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Shorts Program #2: FOR, Stew to Eat, The Drive, The Clam Guy, Finding Yiyi – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM!

Saturday, June 06, 2026 @ 7:00pm



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 7:00pm

5 films in this package

FOR. – Gianfranco Bello (Brooklyn, New York). Cleo, a lonely young woman obsessed with numbers, searches for answers to their significance in her everyday life. 2025; 25 min.



Stew to Eat - Nathaniel Jameson & Alex Saltiel (New York, New York). The Stew is almost ready, but there is one thing missing… a dark adventure of unrequited love, societal decay and insatiable hunger. “Pitch-perfect expressionism… cartoonish briskness alternating with poignancy… a world created out of faces and blackness… It’s also incredibly funny!” - Guy Maddin on Stew to Eat. 2025; 25 min.



Finding YiYi – Kim Caicedo (Los Angeles, California). After losing her grandmother’s cherished dumpling recipe, a 65-year-old woman embarks on a journey to piece it back together, leading her to reconnect with a childhood friend and explore the relationship they never had. 2025; 15 min.



The Drive – David Arrow (New York, New York). It’s a warm November day in the early 1960s and Liz has just picked up the kids for her weekly carpool. Little does she know that this will be a drive she’ll never forget. 2025; 12 min.



The Clam Guy - Jen Nista, Max Beckerman (Brooklyn, New York). A clam-obsessed deadbeat plagued by otherworldly visions searches for connection as his life spirals out of control. 2025; 11 min.




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EVENT PREVIEWS

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- From June 4 through October 15, 2026 (except for July 2), Classic American Tales (CAT) once more presents Tales at the Dormer House in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers. The schedule is 4:00pm every Thursday at the historic Dormer House Bed and Breakfast (800 Columbia Avenue) in Cape May, NJ. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting.



45th

45th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will Take Place September 4th through October 4th

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The 45th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place between September 4 - October 4, 2026. As they have been doing the last few years, the festival will be presented as a hybrid with select in-person screenings at Rutgers University and most of the films available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. The festival also be offering an Audio-Visual Concert featuring the bands Lawns and Hanging Coats as well as two FREE Filmmaking Workshops.



Bergen

Bergen County Players to open 94th season with "The Producers"

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Fresh off being named the #1 Theater Venue in Bergen County by (201) Magazine's Best of Bergen poll, the Bergen County Players (BCP) will open its 2026/27 season with Mel Brooks' The Producers. As one of America's longest-running little theater companies, BCP returns for its 94th season to present this area premiere at the Little Firehouse Theatre from September 19 through October 10, 2026.



Five

Five For Fighting String Quartet Tour to Play Shows in NY/NJ/PA

(NEWTON, NJ) -- Grammy® nominated, platinum-selling artist, Five For Fighting (aka John Ondrasik) will bring his ever popular Five For Fighting String Quartet Tour back out on the road this September and October. There are several shows coming to the local area including two in New Jersey: Sunday, September 20 at The Newton Theatre and Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at The Vogel in Red Bank.



Center

Center Players to present "The Realistic Joneses" at the Jersey Shore Arts Center

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Center Players of Freehold will present The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno as its first Signature Series production of the 2026-27 season. Directed by Center Players’ Artistic Director Michael Tota, the production will run from October 2-4 at the Herbst Theatre at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, marking the first time Center Players has performed in the venue.












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