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Dancing with Horses at the New Jersey Film Festival

by Catherine Liu
published 2026-09-09

In Imprinted, the film opens with a dancer saying she learned early to be resilient, to keep moving, always anticipating the next moment, and that the resilience distanced her from her heart. Eighty minutes later, the film ends in stillness. Everything between those two points is the route from one to the other, and the route runs through horses.




 

The Fright Stuff New Jersey Film Festival Video Q+A

by Vic Fern
published 2026-09-08

Here is The Fright Stuff Fall 2026 New Jersey Film Festival Video Q+A with Writer/Editor/Director/Producer Mike Meyer, and Festival Director Albert Nigrin.



New Jersey Film Festival Video Interview with Imprinted Director Martina Casas

by Vic Fern
published 2026-09-07

Al Nigrin, Executive Director & Curator of the New Jersey Film Festival, sits down with Martina Casas, Director and Producer of the film Imprinted, for a filmmaker interview at EBTV. Imprinted will be screened the NJ Film Festival on Friday, September 13, 2026.



The Fright Stuff has the right stuff at the New Jersey Film Festival!

by Jack Bolton
published 2026-09-06

Haunted houses are fun. Don’t listen to what that one family member says, this is an objective fact. A good haunted house is, for many, the highlight of the Halloween season. But have you even wondered what it takes to make the magic happen? Well, you’re in luck! Mike Meyer’s documentary, The Fright Stuff, gives you a peek behind the curtain; from the history of the industry, to interviews of successful companies, and even the construction of a haunted house. This film will shock you, creep you out, and weirdly enough, pull at your heartstrings.



Mesmerizing documentary Imprinted screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on September 13!

by Penelope de la Cruz
published 2026-09-05

There is something almost mesmerizing about watching a dancer move alongside a horse. At certain moments in Imprinted, their movements feel so natural together that it is easy to forget how much trust and communication it takes to reach that point. Directed and produced by Martina Casas, the documentary follows choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw and her work with dancers and horses through The Equus Projects. What first seems like a film about an unusual form of dance slowly becomes something much more meaningful. Through beautiful movement, unexpected challenges, and quieter moments between the dancers and horses, Imprinted explores how two completely different species can learn to communicate without words.
















 

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