Tchoupitoulas

Director: Bill Ross, Turner Ross
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: December 7, 2012
Distributor: Oscilloscope
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Synopsis: "Tchoupitoulas" is a story of the New Orleans night. It is a visually exhilarating and aurally immersive record of one night in the many lives of a thriving nocturnal populace. Three young boys act as our wide-eyed conduits to a parade of entertainers and revelers as they dance through the lamp lit streets and doorways of the Crescent City. From dusk to dawn, from Rampart to the river, we explore the lives and locales of one of the world's most unique cities. In moments, vignettes, performances, and exchanges, "Tchoupitoulas" is a kaleidoscopic odyssey into another side of New Orleans. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]

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