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Film Festival

37th New Orleans Film Fest

October 22, 2026

October 27, 2026

The New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) presented by Andscape, organized by the New Orleans Film Society, is a renowned celebration of independent filmmaking that has been championing diverse voices and groundbreaking stories for over 37 years. As an Academy Award®-qualifying festival in the categories of Documentary Short, Narrative Short, and Animated Short, NOFF serves as a vital platform for emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their work to global audiences.

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Retrospective

Great Scott! The Life/Work of Carol Scott

November 7, 2026

March 9, 2027

A landmark solo exhibition, “Great Scott,” will showcase more than 40 of Scott’s past and current works across various media, celebrating her significant contributions to visual art in New Orleans. Moreover, it will be the first full retrospective of her work presented at a major New Orleans cultural institution.

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Solo Exhibition

Nic[o] Brierre Aziz: Sweet Surrender

November 7, 2026

February 14, 2027

Nic[o] Brierre Aziz: "Sweet Surrender" is the Haitian-New Orleanian artist’s first institutional solo exhibition, and surveys a range of works in performance, photography, sculpture, and installation created over the last ten years. Whether turning to Southern antebellum history or contemporary art markets, Aziz’s work interrogates the de/valuation of Black life and cultural heritage, both exposing and subverting systems of cultural, political, and economic power.

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