Hardy Holy Days, from the Court. We may be largely Jewish by birth and by profession, but we are secular/humanist in spirit… Like most New Orleanians, we jive with any and all causes for celebration.
And as a season greeting to you, enjoy this little article on the new movie from the Houma Courier, hometown paper [...]

The YouTube has given the “Glory at Sea” soundtrack a life of its own: first Obama, then Google, and now… its own mash-up track. Check it:

Excuse me–mash-up tracks, plural. Me likes this one better, even:
“Throw Your Arms Around Me (Remix)”
DJ Danger Mouse, beware.

Today we dig into the Court 13 archives to bring you a special treat, one that we’ve somehow never brought to the world at large before. It comes from the first incarnation of the Court 13 Acting/Moviemaking School for Young People, back on the Isle of the Manahattoes, where Benh taught filmmaking class to kids [...]

Through a partnership with Sundance, each year Japanese broadcast company NHK offers an award to one film project from each of four global regions. The goods? $10,000 in cash and guaranteed purchase of Japanese broadcast rights. Just so happens Court 13’s new project “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD” has qualified to be one of the [...]

In a new web ad, the internet collosus known as Google debuts their new open source web browser Chrome, to the tune of music from “Glory at Sea.” For real!
To get the full effect, go here and watch the video, or be lazy and watch below:

*Full Disclosure: this blog post was written in Firefox.

After a year plus toiling in the dark of the cyberworld with narry an up-to-date website to our name, Court 13 has finally revamped itself for the digital era. We present:
WWW.COURT13.COM

Through the website you can join the Court 13 Army–host or demand screenings of our stuff in your area, spread the word about Court 13, [...]

Just when one might think “GLORY AT SEA” had exhausted its world tour, the kind folks at the Middle East International Film Festival accepted us into their blinged out arms. Court 13’s Benh Zeitlin and Viktor Jakovleski were cordially invited to decadent Abu Dhabi for the festivities, where Benh claims it rains inside a mall, [...]