New Orleans has declined.
New Orleans Film Festival Wrote:Dear Greg,
On behalf of the programming staff of the 37th New Orleans Film Festival, we want to thank you for sharing Iron Crotch with us. We were amazed by the breadth and passion we saw in this year’s submitted projects, and we’re honored to have spent time engaging with your work.
As you can imagine, narrowing down thousands of films into a lineup that can only include about 4% of them is an incredibly difficult task, and, unfortunately, we aren’t able to include Iron Crotch in this year’s festival.
We hope that you understand that this decision is in no way a reflection of the value of your film or of you as a filmmaker. We spent countless hours over the past several months watching and re-watching submissions, and meeting as a team to discuss every aspect of them. We truly fall in love with these films, and it’s always painful to have to whittle the list down and lose films for which we have such deep respect. Truly, we are in awe of the dedication it takes to bring a film project to life, and we hope you feel proud of what you’ve created.
We’ll be cheering for Iron Crotch as it continues its journey, and we hope you’ll consider sharing your future projects with us. It would be an honor to experience your future work.
With gratitude,
Clint Bowie | Artistic Director
Programming Team | Amada Torruella, Amber Love, Bo McGuire, Brian Thompson, Feroz Mughal, Jillian Desirée Oliveras, Lizzie Doria, Lynn Sylvan, Rachel Lin Weaver, Rashada Fortier, Stephanie Tell, Zain Hashmat, Zandashé Brown
New Orleans Film Festival | October 22-27, 2026
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm