New Jersey Film Festival

The 29th Annual New Jersey International Film Festival competition will be taking place on the Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

Schedule:

Saturday - Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 5PM!

Shorts Program #2

Good Girl - Jenny Kleinman (Elmhurst, New York)

After ending a six-year relationship, a well-behaved, Jewish, OBGYN decides to turn her brain off and her body on by exploring BDSM; instances of which are popping up in the most unusual places. 2023; 12 min.

INFINITY! - Benjamin To (Chino Hills, California)

A famous Japanese-American ballroom dance duo must choose between their passion or their lives as WWII concentration camps begin to rise in the U.S. 2023; 12 min.

Game Interrupted - Ilayda Iseri (Istanbul, Turkey)

1979, Turkey: While the mood on the streets of capital Ankara is charged with tension shortly before the military coup, a young sister and brother find their way out of boredom by switching from one game to another during their winter break. Their mother is at work all day and their grandmother is sleeping on the couch as usual. However, something goes wrong that day. While trying to figure out what happened, they notice a strange intruder at the door, who resembles Khomeini or Darth Vader. They must fix the course of events before their mother returns home. In Turkish, subtitled. 2023; 15 min.

National Pride - Rod Ibsen (Silkeborg, Denmark)

During a national match, the football stadium is packed with cheering fans in football jerseys and beers in their hands. However, a completely different battle is taking place in the stands; a battle between two groups of friends with Julius and Robert on the front line. A collision between a brutal cancel culture and a male-dominated football culture evokes a relationship between the two boys that is far from simple. In Danish, subtitled. 2023; 17 min.

Gary - Irina Arnault (Jackson Heights, New York)

Gary is a dark comedy about an early-career artist couple who make ends meet by moonlighting as contract killers. I like to describe it as a Bonnie and Clyde tale, but if Bonnie and Clyde were a couple of artists from NYC who don't have the means to pay off their student loans. 2023; 18 min.

Saturday - Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM!

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.

General Admission

Ticket=$15 Per Program

Festival All Access Pass=$120;

In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program.

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