1982.Written, produced, and directed by Emmy Award-winning documentarian , Horace B. Jenkins, and crafted by an entirely African American cast and crew,
Cane River is a racially-charged love story in Natchitoches Parish, a “free community of color” in Louisiana. A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity — the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
This lyrical, visionary film disappeared for decades after Jenkins died suddenly following the film’s completion, robbing generations of a talented, vibrant new voice in African American cinema
Join HCAS and MFAH for an online conversation with Sacha Jenkins (son of the film's late director Horace Jenkins and director of
Fresh Dressed and
Wu Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men) and Bun B(hip hop legend, Rice University professor, and board member of the Houston Cinema Arts Society)
*very interesting convo. Professor Bun's parents are from Southwest Louisiana, and a close friend of his is tied into the real life families covered in the film. He has a unique perspective about the story. Convo is more about the background and themes of the movie than the film itself. So it won't spoil it for you if you ever watch the film
*Completely Black financed film, the backers/producers were a well known family in New Orleans.
