
NOLA 70117

On October 17, 2009 NOAFEST will hold a special event for friends of the Mississippi River 9th Ward Film Festival. We will screen Karmen Geï (2001), directed by NOAFEST Co-President Joseph Gaï Ramaka. An adaptation of Bizet’s opera Carmen, set in contemporary Senegal, Karmen Geï has won awards at festivals around the world.

The screening will be held outdoors at the historic Doullut Steamboat Pilot House in the lower 9th Ward and be preceded by a reception and performances, featuring Kora Konnection, with griot and kora master Morikeba Kouyate; tenor saxophonist Tim Green; acoustic bassist James Singleton; percussionist Jeff Klein; and the Nkafu African dance troupe featuring Mariama Curry.

The October 17 event will announce the first annual Mississippi River 9th Ward Film Festival to take place October 1-3 and October 8-10, 2010.

Please contribute! Click here to tell us how you wish to help.

Click here to donate. Friends who contribute $30 or more will be invited to the inaugural event on October 17. Seating is limited to 200 places. Come join us!

Reception provided by Whole Foods

Joseph Gaï Ramaka
Co-President & Festival Director of Noafest
Independent Screenwriter and Filmmaker