Jailhouse to Milhouse – Buddy Farmer (Southern California, California)This is the courageous journey of Pamela Hayden, voice of the plucky, resilient Milhouse on "The Simpsons”: After surviving an abusive boarding school and juvenile jail, as well as other setbacks, Pamela now speaks to teen girls about overcoming obstacles and turning their dreams into reality. Her story is told with surprising humor and great candor."2023; 67 min.

Jailhouse to Milhouse

This is the courageous journey of Pamela Hayden, voice of the plucky, resilient Milhouse on The Simpsons: After surviving an abusive boarding school and juvenile jail, as well as other setbacks, Pamela now speaks to teen girls about overcoming obstacles and turning their dreams into reality.

Bear Hugs – Maggie May Brummer (Manahawken, New Jersey)In this animated student film, A teddy bear goes through a small city in pursuit of giving a hug to a lonely girl while overcoming the holiday hustle-bustle. The thought of the lonely girl during Christmas leads Teddy to push through the obstacles in hopes of getting to his destination. 2023; 3 min.

Bear Hugs

In this animated student film, A teddy bear goes through a small city in pursuit of giving a hug to a lonely girl while overcoming the holiday hustle-bustle.

The Curtain – Leslie-Ann Coles (Toronto, Canada)Mother-daughter tensions bind one generation to the next in a seedy motel room, where love, sex, and a wish for redemption lurk beyond the curtain when Beatrice, 50, is confronted with her own mortality. She revisits an old haunt from her childhood to reconcile herself with those she loves, evoking the memory of her mother following a mastectomy. 2023; 15 min.

The Curtain

Mother-daughter tensions bind one generation to the next in a seedy motel room, where love, sex, and a wish for redemption lurk beyond the curtain when Beatrice, 50, is confronted with her own mortality.

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The 42nd Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place on the weekends between January 26-February 18, 2024. 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 and begin at 12 Midnight Eastern USA time. Each General Admission 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; In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program.  

Welcome to the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival! The 42nd Annual Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays between January 26-February 18. The Festival will be presenting the Festival online VOD as well as doing in-person screenings. 

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