This preview of the second film in the Vocabulary of Expression series looks at the life, work and creative process of the Mardi Gras Indian groups of New Orleans (featured recently in the HBO series, Treme).
Begun five years ago, before Hurricane Katrina, this film has been on hold due to the catastrophe. Returning to New Orleans, five years later, Big Chief will examine the ways in which the catastrophe that befell New Orleans has affected the Mardi Gras Indians, and how the Indians have held together in the face of great odds.
