Rembrandt Lives in New Jersey – Kasey Child (Burlington, Vermont)Documentary film about the New Jersey based artist Helen Frank. 2022; 12 min.

Rembrandt Lives in New Jersey

Documentary film about the New Jersey based artist Helen Frank.

Man Fire Clay – Michael Callas (Belvidere, New Jersey)An intimate and enlightening portrait of New Jersey woodfire ceramic artist Peter Callas. 2022; 41 min.

Man Fire Clay

An intimate and enlightening portrait of New Jersey woodfire ceramic artist Peter Callas.

Bye Bye Lullaby – Sonali Gulati, Rohan Gulati (Richmond, Virginia)When you are forced to leave your home, what do you take and what do you leave behind? Using a single long take, Bye Bye Lullaby explores the meaning of belonging and belongings, transporting and being transported, passing away and passing down. 2022; 5 min.

Bye Bye Lullaby

When you are forced to leave your home, what do you take and what do you leave behind? Using a single long take, Bye Bye Lullaby explores the meaning of belonging and belongings, transporting and being transported, passing away and passing down.

Stages of Lost Freedom – Kamran Rosen (Cambridge, Massachusetts)Derek 'Dice' Livingston was incarcerated for nearly two decades, during which time he kept a journal of his thoughts. Mirroring the stages of loss—denial, depression, bargaining, anger, and acceptance— this animation uses Dice's own words and narration to show the emotional journey of losing one's identity to long term incarceration, with each entry brought to life by a different animator. 2022; 7 min.

Stages of Lost Freedom

Derek 'Dice' Livingston was incarcerated for nearly two decades, during which time he kept a journal of his thoughts. Mirroring the stages of loss—denial, depression, bargaining, anger, and acceptance— this animation uses Dice's own words and narration to show the emotional journey of losing one's identity to long term incarceration, with each entry brought to life by a different animator.

Sucks To Be The Moon – Tyler March and Eric Paperth (Neptune City, New Jersey)Jealous of the Sun’s stardom, the Moon journeys into space, searching for a planet that actually cares about him. Will he find his place in the universe, or is he destined to be a lonely loser forever? 2022; 11 min.

Sucks To Be The Moon

Jealous of the Sun’s stardom, the Moon journeys into space, searching for a planet that actually cares about him.

Revelation to the Disembodied – André Silva (Wilmington, North Carolina)Fragments of a collective post-human dream construct a world that straddles hyper-technological, mythological, and ecological dimensions. 2022; 9 min.

Revelation to the Disembodied

Fragments of a collective post-human dream construct a world that straddles hyper-technological, mythological, and ecological dimensions.

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The 41st Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 27-February 25, 2023. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Each ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person screenings. The in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ beginning at 5PM or 7PM on their show date.  General Admission Ticket: $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.

Welcome to the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2022! The 41st Bi-Annual Festival, which will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between 9/9-10/16, will be a hybrid as we will be presenting the Festival online as well as doing select live screenings.

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.