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New Orleans Airlift goes to London

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

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ASU are putting together a new film programme touring the Deptford, London environs at 4 locations throughout July & August. First of is their inclusion in the Tomorrow Deptford festival 4th July – http://www.myspace.com/artfulmtb

Set in the heart of the popular Deptford Market, shoppers will be encouraged into the Market Cinema – a specially constructed market stall, to take the weight of their legs and escape from the hustle and bustle for a while.

Independence Day -Southern Style celebrates independent film-makers from 4 Southern locations.South London, Memphis, TN. New Orleans, LA. and the Republic of Ireland.
The work will then tour 3 other community events.

The New Orleans Airlift is delighted to be part of this event and will be showing films from Helen Hill, Bounce Documentary “Ya Heard Me?”, scary vampire flick “The Hunter’s Apprenctice”, post-Katrina super 8 diary “Blinded by Seeing” and more.

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Summer 2009 – New Orleans goes to BERLIN!

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

The New Orleans Airlift has teamed with Berlin Lacht, a Berlin-based producer of international street  festivals, to

curate a program of performances, puppetry, traditional street parades and more for Berlin Lacht’s sixth annual Mariannenplatz Festival to be held in June 2009 in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of  Berlin.

Nearly 20 performers and artists from 10 different New Orleans groups will be traveling to Berlin, with talents ranging from one man bands to installation art to experimental performance and beyond!  In addition to their appearances at the Mariannenplatz event throughout the weekend, and our exported artists can be seen at special appearances in nightclubs through Berlin every night!

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