$8.50 a Barrel! screening with
Yellow Fever
NY Premiere of 4K Restoration
Huit Piastres et Demie! avec La Fièvre Jaune
Schedule
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Q&A with director Glen Pitre after the 7:30PM screening
Yellow Fever
Dir. Glen Pitre, 1978, United States, 30min, DCP
In Cajun French with English subtitles
$8.50 a Barrel!
Dir. Glen Pitre, 1981, United States, 58min, DCP
In Cajun French with English subtitles
Two extraordinary discoveries of regional American independent cinema by filmmaker Glen Pitre, who at age 29 was already referred to as ‘The father of Cajun cinema’ by American Film magazine. Made in Cajun French with mostly non-professional actors, and dubbed “Gumbo westerns,” both films dramatize major events in the Bayou. Set in 1897, Yellow Fever follows a father who breaks through quarantine to return to his family, who hide him from authorities as he gets increasingly sick. $8.50 a Barrel tells the story of the Shrimp War of 1938 (Pitre spent his childhood working on the family shrimp boat) and attempts to organize by the fishermen. Pitre’s earliest works are revelatory examples of regional, historical and singular filmmaking.
Venue
Event Pricing
($3 for Advance Tickets)
(Sept-Oct or Nov-Dec)
Children under seventeen (17) years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times and may not attend events unattended.
Cinésalon is made possible by the generous support of BNP Paribas, Sofitel New York and Air France.
Yellow Fever and $8.50 a Barrel! restored in 4K by IndieCollect, in collaboration with Director Glen Pitre.
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