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New Jersey Film Festival To Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Live & Virtual Screenings
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, presents the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival from September 10 through October 10, marking the festival's 40th Anniversary. Showcasing new international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals, and cutting-edge documentaries, Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival will feature over 20 film screenings - presented live at Rutgers University and available online as well. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date.
2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Winners Announced!
by Al Nigrin - published 2021-06-14
The 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition has just concluded! We had a very good festival this year despite it being done virtually again. I want to thank the thousands of people who attended. We couldn't do what we do without such tremendous support!
2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with Full Circle Director Anne Via McCollough!
by Vic Fern - published 2021-06-13
Here is the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with Full Circle Director Anne Via McCollough, Festival Jurors Caroline Mabrey and Katie Scrivani and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
The Process of Recovering will close the New Jersey International Film Festival Competition on Sunday, June 13th
by Hannah Vliet - published 2021-06-12
“Your mind works differently than someone who hasn’t had that experience,” states Marcia Wickham, the main subject of The Process of Recovering. The film, which will screen at the New Jersey International Film Festival on June 13th, explores the complicated effects of sexual trauma, specifically through the lens of Marcia’s abuse and recovery. TW: sexual abuse, incest, suicide
2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Interviews with Paradise Director Immanuel Esser
by Al Nigrin - published 2021-06-12
Paradise plays Video on Demand on Saturday, June 12 as part of the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival. Here is my textual interview with Paradise Director Immanuel Esser.
2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Q+A with S T O P Director Marieli Froehlich
by Vic Fern - published 2021-06-11
Here is the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with S T O P Director Marieli Froehlich and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
Amphibians plays at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 11!
by Izzy Bonvini - published 2021-06-11
“Black is the prerequisite of white. Woman: precondition of man.” The production quality of Amphibians, combined with its strong performances and its absurd dialogue and setting, makes it a striking experimental short that visually and intellectually tantalizes its viewers. This film and its subsequent exploration of race and gender will be available to stream anywhere in the world through the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 11, along with four other experimental short selections.
Supermalo plays at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on June 12th
by Justin Almodovar - published 2021-06-10
“El Supermalo is The Super Bad One -- an individual who is hidden within society sending out a message.” says Cuban street artist Fabian Hernandez. He is featured in Supermalo, a film by Matthew Seger, which will be shown at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12.
My Strange Loop plays at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 11!
by Emily Ranieri - published 2021-06-10
Shaquille Galvan’s My Strange Loop, which is playing at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 11, is an experimental film which focuses on a girl named Sarah who is stuck in a strange, endless loop wandering a dimly lit hallway.
Documentary on acclaimed painter Chuck Connelly screens at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival
by Izzy Bonvini - published 2021-06-09
Into the Light is the sort of documentary that exists to change the life of both the film’s subject and its viewers. Filmmaker and director Benjamin Schwartz did us the great service of not only coaxing artist Chuck Connelly back into his rightful place in the sun, but of sharing Connelly’s art through art of his own. The film will be available for streaming worldwide on Saturday, June 12 at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival.