Finding Cajun Documentary

This film is the first in-depth look at the evolution of the Cajun and Creole ethnic labels in Louisiana.

We appreciate your support in helping us finish and release this film on Louisiana's unique people and culture!

We're trying to make deadlines to submit the film to film festivals this month, followed by public release.

Synopsis:

  Finding Cajun, a documentary film, presents a critical and historically informed perspective on the origin and evolution of Cajun identity and the complex issues being debated today. We see how Cajuns compare to the present-day Acadians in  maritime Canada, a community that is supposedly at the historical root of Cajun ethnicity. The film examines how cultural and racial labels in Louisiana have shifted, especially over the past 70 years, and considers the stakes of maintaining (or losing) heritage languages in the United States. Through interviews with leading experts filmed on site in Louisiana, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, viewers will discover the diversity and complexity of South Louisiana's French- and Creole-speaking communities and see how Americanization, racism, and language shift have reshaped the cultural landscape of Louisiana.