Mairzy Doats is hard at work on Bayou Maharajah, a feature documentary on New Orleans piano genius James Booker. Check out this 4 minute fundraising trailer, then visit http://kck.st/9tPF0Q to see how to donate and get involved in the film.
For the past year, I’ve been the official videographer for the CrossRoads Institute- a youth-led educational theatre corps in New Orleans. Below is a sampling of some of the videos I’ve made for them.
Filmed at the live recording of Walking Through Heaven’s Gate. December, 2008. Zion Hill Baptist in the Treme, New Orleans, LA.
Camera and editing by Lily Keber.
Lily is a co-founder and media trainer for New Orleans Video Voices, a women-led collective dedicated to expanding media literacy across the Gulf South. Below is a sampling of videos we’ve produced..
Editing by Lily Keber. Camera by the Sustainable Communities Network and New Orleans Video Voices. Nov 2010.
In July 2009, Lily and New Orleans Video Voices teamed up with the Iberville Boys & Girls Club to teach basic documentary video skills. The result of this short, intensive workshop speaks for itself- playful and giggly, but rife with the violence and grief of their community. Made possible with funding from Transforma Project.
After an exciting couple months of travel and teaching, Mairzy Doats is ready to start showing some new work. Below is the first of several short pieces about the current situation on the ground in Gaza
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A short film chronicling the impact of incarceration on families in Gaza. With over 11,000 Gazas held in Israeli prisons, it is difficult to find a family who has not been affected. For over three years, no family visits have been allowed, and communication is difficult, often impossible. Shot in June 2009. Produced by Jordan Flaherty and Lily Keber.