With studio film production at an all-time low in Louisiana, the independent film community in the state is filling a major void, employing actors and crews who have had to leave the state, in some cases the country, just to work.
But, beginning production this past November, a new feature is shooting in Violet, Louisiana, and promises to be a major contribution to the canon of indie films coming out of New Orleans. Helmed by New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and Loyola University graduate Marco Colosimo, who is directing and starring in the new film, “Bury Me,” the feature will showcase a lot of local talent, both in front of and behind the camera.
This will be Colosimo’s first feature, but he’s been making shorts for a decade, beginning with scripts he wrote in high school, around the time he snuck onto the set of “Trumbo,” shooting in New Orleans and starring Bryan Cranston…