2026 New Orleans Film Festival

Youth Friendly Louisiana Shorts

Available in 24d 21h 43m 44s
Available October 23, 2026 12:30 AM UTC
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8 films in package
(Om)en
While seeking peace through meditation, a woman is disrupted by eerie omens—only to have her stillness shattered by a call from her sister, confessing to one body of a problem.
For the Grind
Muay Thai training, cooks, and musicians move through a surreal warehouse surrounded by ancestors and a surreal being, illuminating working-class solidarity and inherited purpose among people of color.
Sugar Water
When the electricity is shut off one hot summer morning, a mother scrambles to find money to pay the bill. Meanwhile, her eldest daughter's day becomes a quiet journey of determination and imagination as she searches for a way to ease her mother’s burden.
Citizenship Test
Citizenship Test is a dark comedy about an Americanized immigrant who's dragged through an absurd and byzantine immigration system that makes her question everything she used to believe about the USA.
Prince
Prince lives in a sad little rotten castle on the bayou waiting for love and unexpectedly, his make up sales queen comes calling!
The Worst Thing
Two strangers realize they have more in common than anticipated, as they get vulnerable and share "the worst things" they have ever done. A 20-minute, continuous take.
Settling St. Malo
Poet Randy Gonzales journeys along Louisiana’s coast, discovering his family’s forgotten past and the enduring legacy of the earliest Filipino settlements in the United States.
Stories From a One-Room School
A woman returns to her Louisiana hometown to honor her grandmother’s legacy, uncovering the story of a one-room schoolhouse that once educated generations of African-American children in the segregated South.
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A woman returns to her Louisiana hometown to honor her grandmother’s legacy, uncovering the story of a one-room schoolhouse that once educated generations of African-American children in the segregated South.


Director bio:

Jonathan Presson is a documentary filmmaker from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who studied film at Loyola University New Orleans. His directorial debut, "Last of the Shrimpers," premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival (2025) and won Best Short Documentary at the Oxford Film Festival (2026). He is dedicated to sharing underrepresented stories through documentary.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Louisiana
  • Director
    Jonathan Presson
  • Producer
    Jonathan Presson
  • Cinematographer
    Cameron Gordon
  • Editor
    Jonathan Presson
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