Dilemma - a tense psychological thriller that delves into the consequences of a single, reckless decision. When high school friends find themselves trapped in a situation they can’t escape, panic sets in, and their once-close bond begins to fray. With each choice they make, the weight of their actions grows heavier, and the line between right and wrong blurs.
Don't Look In The Dark - When a couple's phones begin recording on their own during a camping trip, what they capture isn't just darkness. It's something that wants to be seen. Don’t Look In The Dark was made with one goal: to create a theatrical experience like no other.
This is not just a film. It is an event. The darkness is not filler; it is the canvas. Half the movie unfolds in pitch black, but hidden within that blackness, depending on your screen, your projector, your lighting, and your eyes, are fleeting, haunting images and moments that can completely shift the meaning of what you have seen.
Every audience sees something different. Every theater reveals something new. No two viewings feel exactly the same. It is meant to unsettle you, confuse you, draw you in, and then leave you wondering if you missed something, because maybe you did.
Self Portrait - An aspiring young model visits a famous photographer's cabin and discovers she is part of a ritual that transforms her into a human camera, sucking the soul out of her body and restoring the youth of the photographer.
An InterView - This comedic animation follows a ghost who must pass a test similar to a job interview to decide if she can be reincarnated as a human. Through witty conversations, the film uses light humor to explore deep, existential questions.
12th House - a surreal meditation on grief, identity, and spiritual transformation. After losing her husband, a woman descends into a liminal dreamworld where memory fragments and archetypes guide her inward. Haunted by illusion and tethered to love, she confronts her shadow through symbolic rituals of self-loss and rebirth. Blending myth, psychology, and visual poetry, 12th House explores the sacred undoing required to become whole—and the alchemy of carrying love beyond death.
Video on Demand for 24 hours beginning at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. In-Person screening at 7PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
The 44th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 23-February 22, 2026. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing in-person screenings at Rutgers University. Most of the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. VOD start times are at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. Each General Admission Ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person when both are offered!
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