Schedule
6 PM Doors
7 PM Film Fest: Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speaker Lamar Mackson
Feature Presentation: Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
This digital presentation of Singin’ in the Rain is part of the 2025 UCPAC Film Fest! Join us for the Opening Ceremony and our feature presentation, a digital screening of a classic film that celebrates the art of motion pictures!
Learn more about UCPAC Film Fest.
“Singin’ in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to “talkies”. – Wikipedia
Lamar Mackson is a Producer and Assistant Director from Plainfield NJ. His most recent work
on Alex Stapleton’s “Tawana” and “How Music Got Free” gained his induction into the Director’s
Guild of America. Lamar’s love of film began as a kid when he used to visit the iconic Liberty
Theater on Front Street for weekend matinee screenings. His credits include The Cooking
Channel’s PATTI’S PLACE with Patti Labelle, Damages starring Glen Close, KITCHEN
NIGHTMARES featuring Gordon Ramsay, EXTREME HOME MAKEOVERS, Viacom’s THE
MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW, THE PHIL DONAHUE SHOW, as well as Spike Lee’s SUMMER
OF SAM to name a few. Mackson also served as Assistant Director on the hit hidden camera
show IMPRACTICAL JOKERS on TruTV seasons 1-4.
He has also worked on mainstream projects for NICKELODEON, AMAZON, ATT, NFL, HBO,
Paramount Plus, and MICROSOFT along with many others. Mackson notably served on the AD
staff for Justin Timberlake’s “MIRRORS” and First Assistant Director for acclaimed Director and
SCANDAL actor Tony Goldwyn.
Lamar currently runs Nonstop Show Group, a film & tv production company , is the founder of
the Queen City Film Festival, now in its 8th year and also launched the careers of many
students through the Future Film Club. The Film Future Club is an afterschool program that
provides free training in film & television production for students interested in careers in the film
& television industry.
Lamar served on the board of the Neighborhood Health Center, is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Plainfield YMCA and currently serves as Chairman of the Union County, NJ
Motion Picture & Television Advisory Board.
