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Jersey Fresh Program: The Girl With A Red Hat, Not a Hero, Bajo el Sol, Frankie's Okay, My Plastic Lung & Sapphire – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 5PM!

Saturday, June 06, 2026 @ 5:00pm



NJ International Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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Screening at the New Jersey International Film Festival - available online for 24 hours starting at midnight with an in-person screening at 5:00pm

6 films in this package

The Girl With A Red Hat – Sandeep Karanjkar (Dayton, New Jersey). Trapped in the digital world of likes and followers, a Gen Z college student learns to break free from the digital vortex and embrace authentic human connection through an unexpected friendship with a compassionate street vendor. 2025; 20 min.



Sapphire – Jawan Edgar Martinez (Rockaway, New Jersey). Sapphire/Camille is a sex worker trying to make a way out for herself and her friend, Olivia. But when a shocking revelation is made about Olivia, Camille must make an impossible decision. 2025; 22 min



Bajo el Sol (Under The Sun) – Jamili Pacheco-Urquiza (Somerset, New Jersey). During a summer spent with his grandmother on the Oaxacan Coast, a filmmaker explores the layered relationship Puerto Escondido has with tourism through conversations around labor, water, paradise, and gentrification with tourists and locals alike. 2025; 18 min.



Frankie’s Okay – Kat Lindsay (New Brunswick, New Jersey). A woman (Frankie) and her husband (Hafez) host a game night for their friends. The three couples engage in a game of celebrity when Frankie starts to experience an anxiety attack that becomes increasingly hard to cope with. Unbeknownst to the group, Frankie tries to cope with the attack during the game while trying to hide her ongoing panic. 2025; 10 min.



My Plastic Lung – Nicholas Diodato (New Brunswick, New Jersey). A disabled teenager with artificial lungs that need to be manually operated by another person begins to lash out against his family. 10 min.



Not a Hero by Accident – Adam Ansorge (Matawan, New Jersey). The fatal collision with a meter maid puts a truck driver in the hands of the local community to decide his fate. 2025; 3 min.




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