The 20th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, an annual eight-day juried international film festival, will be held on January 22-29, 2025, and will open with the U.S. Premiere of Pointe Noire, a Pat Mire film, on Wednesday, January 22nd at St. Landry Cinemas in Opelousas.  Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the film will screen at 7:00 p.m. The film screening will be followed by an Opening Night Reception at Cite des Arts in Downtown Lafayette.