Here is the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival Fencing for the Edge Video Interview with Director Holly Buechel hosted by Festival Director Al Nigrin. It was recorded at EBTV:

Fencing for the Edge will be screened with Anastasia Forde’s Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge on  Saturday, June 8, 2024 – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7:00 PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ

Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge - Anastasia Forde (Palmyra, New Jersey) A documentary short subject that explores the beautiful and intense world of Philip Manganaro, renowned chef, forager, and owner of Park Place Café in Merchantville, NJ. For over a year, a team of award-winning creatives followed Phil to his “wild farms” including his secret Matsutake mushroom site. 2023; 34 min.

Fencing for the Edge – Holly Buechel (South Orange, New Jersey) A team of New Jersey high school girls strives to unseat its rival as State Champion in the modern sport of fencing. Tensions rise as an intense coach pushes the team, culminating in an unexpected test of sportsmanship and integrity. A decade later, they revisit the lasting impact of the season and its challenges. 2023; 75 min.

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The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, presents the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival which marks its 29th Anniversary. The NJIFF competition will be taking place on the Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between May 31 - June 9, 2024 and will be a hybrid one with online as well as in-person screenings at Rutgers University. All 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 screenings. The in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ beginning at 5PM or 7PM on their show date.  Note: The Screenings on June 1 will be in Milledoler Hall #100/ Rutgers University, 520 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ.

Plus, The NJIFF is very proud to announce that acclaimed singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler will be in concert on Saturday, June 15 in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ at 7PM.  General Admission Ticket=$15 Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$120; In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program; General Admission Marissa Nadler Concert Ticket=$25.

 For more info go here: https://2024newjerseyinternationalfilmfestival.eventive.org/welcome