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New Jersey Film Festival: Shorts Program #1 - Le Charade, Sylvia, Annabel Lee, His New Girl, The Performance, You Still Can, Chicken Broth Soup, Mad Clean

Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 7:00pm



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Shorts Program #1 - Le Charade, Sylvia, Annabel Lee, His New Girl, The Performance, You Still Can, Chicken Broth Soup, Mad Clean- Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM! 8 films in the package



Sylvia – Hannah Zipperman and Ezekiel Goodman (Leonia, New Jersey)

A newly divorced woman decides to go after what she's always wanted. 2024; 7 min.



The Performance! – Salvatore Zeppi Rubinetti (Parsippany, New Jersey)

Pierrot longing for Columbine is interrupted by Harlequin until he decides to take things into his own hands.



Le Charade – Erika Totoro (Dobbs Ferry, New York)

A psychological comedy set in a run-down 1950s diner. Le Charade follows the final performance of a lonely mime and the psychotic episode that ensues after his imaginary friend breaks up with him and he is forced to re-enter society. 2024; 3 min.



Annabel Lee – Liat Kisos (Israel)

A visual response to Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"; the last complete poem he composed. 2024; 3 min.



His New Girl – Madeline Hettrick (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

A girl gets ready for a date with her boyfriend. 2024; 5 min.



You Still Can – Samuel Edelsack (Westfield, New Jersey)

A father talks her daughter out of suicide despite their estranged, bitter relationship. 2023; 9 min.



Chicken Broth Soup – Deniz Büyükkırlı (Istanbul, Turkey)

A doctor comes across unusual symptoms at the man said to have died of a heart attack when he examined the corpse. He decides to refer the body to forensic medicine. Thereupon, the mans wife confesses; she said poisoned her husband, who constantly beat her. A big surprise awaits the doctor, who has to make a vital decision for the woman. 2024; 19 min.



Mad Clean – Jordan Campbell (New York, New York)

Ebony, a home cleaner, finds herself cleaning the home of Leanne, a unique client in the midst of a manic episode. 2024; 21 min.




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