Join us for the screening of Wild Magnolias Documentary & Q+A presented by the New Orleans Jazz Museum in collaboration with The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park on Tuesday, November 15th at 2:00 PM CDT.

There will be a Q+A after the screening.

This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center, listening room. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first serve. Learn more about our program admission policy.

About Wild Magnolias

Wild Magnolias featuring Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. is a short documentary that will be followed by an audience interactive discussion with Chief Dollis. Alexandra Kern, the filmmaker, will also be in attendance. This documentary has been entered in this year's New Orleans Film Fest which is November 3, 2022 - November 8, 2022. 

Wild Magnolias follows Chief Bo Dollis Jr. teaching his proteges, Corey and Alvon, the virtues of being a Mardi Gras Indian, a subculture in New Orleans that instills pride, patience, and humility through the detailed craft of stitching and sewing. This is a film about the process, what happens all the way up to the presentation of the suit, and how the practice is a one-of-a-kind creative and cultural outlet for the younger generation involved.