His lens captured humanity in all its beautiful complexity, making his work inseparable from his life

George Dureau: New Orleans Artist explores the life and career of one of the city’s icons, painter and photographer George Dureau (1930-2014)

Featuring rarely seen archival materials, contemporary interviews, and an original score by composer Oscar Rossignoli, George Dureau: New Orleans Artist tells the story of a New Orleans that no longer exists

Directed by Jarret Lofstead and Sergio Lobo-Navia

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Role

  • Cinematographer

Awards

  • World Premiere, New Orleans Film Festival
  • Official Selection, Miami Film Festival
  • Official Selection, Festival International du Film Grolandais de Toulouse
  • Official Selection, OUTshine Film Festival
  • Official Selection, CineOFF International Independent Film Festival

”I’ve had so much fun and so much pain in so many houses along here. I’ve known murderers in these houses, fornicators, saints!