Three Mardi Gras Indian Big Chiefs in New Orleans spend a year sewing elaborate costumes to compete for the title of the prettiest suit on Mardi Gras.
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Three Mardi Gras Indian Big Chiefs in New Orleans spend a year sewing elaborate costumes to compete for the title of the prettiest suit on Mardi Gras.
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Big Chief Monk Boudreaux walks the streets of New Orleans, dressed in a colorful, handmade costume. He is one of three Mardi Gras Indian leaders featured in Bury the Hatchet, a documentary directed by Aaron Walker. Over five years, the film captures the lives of Boudreaux, Alfred Doucette, and Victor Harris, descendants of runaway slaves. The documentary shows their annual celebration on Mardi Gras, where tribes compete to display the most beautiful suits. It also addresses challenges such as police harassment, neighborhood gentrification, and the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
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- Meet Big Chiefs Alfred Doucette and Monk Boudreaux.
- Find out about Mardi Gras Indian traditions in New Orleans.
- See the impact of Hurricane Katrina on local culture.
Did You Know
- The film won the Best Louisiana Feature Award at the 2010 New Orleans Film Festival.
- Bury the Hatchet was selected for the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival in 2011.
- The documentary follows its subjects over a span of five years.
- The film won the Grand Prize and Intangible Culture Award at the Royal Anthropological Institute Festival in Leeds.
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Who directed the documentary Bury The Hatchet?
Bury The Hatchet was directed by Aaron Walker.
What is the duration of the documentary Bury The Hatchet?
The duration of Bury The Hatchet is 86 minutes.
Which awards did Bury The Hatchet win?
Bury The Hatchet won the Best Louisiana Feature Award at the New Orleans Film Festival and the Grand Prize and Intangible Culture Award at the Royal Anthropological Institute Festival of Ethnographic Film.
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