Nailah Jefferson

Black History, Documentaries, Film Festivals, Interviews, new orleans film festival, Social Justice

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Nailah Jefferson on Her Empowering Documentary, “Commuted”

by Rebecca Martin

March 27, 2024

To celebrate the release of the film, we bring back our 2023 New Orleans Film Festival interview (originally posted on 11/2/23) with filmmaker Nailah Jefferson about her feature documentary “Commuted,”

Film Festivals, new orleans film festival, Profile, reviews

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We Are Who We Depend On: Wrap-Up of the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival

by Rebecca Martin

November 29, 2023

“We know that our rising tide lifts all boats. We are who we depend on, so we create spaces where we can uplift each other. This is not a place

Film Festivals, new orleans film festival

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Cinema Femme’s 10 most anticipated films at the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival

by Rebecca Martin

November 1, 2023

Cinema Femme is going to New Orleans for its 34th annual film festival! This will be the first year in which I will personally be covering the festival for Cinema