- Little Chenier
Infobox Film
name = Little Chenier: A Cajun Story
caption =
director =Bethany Ashton
producer =William Dore (executive producer),Philip S. Bligh (executive producer),Bruce Randolph Tizes (executive producer),Clifton Collins Jr. ,Jane Dennison ,Jessica Schatz ,Teddy Valenti (co-producers),Kira Bosak ,Amy N. Johnson ,Scott Trahan (associate producers),Bethany Ashton ,Gavin Boyd ,Jace Johnson , &Ron West (producers)
writer =Bethany Ashton &Jace Johnson
starring =Johnathon Schaech ,Frederick Koehler ,Tamara Braun ,Jeremy Davidson ,Clifton Collins Jr. , &Chris Mulkey
music =Michael Picton
editing =Brian Anton
distributor =Radio London Films
released =October 20 , 2006 (Austin Film Festival )
runtime = 120 min
country = USA
language = English
budget = $6,000,000 (estimated)
imdb_id = 0758764"Little Chenier" is a 2006 film written by
Jace Johnson andBethany Ashton , and directed by Ashton. It is set in thebayous ofLouisiana , and starsJohnathon Schaech ,Frederick Koehler ,Tamara Braun ,Jeremy Davidson ,Clifton Collins Jr. , &Chris Mulkey . The film completed production in 2006 but, as of 2007, has yet to find a distributor despite glowing reviews from a number of film festivals. It premiered at theAustin Film Festival onOctober 20 , 2006 and was releasedJanuary 18 ,2008 .Radio London Films will be releasing theDVD version of "Little Chenier" onJuly 8 ,2008 .Plot
Beauxregard 'Beaux' Dupuis (
Johnathon Schaech ) lives a simple, idyllic life in the Louisiana bayou with his mentally challenged younger brother, Pemon (Frederick Koehler ) on a small stretch of land called Little Chenier. They live a good life until Pemon is accused of a crime and Beaux resolves to protect him at all costs.Main Cast
Johnathon Schaech as Beauxregard 'Beaux' DupuisFrederick Koehler as Pemon DupuisTamara Braun as Marie-Louise LeBauveJeremy Davidson as Carl LeBauveClifton Collins Jr. as T-Boy TrahanChris Mulkey as Sheriff Kline LeBauveHurricane Rita
Three weeks after
Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana,Hurricane Rita hit the city of Lake Charles and the various parishes used for filming. Virtually all of the sets and locations used in the film were destroyed, leaving many locals homeless. The film is believed to be the only known footage of the area.Bethany Ashton and her family set up a non-profit organization called [http://littlechenier.com/RitaRemembered.aspx Rita Remembered] to rebuild the communities and help those in need, who were largely left out of the eventual help offered to victims of Katrina. The charity is unique in that Ashton and the fellow creators invite people to correspond directly with them to find out exactly how their contributions were used.Reviews
* [http://littlechenier.com/Review_TER.aspx Patrick Sweeney, "The Tempe Emerald Review" (2007)]
* [http://littlechenier.com/Review_Austin.aspx Price Savoie, "Austin Texan Review" (October 2006)]
* [http://littlechenier.com/Review_ScreenSpotlight.aspx Betsy Tyson, "Screen Spotlight" (October 2006)]References
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