IF/Then American South 2017

Six projects focusing on the American South were selected to enter the IF/Then pitch competition during the 2017 New Orleans Film Festival on October 13, 2017. 

The winner was selected by a professional jury consisting of:

Lana Garland, Program Director of Southern Documentary Fund
Anna Lee, Co-Director of Working Films
Dylan McGinty, Licensing Director at Kanopy
Ina Pira, Curator at Vimeo
Angela Tucker, Independent Filmmaker 

The jury chose SANTUARIO, directed by Christine Delp and Pilar Timpane, as the competition winner from the following six projects:

FOR THE RECORD
Director: Heather Courtney
Producers: Megan Hilbride and David Hartstein
Location: Texas

UNTITLED SOUTH OF THE BORDER PROJECT
Directors: Caitlyn Greene and Jon Kasbe 
Location: South Carolina

DAYS GONE BY
Director: Mark E. Trent
Producer: Brandon Bloom 
Location: West Virginia

A FOLK GARDEN IN JACKSON
Directors: He-myong Woo and Adrian Yu
Location: Mississippi

SANTUARIO
Director/Producers: Christine Delp and Pilar Timpane 
Location: North Carolina (Received GRANT PRIZE)

HOPE TO TOLD YA: THE OLD PRIEUR STREET PROJECT
Director: William Sabourin O'Reilly
Producer: Willie Birch
Location: Louisiana