Nailah Jefferson is a New Orleans-based filmmaker, best known for her 2014 documentary Vanishing Pearls, about the aftermath of the 2010 BP Oil Spill. The film was distributed by Ava DuVernay's distribution company ARRAY. Jefferson also directed Plaquemines, a narrative feature film about the nuances of Black life in southern Louisiana.
Nailah Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana
Films
Plaquemines
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(2016)
A father and son navigate life in a dying fishing culture in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana.
Vanishing Pearls: The Oystermen of Pointe A La Hache
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(2014)
After the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the small fishing community of Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana is on the brink of losing their livelihoods. They band together to confront multinational oil and gas company BP and fight for justice, accountability, and their very existence.
