Produced by the Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF), "Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture" traces 300 years of building traditions -- including masonry, ironwork, and plastering -- brought by enslaved Africans to French colonial Louisiana. Passed down through generations, these trades empowered Louisiana’s Creoles of Color, offering wealth and social mobility in a time of widespread racial inequality. The film connects the past to the present through master craftsmen Jeff M. Porée, Sr., Darryl A. Reeves, and the late Theodore “Teddy” Pierre, Jr., all of whom work to preserve these traditions and mentor the next generation.

Presented by AOS Interiors