Tootie’s Last Suit
NEW DOCS
The rich tradition of Indian masking by African Americans in New Orleans Mardi Gras has a history rooted in African culture and close ties to early years of settlement by the French. For over 50 years Tootie Montana was the revered chief of chiefs as he fashioned a different, elaborately ornamented suit to represent the Yellow Pocahontas tribe for Mardi Gras “parading.” Recognized as a Master Traditional Artist by the NEA and world-renowned for his designs that fueled the cultural pageantry and significance of New Orleans, he was the focal point of a rich sense of community beyond the French Quarter that most revelers and tourists never knew. DRP
Director
Lisa Katzman
Producer
Lisa Katzman
Release Year
2007
Festival Year
2007
Country
United States
Run Time
100 minutes
Premiere
World Premiere