Review: Islenos: A Root of America
 

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There?s a good reason why New Orleans spends so much time celebrating and preserving its many regional cultures. Historically, some of those cultures*nearly have been lost ? in some cases coming closer than many would believe possible.

A telling example lies at the heart of writer-director Eduardo Cubillo?s documentary Islenos: A Root of America, which had its U.S. premiere at the recent New Orleans Film Festival and will receive a weeklong run at Chalmette Movies.?