The red carpet premiere of Bethany Ashton Wolf?s Little Chenier was surprisingly refreshing for Los Angeles. Held at the Santa Monica club 2020, the casually dressed cast and crew arrived looking happy and proud before rushing inside to enjoy the Cajun themed evening. Instead of the habitually designer clad stars that pout and preen for the camera?s, this cast cozied up to not only their co-stars but cast alike, seeming more like old friends or relatives then coworkers.
Little Chenier is the story of the Beaux Dupuis, played by Jonathon Schaech who is struggling in the small Cajun town of Little Chenier to raise his mentally retarded brother Pemon. Little Chenier isn?t your average small town. Isolated by a swamp in the Louisiana bayou and consisting of a string of houseboats, it?s more of a kind of floating trailer park if you will. Being left twenty years earlier by their mother with an alcoholic father, Beaux struggles to raise his brother in a relatively normal way, making ends meet at their local bait shop. The gumbo hits the fan when Pemon, played by Fred Koehler, is accused of a crime, leaving Beaux to protect his brother against all odds.
Also in attendance to celebrate the films premiere was also Scott Wolf of TV hit The Nine, Chris Mulkey of North Country, Adrienne Franz of The Bold and the Beautiful, The Shield?s Kenny Johnson and so many more fans and friends of the film and it?s cast and crew. Guests danced to lively cajun music by the films very own Abe Manuel Band and laughed and reminisced over drinks and southern themed appetizers. Find out more about the film and see photos of the production process at .