FILM

Little Chenier

Written by Wolf and her brother, Jace Douglas Johnson, Little Chenier was Wolf’s directorial debut in theaters and a festival darling on the indie circuit. The critically acclaimed film, lauded by critics as “Shakespeare on the bayou” and “a Steinbeck novel on film” garnered 21 festival awards on its festival run, including 10 Best Picture Awards. Shot on 35mm film in a 110-degree heat deep in the bayous of Louisiana surrounded by alligators, snakes, and swarming mosquitoes, Little Chenier is Wolf’s love letter to Southwest Louisiana.

Wolf captured the beauty and authenticity of Cajun Country by shooting in the swamplands with her entire cast and crew living in the small Cajun communities surrounding the real floating town of Little Chenier. The film, shot primarily on water from boats and barges, stars JOHNATHON SCHAECH, CLIFTON COLLINS, JR., FRED KOHLER, TAMARA BRAUN, ISABELLA HOFFMAN, JEREMY DAVIDSON, and CHRIS MULKEY.