Pat Mire's latest narrative feature film "Pointe Noire" continues its Louisiana theatrical release with week-long engagements beginning on Friday, April 3, 2026, at the Robinson Film Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, the hometown of producer and co-screenwriter Rebecca Hudsmith, and on Friday, April 10, 2026, at the Queen Cinema in Eunice, Louisiana, the hometown of director and co-screenwriter Pat Mire.
Mire and Hudsmith will be in attendance for the Friday, April 3rd opening night release at the Robinson Film Center and the Saturday, April 11th evening screening at the Queen Cinema. “While Pointe Noire has opened in impressive theaters to large audiences in both the U.S. and Canada,” said Pat Mire, “I am particularly excited about sharing my movie with audiences at the lovely Robinson Film Center and at the historic Queen Cinema, where I grew up watching movies some 50-plus years ago and which, no doubt, inspired me to become the filmmaker that I am today.”
“Pointe Noire” features Québec film star Roy Dupuis and Myriam Cyr, along with Michael Bienvenu and Zachary Richard. In this beautifully designed murder mystery, filmmaker and crawfisherman Louis Leger (Roy Dupuis) and criminal defense attorney Dolores Arceneaux (Myriam Cyr) join forces in the Cajun prairie community of Pointe Noire to save the life of Joel Richard (Michael Bienvenu), a falsely accused man on Louisiana's Death Row who faces imminent execution. What follows is a search for the truth -- to find out what really happened 30 years ago when two people were killed the night of the traditional courir de Mardi Gras on the property of prominent rice farmer and philanthropist Nathan Smith (Zachary Richard). Along the way, Louis and Dolores discover a hauntingly beautiful and isolated rural community suffering from years of secrecy and deceit. Surprisingly, and even reluctantly, they also discover each other. Ultimately, Louis and Dolores and the community of Pointe Noire must reckon with the events of 30 years ago in the hope of achieving a form of folk justice.
“Pointe Noire” has received praise from the critics:
“Director Pat Mire, one of the kings of Hollywood South independent filmmaking, has made a movie that succeeds at answering questions about the Cajun people while doing the business of entertainment – a feat worthy of beaucoup accolades.”
– Bill Arceneaux, Independent Film Critic, Rotten Tomatoes Approved
For more information on daily showtimes and to purchase tickets, go to the Robinson Film Center, 617 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA and at https://robinsonfilmcenter.org/#/pointe-noire/ or contact the Box Office at 318-459-4122, and the Queen Cinema, 231 West Walnut, Eunice, LA and at https://www.thequeencinema.com/theater-info/ or contact the Box Office at 337-457-3283.
In February, "Pointe Noire" began its Louisiana theatrical release with a two-week engagement at St. Landry Cinema in Opelousas and Parkway Cinema 6 in Natchitoches. This was followed by two-weekend engagements at Cité des Arts in Lafayette in February and March.
Also, the film just completed a one-week engagement at the Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin, the flagship French language movie theatre in downtown Montreal, through its Canada-based distributors, Indiecan Entertainment and Noble Arts.