Lila French's Reel

a film by Lila French & Lizzie Prestel with William C. Schmidt, Jr., Joy Lewis, Russell Pitre, & Frank "Blackie" Campo In 2005, St. Bernard Parish, a community on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Through the personal stories of four long-time residents, we witness their loss, healing and rebuilding, their resilience, and what connects people to the place they call home. Premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival in October 2016. Screened at the Madrid International Film Festival in July 2017, where we won Best Director of a Short Documentary.

L.A. Premiere July 2013. New Orleans Film Festival October 2013. "Birdbath" is an adaptation of beloved Off Off Broadway playwright Leonard Melfi's most famous play. Since the play opened in New York's East Village in 1965, over 4000 productions of the have been done around the world. This is the first adaptation since 1971. "Birdbath" takes place over the course of one February night in New York. It is, as Melfi described it, an “encounter” between two strangers, a lonely waitress and a...