NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Film Society announced a special NOFS/365 Pride screening celebration of “George Dureau: New Orleans Artist” on Monday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. at The Broad Theater in New Orleans. The screening will be followed by a talkback with directors Sergio Andrés Lobo-Navia and Jarret Lofstead.
Presented as part of NOFS/365, the New Orleans Film Society’s year-round programming initiative, organizers share the event reflects NOFS’s ongoing commitment to bringing meaningful, timely, and community-connected cinema to New Orleans audiences beyond the annual New Orleans Film Festival.
For audiences unable to attend in person, “George Dureau: New Orleans Artist” will make its streaming debut on June 22 and will be available to watch virtually through Aug. 22.
Directed by Sergio Andrés Lobo-Navia and Jarret Lofstead, “George Dureau: New Orleans Artist” explores the life and legacy of George Dureau, the iconic New Orleans painter and photographer whose portraits of Black, disabled, and LGBTQ+ New Orleanians challenged conventional ideas of beauty and celebrated the human form in all its complexity. Through rarely seen archival materials, unpublished photographs, contemporary interviews, and intimate conversations with Dureau, his friends, and his models, the film traces his creative process, his deep relationship with New Orleans, and his lasting impact on the art world.
Featuring an original score by composer Oscar Rossignoli, the 78-minute documentary offers a portrait of both an artist and a city. Dureau, who lived from 1930 to 2014, captured people and communities too often pushed to the margins. In his work and in his life, he reflected the beauty, complexity, generosity, talent, and messiness of New Orleans itself.
“George Dureau: New Orleans Artist” began research in 2017 and premiered at the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival. The film has since been recognized as an official selection of the New Orleans Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, FIFIGROT, and OUTshine Film Festival. The June 22 screening offers New Orleans audiences a rare opportunity to experience the film on the big screen during Pride Month.
“NOFS/365 is the perfect vehicle for this kind of programming,” said Dodd Loomis, executive director of the New Orleans Film Society. “It allows us to stay in active conversation with our city year-round and to present films that are artistically strong, locally relevant, and connected to the communities we serve. ‘George Dureau: New Orleans Artist’ is exactly the kind of work this initiative was built to support. It celebrates a singular New Orleans artist, honors the complexity of his subjects, and creates space for audiences to reflect on beauty, dignity, identity, and legacy. We are proud to present this film during Pride Month and especially grateful to welcome directors Sergio Andrés Lobo-Navia and Jarret Lofstead for a conversation with our audience.”
Event Details:
George Dureau: New Orleans Artist
In-Person Screening
Monday, June 22
7:30 p.m.
The Broad Theater
New Orleans, LA
Member Ticket Price: $15
General Admission Ticket Price: $18
The screening will be followed by a talkback with directors Sergio Andrés Lobo-Navia and Jarret Lofstead.
Virtual Screening
Available June 22 at 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 22 at 11:59 p.m.
Where: Anywhere
Member Ticket Price: $8
General Admission Ticket Price: $11
Film Details:
George Dureau: New Orleans Artist
2023
78 minutes
Directed by Sergio Andrés Lobo-Navia and Jarret Lofstead
Original score by Oscar Rossignoli
For more information about the film, visit dureaufilm.com