New Orleans rappers Lil Wayne and Baby will star in a film described by producers as a socially-relevant story in the wake of-Hurricane Katrina.
Set in the Big Easy, Cut Throat City will be helmed by Aaron Courseault, a music video director who has worked with such artists as R. Kelly, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price and Master P.
Cut Throat City is about a heist that begins in the storm-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward and then hits the road. Animus Films' Jim Young is producing the project alongside Ithaka's Braxton Pope and Andrew Weiner.
"This will be one of the first fictional narratives that deals with the tragedy of the government's response to Katrina," Pope said, "and the movie will be seen through the cultural lens of the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the most devastated areas."
"There is a great movie in the culture of New Orleans that you don't see advertised in the city's tourism PR kit," Pope added. "This film isn't about voodoo and vampires. It's an authentic, specific fable about the hustling life in the city."
South Central L.A. native Courseault wrote the indie MacArthur Park, which debuted at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. He also wrote, produced and directed the short Turmoil, starring Sidney Poitier.
Cut Throat City join the recently announced Hurricane Season in dealing with the effects of Katrina via motion picture. Hurricane Season is based on the upcoming documentary Walking on Dead Fish, about a high school outside of the city faced with the challenges of integrating displaced students.
Set in the Big Easy, Cut Throat City will be helmed by Aaron Courseault, a music video director who has worked with such artists as R. Kelly, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price and Master P.
Cut Throat City is about a heist that begins in the storm-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward and then hits the road. Animus Films' Jim Young is producing the project alongside Ithaka's Braxton Pope and Andrew Weiner.
"This will be one of the first fictional narratives that deals with the tragedy of the government's response to Katrina," Pope said, "and the movie will be seen through the cultural lens of the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the most devastated areas."
"There is a great movie in the culture of New Orleans that you don't see advertised in the city's tourism PR kit," Pope added. "This film isn't about voodoo and vampires. It's an authentic, specific fable about the hustling life in the city."
South Central L.A. native Courseault wrote the indie MacArthur Park, which debuted at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. He also wrote, produced and directed the short Turmoil, starring Sidney Poitier.
Cut Throat City join the recently announced Hurricane Season in dealing with the effects of Katrina via motion picture. Hurricane Season is based on the upcoming documentary Walking on Dead Fish, about a high school outside of the city faced with the challenges of integrating displaced students.
