Cinema On The Bayou 2025 Opens With The U.S. Premiere Of Pat Mire's Narrative Feature Film "Pointe Noire"
 
The 20th Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival, An Annual Eight-Day Juried International Film Festival.
 
The Film, Which Was Shot Throughout The Acadiana Area, Stars Roy Dupuis And Myriam Cyr And Features Micheal Bienvenu And Zachary Richard. It Tells The Story Of Filmmaker And Crawfisherman Louis Leger (Roy Dupuis) And Criminal Defense Attorney Dolores Arceneaux (Myriam Cyr), Who Join Forces In The Cajun Prairie Community Of Pointe Noire In An Effort To Save The Life Of Joel Richard (Michael Bienvenu), A Falsely Accused Man On Louisiana's Death Row. What Follows Is A Search To Find Out What Really Happened 30 Years Ago When Two People Were Killed On The Night Of The Traditional Courir De Mardi Gras. Along The Way, Louis And Dolores Uncover A Hauntingly Beautiful, Isolated Community Suffering From Secrecy And Deceit, Yet Ultimately Striving To Achieve Its Own Form Of Folk Justice.

Schedule Of Events

Jan 22,2025

6:00 Pm - Opening Night U.S. Premiere Of Pointe Noire At St. Landry Cinema Opelousas
Cinema On The Bayou Presents The U.S. Premiere Of Pointe Noire, A Pat Mire Film. Doors Open At 6:00 P.M. With The Film Screening At 7:00 P.M. At St. Landry Cinemas In Opelousas. A Reception Will Follow At Cite Des Arts In Lafayette.

Jan 23,2025
Experimental Shorts Series 1 (86 Min.) - 11:45 Am - 1:15 Pm At Cite Dec Arts

After The Odyssey - 1:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

International Documentary Shorts Series 1 (82 Min.) - 3:15 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

International Narrative Shorts Series 1 (69 Min.) - 5:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

A Mother Apart - 6:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Hotel Silence - 8:00 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story - 8:15 - 10 Pm At Cite Dec Arts

Jan 24,2025

Le Peuple Lezard - 10:30 Am at Cite Dec Arts

French Language Narrative Shorts Series 1 (65 Min.) - 12:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

French Language Documentary Shorts Series 1 (86 Min.) - 1:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

French Language Animated Shorts (63 Min.) - 3:15 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Louisiane-Gaspésie Program Presented By Festival Les Percéides (80 Min.) - 6:15 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Bonjour Switzerland - 8:00 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

January 25,2025

Documentary Shorts Series (88 Min.) - 10:00 Am at Cite Dec Arts

Narrative Shorts Series 1 (87 Min.) - 12:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Narrative Shorts Series 2 (81 Min.) - 2:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Narrative Shorts Series 3 (81 Min.) - 4:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Mar Moussa - 4:30 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

Narrative Shorts Series 4 (87 Min.) - 6:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Paris Lost And Found - 6:00 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

Narrative Shorts Series 5 (78 Min.) - 8:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Ababooned - 8:00 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

Jan 26,2025

Panel Discussion On What Film Festivals Are Looking For And Programming In Different Languages - Free - 11:00 Am at Cite Dec Arts Blue Room

Animated Shorts Series 1 (60 Min.) - 12:15 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Animated Shorts Series 2 (63 Min.) - 1:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Experimental Shorts Series 2 (65 Min.) - 3:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Experimental Shorts Series 3 (63 Min.) - 4:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Home Free - 4:30 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

International Narrative Shorts Series 2 (78 Min.) - 6:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Awards Ceremony And Reception - Free - 8:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Jan 27,2025

French Language Narrative Shorts Series 3 (66 Min.) - 1:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Narrative Shorts Series 6 (78 Min.) - 2:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Student Film Series (49 Min.) - 4:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

International Documentary Shorts Series 2 (80 Min.) - 6:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Mysterious Behaviors - Free Admission - 7:00 Pm at St. Landry Cinema Opelousas

City Of Hate: Dallas And The Assassination, 60 Years Later - 8:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Jan 28,2025

Wasted - Overtourism And The French Quarter - Free - 1:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Laffoon: Tales From The Quarter (5 Min.) and Dirty Dogs (96 Min.) - Free - 3:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Louisiana Documentary Short: Gorgeous Journey (10 Min.) - Free - 5:15 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Glen Pitre Retrospective: Screening Of The Lost Film Classics Restored (88 Min.) And Reception - 6:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Jan 29,2025
Japanese Language Narrative Shorts Series (87 Min.) - 4:30 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Celebrating Louisiana Creatives: Closing Night Documentary Shorts (64 Min.) And Closing Night Reception - 6:00 Pm at Cite Dec Arts

Date : Jan 22-29,2025

Location :

Acadiana Cinemas' St. Landry Cinema - 1234 Heather Drive Opelousas, LA 70570

Cité des Arts - 109 Vine St Lafayette, LA 70501

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