Seeing Other People - Amanda PragerA woman trapped in a toxic relationship scrambles to find a way out.&nbsp;Anne and Jesse are celebrating their anniversary. However, Anne quickly realizes there is something unusual about this bar... in fact, it seems like Jesse has some sort of mind control over the patrons... but when Anne tries to break up with him, he reveals the true extent of his power. He escalates with charm, using his hivemind to try to convince her to stay with him. Then, he gets violent, blocking all chances of fleeing. Can she survive, or will she give in rather than reveal her truth? This film is a metaphor for living in an emotionally tumultuous relationship, and how difficult it is to escape from the hold it has on your friends, family, and mind. It's a metaphor about relationships, why we're in them, and what we get out of them. 2023; 9 min.

Seeing Other People

A woman trapped in a toxic relationship scrambles to find a way out.

Bluebird – Sara Crow (New York, New York)After an unexpected death in the family, a well-behaved Catholic schoolgirl explores authority, mortality, and the limits of her own belief system with the help of an eerie classmate. 2023; 12 min.

Bluebird

After an unexpected death in the family, a well-behaved Catholic schoolgirl explores authority, mortality, and the limits of her own belief system with the help of an eerie classmate.

Innocent Observer – Evelyn Reese (Bridgewater, New Jersey)Innocence, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what happens when the eye is blind to wrongdoing? If all is fair in love and war, then who's to say one has gone too far?&nbsp;Who's to blame when a person is fighting against standards seemingly unattainable, yet so painfully in reach? Innocent Observer follows the rapid decaying of one girl's sanity as she pursues&nbsp;her "true love" without limitations. Her crooked mind lends to violence, yet avoids liability. She grapples with her practical&nbsp;perception&nbsp;of her life, though it is quieted behind the desperate thoughts driving her desire. Her wish to be cinematic like the ones she watches quickly turns her&nbsp;feelings of guilt into those of worthiness., though others may not agree. Her quandary is simple: does he love her, does he love her not? 2023; 7 min.

Innocent Observer

Innocence, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what happens when the eye is blind to wrongdoing?

No More Love - Zafar Mehdi (India)No More Love follows a heartbroken woman burdened by recurring breakups, embracing cynicism as a shield against her true sadness. In a pivotal phone call with her friend Tugba, she reluctantly reveals her disillusionment with love. Tugba's surprise visit sparks a transformative realization – embracing life means acknowledging suffering's role. Together, they embark on a poignant journey of self-discovery and acceptance.&nbsp;No More Love explores the delicate balance between heartache, friendship, and the innate resilience of the human spirit. In French, subtitled. 2023; 8 min

No More Love

No More Love explores the delicate balance between heartache, friendship, and the innate resilience of the human spirit.

Wiener – Natalie Peracchio (Los Angeles, California)A meaty comedy about a college admissions tour gone wrong. 2023; 16 min.

Wiener

A meaty comedy about a college admissions tour gone wrong.

Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project – Judy Drosd, Joey Skaggs (New York, New York)n 1995, Dr. Joseph Bonuso, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Joey Skaggs), announced that he, along with 150 computer scientists and attorneys specializing in artificial intelligence, had developed a solution to the crisis of American jurisprudence and was poised to radically revamp the entire judicial system.&nbsp;Enter Solomon, a distributed program running on a set of super computers that could deliberate on evidence and render swift, unassailable, equal justice for all, putting judges in the back seat and relegating juries to history.&nbsp;This is the tenth film in the oral history series entitled, "Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond" in which the irrepressible Skaggs recounts the captivating tale where innovation meets the unthinkable.&nbsp;Information about the whole oral history series is here: <a href="https://joeyskaggs.com/videos/oral-histories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://joeyskaggs.com/videos/oral-histories</a>. 2023; 16 min.

Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project

This is the tenth film in the oral history series entitled, "Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond" in which the irrepressible Skaggs recounts the captivating tale where innovation meets the unthinkable

Please Hold the Line – Tan Ce Ding (Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia)A young scam call operator is thrust into a moral dilemma as she navigates a life-changing situation. In Chinese, subtitled. 2023; 19 min.

Please Hold the Line

A young scam call operator is thrust into a moral dilemma as she navigates a life-changing situation.

Boobee Cheet Sheetz – Adrienne Fowler (Lumberton, New Jersey)Funny animation on the sun’s “dampening” effect on the woman's body during the summertime. &nbsp;2023; 2 min.

Boobee Cheet Sheetz

Funny animation on the sun’s “dampening” effect on the woman's body during the summertime.

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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.  

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