Lisa Katzman’s “Tootie’s Last Suit” is a 2006 documentary portrait of the late Tootie Montana at the age of 81, former Big Chief of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters Mardi Gras Indian tribe, a group of Native Americans who dress in wild handmade Mardi Gras costumes (a lifelong artistic pursuit of Montana). It’s a colorful reminder of the damage done to the richly imagined and richly lived metropolis of New Orleans. Shot both before and after Hurricane Katrina, “Tootie’s” follows the retired patriarch as he works to return for one last celebration, creating friction with his equally proud son. Bold lives, inspiring beauty and a minor-key parallel to “King Lear.” 92m. (Ray Pride)
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