Garden State Film Festival: JS36 (4 films)

Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 11:30am

Jersey Shore Arts Center
66 South Main Street, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

THIS EVENT HAS PASSED

A Place of Honor - This film recounts the lived experiences of veterans and gold star family members from before, through and after the war who found renewed purpose and meaning in their lives when they decided to create the only memorial and museum dedicated to the lives lost in Vietnam. **Additionally - as part of this storytelling initiative, "In Our Shoes"(5 minutes) tells the stories of the objects and artifacts that returned home with vets, "Remembrance" (7 minutes) is the story of the last New Jersey Gold Star Mother of the Vietnam War, "Why it Matters (7 mins) tells the origin story of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial & Museum.  Directed by vanessa roth (00:32:00) Asbury Park Premiere

Changed Environments, Shape Behaviors - Darryl Speights is a lifetime resident of the West Side of Asbury Park New Jersey. He details his life history and his current aspirations to inspire change. Directed by Michael Max Nitkowski (00:09:15) World Premiere

Honoring Our Heroes - The Monmouth County Clerk's Office offers a discount program for veterans and Gold Star Family members, and is calling on area businesses to participate in "Honoring Our Heroes." Directed by Brian Noreika (00:00:30) New Jersey Premiere

PTSD: The Invisible Enemy - Since the beginning of the Global War on Terror over 30,000 military veterans have taken their own lives due to the truama and the effects of PTSD. Add to this an aging population of Vietnam era veterans and we are seeing close to 44 suicides per day. PTSD: The Invisible Enemy is an explanation of many of the symptoms and causes of PTSD with the intention to spread awareness and the hope to prevent a useless loss of life. Directed by Chuck Fishbein (00:59:38) New Jersey Premiere