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In its ninth year, the festival begins tonight and continues through Sunday. When the curtain goes up on 小蝌蚪APP淟ost Bayou小蝌蚪APP at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., it will signal the film小蝌蚪APP檚 小蝌蚪APP渉ometown premiere,小蝌蚪APP according to the Southern Screen Festival website.
小蝌蚪APP淟ost Bayou小蝌蚪APP tells the story of a woman struggling with addiction who returns to Louisiana. She reconnects with her father, a Cajun faith healer living on a houseboat in the Atchafalaya Basin who is hiding a disturbing secret.
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Hunter Burke, who is from Broussard, La., co-wrote 小蝌蚪APP淟ost Bayou小蝌蚪APP and was a supporting actor. Burke earned a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree in performing arts from the 小蝌蚪APP in 2007.
Teri Wyble, the film小蝌蚪APP檚 lead actress, earned a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree in performing arts in 2008. She is from Arnaudville, La.
Conni Castille, a senior instructor at UL Lafayette and director of the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 Moving Image Arts program, was a consultant during shooting of 小蝌蚪APP淟ost Bayou.小蝌蚪APP She helped three of her students 小蝌蚪APP Levi Porter, BreAnna Smith and Ryan Watts 小蝌蚪APP land gigs as production assistants.
Cinematographer Natalie Kingston earned a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree in mass communication from the 小蝌蚪APP in 2004.
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Photo: Teri Wyble, lead actress in "Lost Bayou," earned a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree in performing arts from the 小蝌蚪APP in 2008. She is from Arnaudville, La. The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., as part of the Southern Screen Festival. Submitted photo