Al Nigrin’s subconscious wonderland film Dream Screen premieres at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, February 18!

by Anita LaBelle - published 2024-02-11
Reflections, refractions, resemblances, and reminiscences--all of these occur in the subconscious wonderland that is the dream world of Albert Gabriel Nigrin’s new experimental film Dream Screen.

New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Body Issues Video Interview with Director Marjorie Conrad

by Vic Fern - published 2024-02-10
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Body Issues Video Interview with Director Marjorie Conrad and Festival Director Al Nigrin:

Timely Documentary Join or Die plays at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 10!

by Alyssa Chierchia and Sarah Ventola - published 2024-02-09
Here are two reviews of the timely documentary Join or Die which is playing at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 10!  

New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Short Film Video Q+A

by Vic Fern - published 2024-02-09
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Short Film Video Q+A with Seeing Other People Director AJ Prager, Weiner Director Natalie Peracchio, Innocent Observer Director Evelyn Reese and Festival Director Al Nigrin.

Surreal short Wiener screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, February 9

by Kevin Reardon - published 2024-02-08
In her short film Wiener, Natalie Peracchio tackles the timeless theme of being yourself through a very unusual college admissions tour. Here we follow Simone and her father, who have traveled all the way from Ohio to Boston to visit “Overton College”, but Simone has a trick up her sleeve: President Weiner.

New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Video Interview with Innocent Observer Director Evelyn Reese!

by Vic Fern - published 2024-02-07
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Interview with Innocent Observer Director Evelyn Reese and Festival Director Al Nigrin:

Important Documentary Feature Join or Die will be playing at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 10!

by Al Nigrin - published 2024-02-06
Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America may depend on it. In this feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking "Bowling Alone" research into America's decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy's present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr., Raj Chetty, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly…What can we do about it?

Sara Crow’s touching film Bluebird screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, February 9!

by Andrew Leary - published 2024-02-05
One of the greatest mysteries in life is the question “what happens after we die?” It is both a gift and a curse of human consciousness to know that death is inevitable. There are those who believe in heaven and hell, and that we must be baptized in order to get into heaven, given that we have not committed any sins. But what of those who were not baptized? Sara Crow’s Bluebird explores this idea of questioning these mysteries and questioning the faith on which these mysteries are founded on. Moreover, it explores the innocence of children and how they might deal with the challenges that they face in life.

Marjorie Conrad’s Amazing Experimental Feature Body Issues screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 10, 2024!

by Al Nigrin - published 2024-02-04
I have been fan of Marjorie Conrad’s art for a while and she was kind enough to respond to my queries via email. Here is our conversation about her experimental feature film Body Issues: