Michael Frierson, a professor in the Department of Media Studies, is an Associate Producer on the recently released feature documentary “Up from the Streets.” The film on the history of New Orleans music was written and directed by Michael Murphy and produced by Cilista Eberle and Robin Burgess. The film features Oscar nominated, Grammy winning trumpeter Terrance Blanchard on screen as host, and off screen as the film’s Musical Director. The film will debut on Oct. 19 at the 30th New Orleans Film Festival.
Frierson tells CW that Michael Murphy is a former student of his from when Frieson taught at Loyola University in the 1980s. “I have shot video on his crew at the New Orleans Jazz Festival for many years.”
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