Eve's Bayou
The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.
1997 | 109m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Kasi Lemmons |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Kasi Lemmons |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 07, 1997 |
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| Director: | Kasi Lemmons |
| Writer: | Kasi Lemmons |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, parent child relationship, menstruation, superstition, curse, tavern, aunt niece relationship, all black cast, woman director, angry, anxious, vindictive, cautionary, baffled |
| Production Companies | Trimark Pictures, Addis-Wechsler Productions, ChubbCo Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $14,842,388
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jurnee Smollett | Eve Batiste |
| Meagan Good | Cisely Batiste |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Louis Batiste |
| Lynn Whitfield | Roz Batiste |
| Debbi Morgan | Mozelle Batiste Delacroix |
| Jake Smollett | Poe Batiste |
| Ethel Ayler | Gran Mère |
| Diahann Carroll | Elzora |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Julian Grayraven |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | Lenny Mereaux |
| Lisa Nicole Carson | Matty Mereaux |
| Branford Marsalis | Harry |
| Afonda Colbert | Henrietta |
| Lola Dalferes | Lynette |
| Marcus Lyle Brown | Hosea |
| Alverta Perkins Dunigan | Paige |
| Ron Flagge | Vendor |
| Sharon K. London | Hilary |
| Carol Sutton | Madame Renard |
| Victoria Rowell | Stevie Hobbs |
| Oneal A. Isaac | Bus Driver |
| Julian Dalcour | Bartender |
| Leonard L. Thomas | Maynard |
| Allen Toussaint | Proprietor |
| Billie Neal | Ghost of Original Eve |
| Tamara Tunie | Narrator (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kasi Lemmons | Director, Writer |
| Terence Blanchard | Original Music Composer |
| Amy Vincent | Director of Photography |
| Terilyn A. Shropshire | Editor |
| Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Joanne Schmidt | Set Decoration |
| Howard Neiman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Steven D. Williams | Sound Effects Editor |
| Alberto García | Sound Effects Editor |
| Robyn M. Mitchell | Casting |
| Ed Carr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Brian Best | Sound Effects Editor |
| Frank Fleming | Sound Recordist |
| Rudy J. Lara | Sound Recordist |
| Phyllis Detrich | Property Master |
| Vic Radulich | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Simpson | Sound Recordist |
| Jeffrey Howard | Production Design |
| Noel Dawkins | Script Supervisor |
| Marshall Winn | Sound Effects Editor |
| Chris Helcermanas-Benge | Still Photographer |
| Adele Plauche | Art Direction |
| Karyn Wagner | Costume Design |
| Andrea Horta | ADR Editor |
| Benjamin Patrick | Sound Mixer |
| Stuart Emanuel | ADR Editor |
| Cathie Speakman | Dialogue Editor |
| William Dotson | Dialogue Editor |
| Richard Jordan | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Edith Dupré LeBlanc | Second Unit First Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager |
| James Alan Hensz | First Assistant Director |
| James Roque Jr. | Second Assistant Director |
| Henry Cline | Camera Operator |
| Brian T. Pitts | First Assistant Camera |
| James Mallory | Second Assistant Camera |
| Christopher Prampin | Gaffer |
| Clint Buras | Best Boy Electric |
| Richard L. Cottrell | Key Grip |
| Shiloh Eck | Best Boy Grip |
| Robert C. Campbell | Best Boy Grip |
| Heather Pain | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Marietta Carter-Narcisse | Makeup Supervisor |
| Pamela Roth | Key Makeup Artist |
| Lisa Lambert | Makeup Artist |
| Lin Gathright | Makeup Artist |
| Allison Gordin | Makeup Artist |
| Stacy Kelly | Makeup Artist |
| Cassi Mari | Makeup Artist |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hair Supervisor |
| Brian Badie | Assistant Hairstylist |
| DeWanna Campbell | Hairstylist |
| Joyce Bonck | Hairstylist |
| Donna Spahn | Hairstylist |
| Chris Mabli | Set Dresser |
| Debra Sugerman | Set Dresser |
| Eric Pierson | Set Dresser |
| Vince LeBlanc | Set Dresser |
| Christopher R. Brady | Special Effects |
| Dan Wesson | Boom Operator |
| Victor Davis | Casting |
| Susan D. Fowler | Casting Coordinator |
| Marvin Walters | Stunt Coordinator |
| Donald Murphy | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Cherie Graham | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| John David Pope | Second Assistant Camera |
| Daniel J. Rector | Best Boy Grip |
| Lonnie Kahoe | Key Grip |
| Mike McLaughlin | Gaffer |
| Tim Myers | Post Production Supervisor |
| Carl Pedregal | First Assistant Editor |
| Andrew Seklir | Assistant Editor |
| Diva Magpayo | Assistant Editor |
| Andrea Zondler | Assistant Editor |
| Jay Nierenberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Steven F. Nelson | Sound Effects Designer |
| Roland N. Thai | Sound Effects Designer |
| Albert Edmund Lord III | Foley Editor |
| Bradley Clouse | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ricardo A. Francia Jr. | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Dawn Kratofil | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Patrick Cicero | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Paul Hackner | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Beau Biggart | ADR Mixer |
| Ron Harris | ADR Recordist |
| Dean Minnerly | Foley Artist |
| Rob Muchnicki | Foley Artist |
| Robert B. Fisher | Foley Recordist |
| Dennis Patterson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Boyington | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Bruce Manning | VFX Director of Photography |
| Ronn Hill | Key Grip |
| Nelson Willis | Production Design |
| Edward C. Bartel II | Gaffer |
| JoJo Myers Proud | Makeup Artist |
| Andrew Midgley | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Victoria Vaus | Main Title Designer |
| Patrick Cyccone Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary English | Executive Music Producer |
| Julie Glaze Houlihan | Music Supervisor |
| Lori Slomka | Supervising Music Editor |
| Tony Dimito | Music Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | Producer |
| Nick Wechsler | Executive Producer |
| Mark Amin | Executive Producer |
| Cami Winikoff | Co-Producer |
| M. Cevin Cathell | Co-Producer |
| Margaret Matheson | Co-Executive Producer |
| Michael Bennett | Co-Executive Producer |
| Eli Selden | Executive Producer |
| Jay Polstein | Co-Producer |
| Caldecot Chubb | Producer |
| Julie Yorn | Executive Producer |
| Bobby Rock | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Lynn Whitfield | Nominated |
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