Fishing in Cajun country

The new feature length Court 13 project, tentatively titled "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD," is among many things, an epic tale of man vs. nature, with Cajun country as its backdrop.

So, in a certain way, one might consider the following video our film's teaser trailer. Lassez le bon fish roule!



Beats Crocodile Dundee's method for sure.

The Court's Home Earns Some Front Page Ink

Court 13's world headquarters, better known as the Studio at Colton (and formerly Charles J Colton Middle School, pre-storm) made it above the fold this week in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. An extensive feature article dominated the front page of the local periodical, detailing all the who what and how that goes down at Colton.

Court 13 is just one of many artistic outfits that has mounted a shingle. As per the article:

Several times a week, more than 150 students, mostly high schoolers from the Recovery School District, spend time at the Studio at Colton -- a fledgling arts center where an idle campus has been transformed into work space for dozens of artists.

The article also dishes out some words of wisdom from Court associate Annie E, who also works and teaches out of Colton, pimping the rides of neighborhood youth through her re-upholstery class.

Read the whole article here.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Only a few days overdue, Court 13 wishes you a merry close to the Carnival season. From the Krewe de Vieux parade out of our home studio at the Colton School, to chasing chickens and cutting a rug with the good folks of Eunice, Louisiana, on Mardi Gras day, it has been an eventful last couple of weeks in New Orleans. But now, the floats are retired, the beads are around the bedposts, and the work of valuable cinema continues.



In any case, Happy Mardi Gras!

VIDEOS: "Evident Utensil" by Chairlift, and "Tinman" for FREE!

Court 13 Omnimedia artist Ray Tintori is out with his latest music video, a visual stimulus package to the tune of "Evident Utensil" by Chairlift.

You should watch it in hi-resolution by going here. But if you're lazy and prefer low resolution to high, I've also placed it below:



Also, brand news: Rae Rae's Sundance-able short, "Death to the Tinman," is SECRETLY available to be watched for free, at no iTunes cost to you, riiiiiiight HERE.

Do you like making comments? Cause we like reading them!

Photos: The Court at Colton

This past fall, Court 13 found its perfect spiritual home: the Colton Studio, on St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans.

Colton was a public school that closed shortly after Katrina. Now it has been reopened as 3 floors of studio space, inhabited by some of the area's artists as a place where art and community come together. Every artist at Colton teaches free classes to the public, and Joe New Orleans can walk in whenever he wants to peruse the wonders on display.



These include Court 13's own "Saints of Atlantis" exhibit (showcasing a gussied up version of the raft from "Glory at Sea," and featured currently on the Court 13 website here), Court ally Annie E's furniture art, a light spectacular from the guy who did the fireworks at the Beijing Olympics, and much more.

The Court itself inhabits 2 to 3 rooms at a time - 2 for workshopping, 1 for brainstorming. And most importantly, to help storm the brain, Colton is located a stone's throw away from the Daiquiri Shop at Elysian Fields and St. Claude.

Come up and see us some time.

"Glory at Sea" and "Death to the Tinman" Soundtrack now on iTunes

Happy Hanukkah, and otherwise, from every one of us here at Court 13. May your toddies be hot, and may you and your family catch a flick at the theaters that doesn't totally suck.

Just in time for the holiday season, the "Glory at Sea"/"Death to the Tinman" Soundtrack is now available on iTunes! The much-lauded score from Dan Romer and director/writer Benh Zeitlin--swooping, sweeping, instantly recognizable from any Obama YouTube video you may have watched in the waning days of the campaign--is accessible by merely clicking HERE.

So for all YouTubers who dropped a comment on us along the lines of "Dude, where can I get the soundtrack?" here is your answer. It's also available on Amazon, here.


Repeat the sounding joy,

Court 13

"Glory at Sea" Hits the 'Tube!

As one of the short films featured on the latest Wholphin DVD, "Glory at Sea" is currently available for view on YouTube!

Click here to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2hBZToDSbM

More than 200,000 views and counting! Generous comments abound!

Enthusiasts are reminded that a high resolution version can be viewed at:

http://www.court13.com/gloryatsea.mov

Thank you for your continued support!

Glory at Sea & Lowtide SCREENING WITH O'DEATH

11/8 Chicago - Empty Bottle
11/9 Chicago - The Hideout
11/10 Minneapolis - 7th Street Entry
11/11 Iowa City - The Picador

Saints of Atlantis

Up this month at Studio at Colton - 2300 St. Claude Ave.

Court 13 production designer Eliza Zeitlin and engineer Jimmy Lee Moore bring together puppets and treasures from across the mythic landscapes of Court 13’s short films into a shipwreck of saints and scoundrels; a vision of Atlantis, the lost underwater city, rising up from the deep through a layered universe of Gods and Insects, mega-universes and micro-landscapes, built from submerged, decaying relics found on New Orleans' post-flood street corners and infinite junkyards. This resurrection of the lost ship from Benh Zeitlin's Glory at Sea features the once-limo of a St. Claude Funeral Home.

Court 13 Hope Bomb

Barack Obama's national campaign picks up the Glory at Sea score by Benh Zeitlin and Dan Romer for multiple videos in the final days of the campaign:

We Have a Lot of Work to Do:



One Day to Change the World:



There's Nothing We Can't Do:



Soundtrack and DVD available at www.court13.com

GO OBAMA GO!