Trillium Productions invites you to watch the progress of our 1-hour special for Louisiana Public Broadcasting – Ma Louisianne.
Ma Louisianne is a waders-in-the-back road trip through another part of southern Louisiana to look at the traditions surrounding gathering and growing food. We’ll take you duck hunting, fishing, oystering, to participate in a boucherie, and to explore the cornucopia of vegetables coming off the land.
The special employs food as a way to talk about the culture and environment of southern Louisiana. We use the two cuisines, Cajun and Creole, to understand how and why these parallel cultures evolved.
We kicked off the production in November with the duck hunt episode. We’ll head out to a duck camp on Avery Island. Along the way, we’ll explore the slurry of land and water that makes up the bayou and the traditions of the people living there.
Shot in a naturalistic style, you’ll experience the power and beauty of the fragile environment and the strength and resilience of the folks who call Louisiana home.
In addition, we are working with Liz Williams of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans to put together a traveling exhibition that focuses on the Louisiana people who work daily to provide our tables with wild and cultivated food.
The exhibition features intimate portraits of oystermen, fishermen and farmers, surrounded by landscapes and beautiful food photography. Objects unique to each trade are displayed in accompanying cases.
If you don’t live in Louisiana, don’t worry, all this wonderfulness will find you. Louisiana Public Broadcasting will be presenting the series to the PBS system and the exhibition will make its way around the country.
