Faubourg Tremé : the untold story of Black New Orleans / a co-production of Serendipity Films LLC, WYES-TV/New Orleans, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, and National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) ; in association with Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; a documentary by Lolis Eric Elie and Dawn Logsdon ; directed by Dawn Logsdon ; written & co-directed by Lolis Eric Elie ; produced by Lucie Faulknor, Lolis Eric Elie, Dawn Logsdon.
Long ago during slavery, Faubourg Tremé was home to the largest community of free black people in the Deep South and a hotbed of political ferment. Here black and white, free and enslaved, rich and poor co-habitated, collaborated, and clashed to create much of what defines New Orleans culture up to...