BLUE: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue - Trailer

Описание: "Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue" will be available to public television stations nationwide starting May 29, 2025. The film will also be available for streaming on PBS Passport. Call your local station and request it!
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Winner of "Best Documentary" awards at film festivals around the world.

Executive Producers: Jim Dotson, Ron Yager & Bruce Lee Smith
Producer, Writer and Director: Sean O'Malley
Producer: Trisha Johnson Reece
Coordinating Producers: Christopher Kramer & Megan Havner
Director of Photography: Michael S. Dean
Edited by: Jeremy Ashcraft
Featuring Original Music by: Lost Bayou Ramblers

Distributed by American Public Television.
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This award-winning one-hour special is perfect for arts, culture, and history programming, blending inspiration and insight.

From his Cajun roots to global acclaim, George Rodrigue’s journey is one of resilience and creativity. Self-taught while battling polio, he defied critics, Hurricane Katrina, and cancer, transforming a Cajun folklore figure into the iconic Blue Dog.

Featuring rare footage and interviews with family, friends, and icons like Emeril Lagasse and Drew Brees, this documentary offers an intimate look at a legendary artist.

HONORS AND AWARDS

New Orleans Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
North American Premiere
Official Selection; SOUTHERN FEATURE AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER

Southern Screen Festival – Lafayette, Louisiana
Official Selection

AMSTERDAM NEW CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
BEST DOCUMENTARY

The Bangkok Movie Awards – Bangkok, Thailand
Best Director – Sean O’Malley; Best Producer – Trisha Reece; Documentary Film – Sean O’Malley; Film Poster – Sean O’Malley (Jay Sigl, Rachel Pace & Helen Sigur and, of course, George Rodrigue)

Cannes World Film Festival – Remember the Future
Best Biographical Feature Film October 2024

Asian Talent International Film Festival 2024
Selected; WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY

IndieX Film Fest
Selected; Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short) November 2024

Southeast Academy International Film Festival (SEAIFF)
Official Selection – Best Documentary – November 2024

Swedish International Film Festival
Official Selection

Athens Film Festival, Athens, Greece
Selected

Oniros Film Awards New York
Finalist

Doc Only, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nominee,

New York True Venture Film Festival
Selected

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