Shame on You – Jeffrey Himpele (Princeton, New Jersey)This film exposes the untold personal costs of victims of the debt collection industry that is enabled by fear of the judicial system and hidden shame about debt. In this animated documentary, we recreate our telephone interviews and the personal stories of people trapped in debt collection lawsuits. We want audiences to openly discuss how shame is used in relation to debt, and to assertively talk about their own debt collection cases. The low value/high volume debt collection business is massive - 1 in 4 people have been pursued by a debt collector. But the stories are untold and cases are unopposed because of shame. Consequently, in some states 90% of debtors are unrepresented in courts and many of those end in default judgements against debtors. Here, our interviewees start a conversation about an industry that uses shame and the courts against people who have everything to lose. This is the shame that should be carried by those who put them in these debts in the first place. 2023; 11 min.

Shame on You

This film exposes the untold personal costs of victims of the debt collection industry that is enabled by fear of the judicial system and hidden shame about debt.

Altona – The Affolter Brothers (New Westminster, BC, Canada)His throat was slit. He was set on fire. Left for dead. Yet his greatest challenge... was learning to forgive.&nbsp;This true crime documentary examines the far-reaching effects of a deadly attack that shattered a community and the survivor who needed to face his demons in order to overcome them. The debut feature from the award-winning Affolter brothers, Altona combines stunning animation with never-before-told eyewitness accounts to ask the question, can you forgive what you'll never forget?&nbsp;2023; 94 min. *This film contains extremely graphic and sensitive material that may be triggering to some audiences*

Altona

This true crime documentary examines the far-reaching effects of a deadly attack that shattered a community and the survivor who needed to face his demons in order to overcome them.

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Welcome to the Spring 2022 New Jersey Film Festival! Our 40th Anniversary Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 28 and February 20, 2022. As a result of COVID our Festival will be a virtual one again this Spring. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Tickets: $15=Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$100. To buy tickets for individual programs click on the photos below and click on the pre-order buttons.

The New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2022 will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between January 28 – February 20. The 40 films we will be screening were selected from over 633 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world.

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