An intimate look at one of New Orleans' most colorful characters: the charismatic vegetable salesman 'Mr. Okra,' who provides a glimpse into the soul of an American city.

For director T.G. Herrington (http://www.nomdeguerre.tv/), who has heard Mr. Okra hawking his goods in and around New Orleans since he was a small child, this sharply rendered character piece is the beginning of a love song, the first chapter in what will soon become a six-part feature-length study in the city's local color. The completed documentary, Other Side of Rampart, will act as a way to archive and preserve a part of New Orleans that is disappearing before our very eyes. The most challenging aspect of completing this short involved simply trying to understand Mr. Okra himself. He speaks in a difficult vernacular known regionally as "5th Ward patois". Herrington remarks that a friend once proclaimed "I finally knew I was a local when I could understand what Okra was saying!" The filmmaker has kindly provided subtitles for your viewing pleasure.