Glen Anthony Pitre (born November 10, 1955) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He has written nine films since 1986. His debut film ''

Belizaire the Cajun ''Belizaire the Cajun'' is a 1986 film directed by Glen Pitre and starring Armand Assante. It was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer ('' ...

'' was screened in the ''

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

'' section at the

1986 Cannes Film Festival The 39th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to '' The Mission'' by Roland Joffé. The festival opened with ''Pirates'', directed by Roman Polanski and closed with ''El Amor brujo'', directed by Carlos Saura. ...

. He was born in Cut Off in

Lafourche Parish Lafourche Parish (french: Paroisse de la Fourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. The parish was formed in 1807. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, whi ...

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

. In his film ''Belizaire the Cajun'', his father, Loulan Pitre, Sr., played a role.

Filmography

* 1986 ''

'' * 1998 ''Haunted Waters'' * 1998 ''Good for What Ails You'' * 1999 ''

Time Served In criminal law, time served is an informal term that describes the duration of pretrial detention (remand), the time period between when a defendant is arrested and when they are convicted. Time served does not include time served on bail but ...

'' Mick Martin, Marsha Porter, ''The Video Movie Guide 2002'' (2001), p. 1132 * 2002 '' The Scoundrel's Wife'' * 2003 ''Top Speed'' * 2006 ''

Hurricane on the Bayou ''Hurricane on the Bayou'' is an American 2006 documentary film that focuses on the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina. ''Hurricane on the Bayou'' is both a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to restore ...

'' * 2006 ''American Creole: New Orleans Reunion'' * 2007 ''Journey Across India'' * 2008 '' The Man Who Came Back'' * 2009 ''Cigarettes & Nylons''

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* 1955 births Living people American male screenwriters People from Cut Off, Louisiana Writers from New Orleans Louisiana Democrats Cajun people Screenwriters from Louisiana Film directors from Louisiana {{US-film-director-1950s-stub