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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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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