Announcement

HNOC to Host Two 2026 New Orleans Film Festival Screenings

October 22, 2026

The free screenings and a community reception will take place on Monday, October 26 at HNOC’s Williams Research Center, located at 410 Chartres Street.

On Monday, October 26, the Historic New Orleans Collection is excited to host two free community film screenings as part of the 2026 New Orleans Film Festival. Both screenings are free and open to the public, and will be presented in the Boyd Cruise Room at HNOC’s Williams Research Center located at 410 Chartres Street, with a special reception in between.

Learn more about each film below and explore the entire schedule of events on the New Orleans Film Festival website.Opens in new tab

Film Screening: Louisiana Shorts: Forgotten Histories
12 p.m.
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Synopsis: What can a place tell you about the people who came before? These two films travel through Louisiana’s schools, coastlines, and family histories to uncover stories of Black education and Filipino settlement that deserve to be remembered. Featured short films include Settling St. Malo and Stories From a One-Room School.

Festival Reception at HNOC
1 p.m.

Take part in a Festival reception at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the heart of the French Quarter. Enjoy refreshments and conversation, and take a moment to reflect between two film programs focused on different chapters in Louisiana history.

Film Screening: Thibodeauxville - The Story of the Thibodaux Massacre: Race, Riot, and Resilience
2 p.m.
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Synopsis: Experience a vital Louisiana story of history, memory, and racial justice, narrated by New Orleans-native actor Wendell Pierce. In Thibodeauxville, Louisiana—where silence has long obscured a history of racial violence—a native daughter returns home to uncover the truth of the 1887 Thibodaux Massacre, when white vigilantes attacked Black sugarcane workers striking for fair wages and humane working conditions. Through conversations with descendants, historians, activists, and community members, Thibodeauxville confronts a contested moment in history, revealing how violence reverberates across generations and how remembrance can be an act of resilience. Learn more and watch the trailer.Opens in new tab