DOn’t tease me.

Documentary film investigating the untold story of how an overlooked ’80s country B-side became a regional legendary line dance hit passed down by generations in a pocket of Louisiana.

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If you grew up in Southcentral Louisiana,
you don’t need this explained.

You already know The Freeze.

You’ve done it at weddings.
At school dances.
At parties where someone inevitably yells, “PLAY THE FREEZE!”

But here’s the thing we discovered by accident:
Almost no one outside a 60-mile radius of Lafayette, Louisiana knows it exists.

That realization sparked a five-year documentary investigation, and now we need your help as we try to answer: When, where, and why did this happen, and why here?

Filmmakers Allison Bohl DeHart, Peter DeHart, Rachel Nederveld have teamed up with true crime sleuth Megan Broussard Maughan to finally solve these mysteries.

We need money pay for gas, hotels, food, and additional crew to make these interviews happen. Any amount helps! And if you aren’t able to donate at this time, just sharing it with others will help a ton as well.

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FILM TEAM

  • ALLISON BOHL DEHART

    Co-Director

    Allison Bohl DeHart is a filmmaker known for capturing the intimacy of Southern lives. Her cinematography has won awards at the New Orleans Film Festival for short documentaries like I ALWAYS DO MY COLLARS FIRST, which explore Louisiana’s cultural heritage. Her feature documentary BENDING LINES premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Most recently, she produced SALLIE’S ASHES, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, won Best Louisiana Short at the New Orleans Film Festival, and earned a nomination for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.

  • PETER DEHART

    Co-Director

    Peter DeHart is a co-founder and creative director for Makemade. An industrial design graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, his work expands across many creative fields and a variety of mediums.

    Often focusing on simplicity, playfulness and clarity, his work has been recognized by AlA, Communication Arts, the American Advertising Awards, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival. Most recently Peter has turned his dedication to user-friendly design towards environmental graphics and wayfinding. Focused on the continuing balance of user experience and aesthetics, Peter helps people navigate their surroundings and connect with the world around them.

  • RACHEL NEDERVELD

    Producer

    Rachel Nederveld is an independent producer and audio storyteller based in Lafayette, LA. She is a Sundance Producing Fellow and her films have screened internationally including at MOMA, Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, and more.

  • MEGAN BROUSSARD MAUGHAN

    Executive Producer and Featured

    Megan Broussard is a New York-based, Writers Guild of America award-winning writer, producer, and personality whose credits include ABC's The Chase, Fox Soul, and HBO Max. Her short humor, personal essays and features have been published in The New Yorker, Marie Claire, Slate, McSweeney's, Southern Living and more. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok or subscribe to her Substack, where she investigates the mysteries behind Louisiana's cultural eccentricities as only a native who's left can: IN SEARCH OF THE LOST TONGUE.

  • BRENNAN ROBIDEAUX

    Producer and Cinematographer

    Brennan Robideaux, a filmmaker from the heart of Cajun Country. His first feature documentary, BORN TO FLY, chronicled the five-year-journey of Mondo Duplantis–from high schooler to the Olympic Champion. The film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Austin Film Festival and the Jury Award for Best Louisiana Feature at the New Orleans Film Festival. Most recently, he has directed SALLIE’S ASHES, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, won Best Louisiana Short at the New Orleans Film Festival, and earned a nomination from the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.