All in Film
The New Jersey International Film Festival, which runs June 4-6 & June 11-13, will screen “Sweethurt” on Sunday, June 6. A wonderful young-adult comedy with two interwoven stories of love, friendship, and the paralyzing fear of dying alone, the film features a diverse cast of characters in a coming-of-age story that nods to‘80s & ‘90s classics. Hear more from director Tom Danger in this interview.
LIFF begins its four-day celebration of filmmaking this week. The festival takes place once a year on New Jersey’s famous Long Beach Island and features cutting-edge, thought-provoking international and independent feature films, narratives, shorts, documentaries, episodics, comedies, surf films, and more.
The 2021 NJ Governor's Awards in Arts Education kicks off on Saturday, May 22. In this episode, we speak to two past winners, two of this year's awardees, and more about the impact of these annual awards.
We recently spoke with the family behind George Street Playhouse’s latest offering – "Bad Dates" – a one-woman show starring Broadway’s Andréa Burns, directed by her husband Peter Flynn, with cinematography by their son Hudson Flynn. The comedy, written by Theresa Rebeck, follows a single mom on the hunt for cute shoes, the perfect dress, and a romantic table for two at a great restaurant.
WBGO, New Jersey’s first public radio station, has been broadcasting jazz from Newark to the entire state and beyond for more than 40 years. The radio station’s origins are told in the documentary by Chris Daniel “The WBGO Story: Bright Moments from Newark to the World,” which kicks off the Spring 2021 edition of the New Jersey Film Festival with a screening on Saturday, January 30.
We recently spoke with Fort Lee, NJ native David Meyers, who left the world of Washington, D.C. politics behind to pursue a career as an actor, playwright, and screenwriter. In between projects for the stage and screen, he co-created the comedic web series “Bloomywood.”
Alysia Souder is like that best camp counselor you ever had. A savvy organizer, fundraiser, and deeply committed to the transformational power of the arts, Souder is the executive director of The Institute of Music for Children.
Last month, the New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education celebrated its 40th year. The program was created to promote awareness and appreciation for the arts by honoring individual students, and to honor education leaders who have demonstrated excellence in, and dedication to, arts education. Usually held at the historic Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, this year’s awards ceremony, like so many other arts events, moved online.
This has been a profoundly challenging time for all arts organizations, but one silver lining is the online culture that has emerged to keep everyone connected through the arts in new and powerful ways. We recently spoke with leaders from three New Jersey film festivals about how they’ve been navigating the pandemic and bringing their programming to people’s homes.
You’ve never experienced “A Christmas Carol” like this. Reid Farrington's take on the holiday classic combines the original book with clips from roughly 35 film versions and live actors. On stage at Art House Productions in Jersey City December 11-22, this production covers more than 100 years of film, capturing the Dickens story via a true multimedia experience.
On February 12, 2009, 34-year-old guitarist Coleman Mellett lost his life in a plane crash just outside Buffalo, NY. Premiering this weekend at the New Jersey International Film Festival, “Sing You a Brand New Song” is a documentary that tells the story of what was lost on that night, but also what was found.
We speak with playwright, screenwriter, and professor Richard Wesley about the history and mission of the Newark Black Film Festival and the role it plays in the lives of young filmmakers.
Passes are on sale for the 10th annual Lighthouse International Film Festival. We recently spoke with the managing director of the festival about bringing films from around the world to a small island off the Jersey Shore, virtual reality and teaching filmmakers to surf.
The seventh annual Montclair Film Festival kicks off April 26 with a world-class program, featuring more than 160 films, special events, parties and discussions with Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, Rachel Weisz, Claire Danes and Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons.
The second annual Monmouth Film Festival rolls into Red Bank next weekend, featuring a number of films that take place in the Garden State, like “The Tramcar Girl,” and a handful of selections directed by New Jersey natives, including “Tiny Worlds” and “The Archivist.”
Let's all go to the movies! The sixth annual Montclair Film Festival opens this weekend with more than 150 films from artists around the world.
On April 21 and 22, Westminster Choir College of Rider University will perform Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork “Anthracite Fields” with Bang on a Can All-Stars at the Roebling Wireworks in Trenton.
When the GSFF descends on A.C. this weekend, it will include one movie that takes place — and was partially shot — just steps from the screening room in the casino-laden resort town, and another that stars a pair of childhood friends from Bergen County.
