Join us for the Listening Room Film Festival!! Friday, December 6, 7 and 8 and 13, 14 and 15. Friday and Saturday, 3pm to midnight. Sunday 3pm  to 9pm

The festival will be both physical and virtual, featuring local and regional films from the southeast area. A retrospective component will include films that were produced by local filmmakers that are important to the continuance of Louisiana filmmaking and its history.

The festival is held at Henry Turner Jr.'s Listening Room located at 2733 North Street,  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. Phone Is 225-802-9681.

Films entered should have an aspect about or on musicians, actors, entertainers and people who were pioneers or influencers in the entertainment industry. Additionally films can be entered that have Louisiana music in their soundtracks, as well as actors, writers, directors, producers and crew members from the state

Schedule of Events:

December 6, 2024

3:00 pm: Doors Open
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Opening Remarks    
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm: Louisiana Music Videos  

They Call Me Pressure (Ms. Pressure), He Like It (Tawanna Louis), Official Flavor Music Video-Kasey Ball ft. Akela Simon, Chasing Your Dreams (Jelly B and D'Wolfe), F Funk (Henry Turner Jr. and Flavor), ''''Un Not Kankan (Douglas Capron), I Love the Saints (Rochelle Harper)

Made In Louisiana - Part I
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm: Devine Intervention w/QandA - Donna Butler Runaway Time Traveling Slaves Embark on Adventure-Series Pilot
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Opening Party (rerun Music Videos)

Made in Louisiana - Part II
7:15 pm - 07:45 pm: When Men Grieve w/ QandA (Documentary)    Parris Lane Harold 'Homeboy' Wilson, Grand Marshal at Lionel Baptist Jr.'s Funeral
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Wasted- Overtourism and The French Quarter w/QandA (Documentary) Laura Cayouette and Max Fisk (Baton Rouge Premiere)

The film explores the fine balance between the needs of locals and the desires of tourists through a series of interviews.
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm: Music Performances

December 7, 2024

3:00 pm: Doors Open
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Panel: How Filmmakers and Attorney's Interact Eugene Radcliff, Esq. and Vernon W. Thomas, Esq. Celebration Creative Arts
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm: A Night of Artistic Renewal: History in Living Color (Documentary) Dionne Hunter Celebrate talented artists as they honor Black Excellence at this captivating event (Baton Rouge Premiere)
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm: 'Like An Open Heart It Shines w/QandA  David Collupy (Music Short)

Singer/songwriter Chuck Mosley (former lead singer of Faith No More) plays fictionalized version of himself in posthumous release. 'Louisiana Premiere Mayhem and Mischief

08:00 pm - 10:00 pm: ''The Red Market - Christopher Matthew Spencer (Horror Short) Organ donor treads perilous path to get out of debt. 'Without A Name w/QandA - Emmett Loverde, Griffith Mehaffey  (Horror Film/Thriller)
Teenager Calvin gets drawn into a cult that worships youth but threatens adults. His father struggles to rescue him... but Calvin may not want saving.
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm:  Music Performances   

December 8, 2024    

3:00 pm:  Doors Open - Music, Music and More Music
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm: Hub City - Robby Robinson (Music Driven Short) Set against Austin's cosmic cowboy music scene of the early 70's, Hub City follows a reluctant seeker hero into the past he hoped to leave behind.
3:45 pm - 4:50 pm: I Live Alone in My Heaven   Astrid Bscher (Documentary) A personal portrait of German bass singer Gunther Groissbock who travels the world singing Grand Opera. The film explores the loneliness of being on top.
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Keynote Speaker - Charles (Chuck) Bush What's the difference between making indie films and major features? Exploring Distribution Rights and What's it like to make films in Louisiana.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm:Twin Stories - Charles Bush - (Documentary) Parallel lives decades apart of brothers and sisters in New Orleans
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Music Performances

December 13, 2024

03:00 pm: Doors Open
03:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Consequence - De Ann Christensen            
04:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Music Videos from Here and Abroad
You Rose Like A Tempest (Chrystophe Omery, France), Just A Bite Maki/ECG,) New to Me (D'aria Feat. Pat Lane)'', All Night Rhythms (Emry Thomas and The Institute Feat. Pierre Williams) On My Way Back (Tim Ambler, Scotland), Dave B-Gnosis
05:00 pm - 05:45 pm: Panel TBA
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Peanut Man-The Story of George Washington Carver (Bio Pic) Aaron L. Williams
08:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Barry Coffing: How to Write Music for Film and Television
10:15 pm - 11:30 pm: Music Performances

December 14, 2024

3:00 pm: Doors Open
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Barry Coffing: How to Write Music on an Indie Budget
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Love and Aging In America and Abroad
The Song You Sung Eliza Mullins, Stick With You'''' (Anna Muchin) (US Debut), The Metro Direction of Love (Malgorzata Szyszka), Crystal-Story of a Girl from Texas (Michelle Mower), Shi Naasha (Ramilla Cody), Missing (Linda McKenzie), My Crying Song for You (Diane Kaufman)''(World Premiere), This and Not Another Body (Malgorzata Szyszka), Younger Days(Bill Hartmann)''', The Light feat. Fred Mascherino (Derek Woods Band)
06:15 pm - 7:15 pm: Producers Panel: John J. Anderson, Aaron L. Williams, Leetric Walker
07:30 pm - 9:30 pm: The Perfect Mate - Aaron L. Williams Comedy  A woman is forced to bring a ringer to meet her Christian family after getting dumped by her fiancée.
10:00 pm: Music Performances

December 15, 2024

3:00 pm: Doors Open
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Opening Remarks
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: In Concert Gravitation  w/QandA - Nolan Stolz  

Composer Nolan Stoltz performs a solo Covid' version of his instrumental piece usually meant for 5 to 6 musicians. Shadow Axe '- Paul Moon  A portrait of guitarist Yaron Deutch who bridges classical and contemporary music.

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Made in Baton Rouge - Minutes Into the Life of Henry Turner Jr.  Michele Barnes, Game Party Squad Godric Johnson, The Art of … Martin Louper, Adrian Spurlock w/QandA
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: King Bee    The Slim Harpo Story w/QandA - Documentary - Johnny Palazzotto
7:45 pm - 9:00 pm: ReverbNation Music Videos and Closing Party

Date: December 6 - 15, 2024

Location: Henry Turner Jr's Listening Room,

2733 North Street,

Baton Rouge, LA 70801

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