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Cinema on the Bayou kicks off in Lafayette

Posted at 10:13 PM, Jan 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-23 23:36:04-05

The 14th Annual Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival is off to a successful start.

The eight-day festival kicked off tonight at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette.

The opening night film was Black Indians, a French documentary about Mardi Gras Indians.

Filmmakers from around the world participate in the festival.

Day 2 will start with the showing of Montréal’s short documentary Wapikoni at 1 p.m. at Vermilionville.

For tickets and the schedule of events, click here.