Little Chenier
| Little Chenier | |
|---|---|
 A Cajun story | |
| Directed by | Bethany Ashton |
| Written by | Bethany Ashton & Jace Johnson |
| Produced by | William Dore (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) |
| Starring | Johnathon Schaech, Frederick Koehler, Tamara Braun, Jeremy Davidson, Clifton Collins Jr., & Chris Mulkey |
| Edited by | Brian Anton |
| Music by | Michael Picton |
| Distributed by | No distributor set |
Release dates | October 20, 2006 (Austin Film Festival) |
Running time | 120 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Little Chenier is a 2006 film written by Jace Johnson and Bethany Ashton, and directed by Ashton. It is set in the bayous of Louisiana, and stars Johnathon 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 the Austin Film Festival on October 20, 2006 and it's most recent (festival) screening was at the Park City Film Music Festival where it won the Audience Best Narrative Feature award.
It was shot on location in Little Chenier, Louisiana.
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' Dupuis
Frederick Koehler as Pemon Dupuis
Tamara Braun as Marie-Louise LeBauve
Jeremy Davidson as Carl LeBauve
Clifton Collins Jr. as T-Boy Trahan
Chris Mulkey as Sheriff Kline LeBauve
Hurricane 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 the film as the only known footage of the area[1]), leaving many locals homeless. Bethany Ashton and her family set up a non-profit organization called 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 as Ashton and the fellow creators invite people to correspond directly with them to find out exactly how their contributions were used.
For more information on Rita Remembered, contact:
Jane Dennison
JaneDennison@RitaRemembered.com
Rita Remembered
PO Box 145
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602
Reviews
THE TEMPE EMERALD REVIEW - By Patrick Sweeney - Park City 2007
AUSTIN TEXAN REVIWE - By Price Savoie - October 2006
SCREEN SPOTLIGHT - By Betsy Tyson - October 2006
References
- ^ Ashton, Bethany (unknown). "Hurricane Rita". myspace.com.
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