Eve's Bayou (1997)

Released: 1997-11-07 Duration: 1hr 49min

Genres: Drama

Rating 6.4

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The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.

Overview

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.

Production Companies

Trimark Pictures

Addis Wechsler Pictures

ChubbCo Film

Additional Info

Budget	$6,000,000.00
Revenue	$14,842,388.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	12.719

Directed By

Kasi Lemmons

Crew

Writer
Kasi Lemmons

Director
Kasi Lemmons

Executive Producer
Nick Wechsler

Executive Producer
Mark Amin

Co-Executive Producer
Margaret Matheson

Producer
Samuel L. Jackson

Co-Producer
Jay Polstein

Producer
Caldecot Chubb

Co-Producer
Cami Winikoff

Director of Photography
Amy Vincent

Executive Producer
Julie Yorn

Co-Producer
M. Cevin Cathell

Co-Executive Producer
Michael Bennett

Original Music Composer
Terence Blanchard

Executive Producer
Eli Selden

Editor
Terilyn A. Shropshire

Script Supervisor
Noel Dawkins

Sound Effects Editor
Alberto García

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ed Carr

Production Design
Jeffrey Howard

Costume Design
Karyn Wagner

Art Direction
Adele Plauche

Still Photographer
Chris Helcermanas-Benge

Sound Effects Editor
Marshall Winn

Casting
Jaki Brown

Sound Effects Editor
Steven D. Williams

Sound Effects Editor
Howard Neiman

Casting
Robyn M. Mitchell

Sound Effects Editor
Brian Best

Set Decoration
Joanne Schmidt

ADR Editor
Stuart Emanuel

Dialogue Editor
William Dotson

Property Master
Phyllis Detrich

ADR Editor
Andrea Horta

Sound Recordist
Michael Simpson

Dialogue Editor
Vic Radulich

Dialogue Editor
Cathie Speakman

Sound Recordist
Rudy J. Lara

Sound Mixer
Benjamin Patrick

Sound Recordist
Frank Fleming

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