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Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman

Sunday, June 08, 2025 @ 12:00am



NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Nobody wants to shoot a woman, do they? This film is about a woman against all odds, marginalized by society and trying to find a way to survive in a world where motherhood, misogyny, crime, and independence meet. This film is a noir crime drama set on the streets of Brooklyn brought to life by a female writer/director, producer and with a female lead. We wanted to pay homage to the great crime films set in New York City, where the city becomes one of the characters. We cast actors who are embedded in the heart of theater, television and film in New York. Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman embraces the heart and filmmaking style of 1970s independent cinema… Cassavetes run and gun with a Scorsese crime drama vibe; inspired by one of the pinnacle feminist films, Wanda, by Barbara Loden. (92 minutes)




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Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman

Sunday, June 08, 2025 @ 12:00am
NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Amazing Supporting Actresses screens at the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 7th

Arturo Dueñas’ Supporting Actresses (Secundarias) is a love letter to theater, but more than that, it’s a bustling, compelling portrait of the people who make it come alive. Set against the backdrop of an opening night performance at the Calderón Theater in Valladolid, this Spanish-language film blurs the line between fiction and reality in deeply satisfying ways. It’s shot (or appears to be shot) in one, continuous take, and that single, unbroken breath captures the anxiety, chaos, beauty, and deeply human moments that unfold behind the curtain.



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Within the world of animation, an artist can choose between many mediums of art in order to best create the piece they want to make. Some choose to stick within one form, and others experiment with multiple. No matter what an artist chooses, their decisions, along with similar filmmaking ones, will not only guide audiences through the work but also offer meaning and set the tone for viewer receptions and interpretations. It is for that reason that this decision is important and paramount within an artist’s process. Artists Nick Zweig, Elizabeth Schneider and Michael Covello, Esther Casas Roura, and Maureen Zent have all made this decision within their respective films, and the end results have no doubt succeeded in reflecting their creators’ thoughts and feelings. Despite this, the films are incredibly different and expansive within their creativity and uniqueness, cementing them as must-watch pieces.



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Gripping Feature Nobody Wants To Shoot A Woman Screens At The 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival

Kerry Ann Enright’s Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman is a noir crime drama with a feminist pulse and a Brooklyn soul. It opens with a funeral and a woman named Mary staring blankly at her husband’s body as other mourners surround her. The Lord’s Prayer is recited while her son stands beside her. She reaches out and clutches a white rose. That image alone tells us we’re entering not just a crime story, but a slow-burning, emotionally complex portrait of survival.




 

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