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A Moment on Main Street
Filmmaker Brianna Stimpson loves to travel. Her Instagram page has photographs taken from places around the world. Traveling is part of her identity, but when the pandemic hit she found her world suddenly got much smaller. As she focused on her immediate surroundings, she began documenting how the pandemic was affecting businesses within a section of Main Street in Belmar, New Jersey.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 A Moment on Main St. and Last Call Filmmaker Video Q+A
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Q+A with A Moment on Main St. Director Brianna Stimpson, Last Call Director Johnny Sweet, Festival Juror Izzy Bonvini and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
Last Call screens at the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, October 3
Last Call is a film that is both painfully and refreshingly Now. Centered on the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Queens, New York, the film speaks of the real impact of such an unspeakable tragedy on real, resilient people. The film will be available for streaming worldwide on Sunday, October 3 through the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 The Dirt Whisperer Filmmaker Video Q+A
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Q+A with with The Dirt Whisperer Director Giorgio Litt, Festival Jurors Izzy Bonvini, Hamsa Hasan and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars
“The first industry I thought of when the pandemic hit was the hospitality industry,” explained Johnny Sweet, director of the wonderful documentary, Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars. He had worked as a bartender while attending Syracuse University and knew how close-knit the workers get. Sweet also knew how devastating the loss would be to these establishments - for everyone from the employees to the owners and the regulars who go each week.
A Moment on Main Street goes to the beach town of Belmar, NJ to explore the impact of COVID-19 on local small businesses. Filmmaker Brianna Stimpson introduces the viewer to a number of business owners from the area, documenting their pandemic struggles and their impressive adaptability. The film will be available for streaming worldwide on Sunday, October 3 through the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival.
Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival Screens The Dirt Whisperer on Friday, October 1
The Dirt Whisperer takes a deep dive into the world of homesteading through the eyes of Brian and Shelby Vagg, a couple with agricultural roots who live off the land and have mastered the practice of biological farming. Filmmaker Giorgio Litt explores the different facets of permaculture and soil health, all while getting to the heart of what seems to be an ever-present problem in American food consumption: where does our food really come from? The film will be available for streaming worldwide on Friday, October 1 through the New Jersey Film Festival.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Ela: Breaking Boundaries Filmmaker Video Q+A
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Q+A with Ela: Breaking Boundaries Director Swapna Kurup, Festival Director Al Nigrin and Festival Judges Ashley Terer, Caroline Mabrey.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Zero Gravity Filmmaker Video Q+A
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Q+A with Zero Gravity Director Thomas Verrette, Festival Jurors Amit Bachani, Hamsa Hasan and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
Ela: Breaking Boundaries screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, September 26, 2021
Ela: Breaking Boundaries, a film by Swapna Kurup which screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday-September 26, 2021, follows artist Ela Shah and how her revolutionary art represents her multifaceted life and complex emotions. Ela, an immigrant from India who traveled to the United States with her family, expressed the challenges she faced as a foreigner through her work. The film details how she makes powerful statements through multiple mediums. Her art comments on themes such as gender roles, cultural identity, and violence. Ela: Breaking Boundaries demonstrates how Ela expresses feelings, facets of herself, and cultural realities beyond words.
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Algonquin Arts Theatre
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Grease
Algonquin Arts Theatre
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South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
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South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
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