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Moving Documentary about American Farmers screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, January 27!

by Al Nigrin
published 2024-01-24

​​​​​​Muckville examines the ongoing mental health and suicide epidemic on American farms through the eyes of a 4th-generation onion farmer in New York’s Black Dirt region. Director Jeff Mertz responded to my questions about his important film Muckville via email. Here is my interview with him:




 

Excellent Documentary The Blues Society opens the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, January 26

by Yazan Mohammad
published 2024-01-23

Augusta Palmer’s The Blues Society offers a vibrant look into an oddly beautiful moment in Memphis’ ugly history of race. Blending archival footage, colorful animation, and interviews, Palmer’s film makes excellent use of footage from the 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival.



Triumphant tale Jailhouse to Milhouse screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival

by Patrick Osborne
published 2024-01-22

Jailhouse to Milhouse follows the heartbreaking and triumphant tale of Pamela Hayden as she recounts her journey from being trapped in a juvenile detention center as a child to her eventually escaping that abusive life and finding success in voicing the character Milhouse in The Simpsons. The documentary strikes the perfect balance of being fun and silly but also mature and somber when it needs to be, which it achieves without having tonal whiplash because the transitions between these moments are so smooth. In a way, its use of mixing comedy and seriousness is reflective of how The Simpsons handles its messaging. Hayden herself is a very skilled public speaker and she knows how to utilize an audience’s engagement to convey a gripping tale.



Stunning Animation Electra screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, January 27

by Anita LaBelle
published 2024-01-21

A brave exploration of psychoanalysis and the medium of film, Electra is a textual kaleidoscope investigating adolescent memories' impact on adult lives through stimulating techniques such as animation.



Leslie-Ann Coles's The Curtain screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, January 27!

by Al Nigrin
published 2024-01-20

The Curtain, an excellent short film,  will be screening at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, January 27. Director Leslie-Ann Coles responded to my questions about her short film The Curtain via email. Here is my interview with her:
















 

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