Please be enriched by all the films in our curated block. See you at the movies!

A drag queen protects a child during a crisis as prejudices reach a breaking point.

Parrot

Camille, a struggling artist desperate for a muse, meets Hannah, a young girl with a personality bright enough to inspire the darkest days. The art they make is truly one of a kind. Until it's not.

Dear Hannah

A man must confront the pain and trauma of a past relationship, as a former lover unexpectedly arrives on his doorstep.

Skeletons

Aharon went through ongoing sexual abuse as an ultra-orthodox youth in a Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. A decade later, he has come out and is living as a secular homosexual. The silence he kept inside is bursting in his fashion collections.

Loud Whisper

A struggling chef confronts an old flame, after she shows up unannounced, in search of a familiar meal. The script was the winner of a $40,000 grant to the produce the film, by the CNY Short Film Competition.

Devour

Jamie is a young woman living in rural Indiana struggling to figure out her place and identity. When she inadvertently stumbles across a frequency on her ham radio and makes contact with astronaut Noa currently orbiting Earth, the two women are presented with the opportunity to find meaningful connection, even while worlds apart.

Static Space

Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of colour, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.

Sheer Qorma

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Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, virtual online access March 28-April 3, the internationally recognized Garden State Film Festival celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated and enriching selection of original works to a diverse audience locally and around the world.

Here's what's coming up soon. Can't make it? No sweat. Many live streams will be available for on-demand viewing as well.