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Maplewood and South Orange's Premiere Film Festival!

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3 days and nights of indie long and short independent films, filmmaker Q &amp; A's, Kids and Locals Only programs. Here is the full schedule - FRIDAY, 10/217 PMOPENING NIGHT PARTY8 PMOVERLOOK / Filmmaker(s): Greta Guthrie &amp; Jake Lazarow (Brooklyn, NY). Listless teen, Tyler, spends his days clocking into the local convenience store, goofing off with his only friend, and waiting for purpose to find him in his small, torpid town. The films star Jared Gilman grew up in Maplewood. Runtime: 25:38THE GREAT POSTAL HEIST / Filmmaker: Jay Galione (Stone Ridge, NY). Investigates the dark corners of the US Postal Service. Across the country, brave employees stand up to injustice on the job and fight to Save the People’s Post Office. Runtime: Subject of film Maplewood resident. 1:33:00FILMMAKER(S) IN ATTENDANCESATURDAY, 10/2210 AM KIDS PROGRAMSCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCEDSCHEDULE TO COME.11:30FESTIVAL FAVORITESOFF THE MENU / Filmmaker: Daniele Sestito (Boston, MA). Faced with a unsatisfied client, a perfectionist Italian chef is forced to make a meal he's never made. Runtime: 37:00DEAR AUDREY / Filmmaker: Jeremiah Hayes (Montreal, CA). Acclaimed activist filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced—caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimer’s. Runtime: 1:29:002 PMPREMIERE INDEPENDENT PROGRAMCHARTER / Filmmaker: El Houssine Hnine (Morocco). Asso is a religious man in his forties, he's an extremist. He loves his wife and his daughter but has to face the dilemma of choosing between his wife and the Islamic strict and extreme rules. Runtime: 19:57SHE’S FINE / Filmmaker: Samuel Galarza (New York, NY). A vet tech tolerates her possessive new roommate, Caroline, until she must fight for her life after discovering the bloody secret behind Caroline’s eccentric art. Runtime: 19:45TEN MONTHS / Filmmaker: Amie Song (New York, NY). A Chinese mother, who comes to New York for a short visit but gets stuck due to COVID travel restrictions, and her Americanized daughter navigate their ten months living together in a small New York City studio apartment. Runtime: 13:51HEAVY PETTING / Filmmaker: Brendan Post (Canada). An eerie bifurcated character drama about a queer encounter between two lonely cat enthusiasts, and a macabre test of one’s social obscurity. Runtime: 17:30THE UGLY TRUTH / Filmmaker: Krishna Ashu Bhati (Germany). Mona, her husband Theo and daughter Hanna live in an idyllic villa on the outskirts of Berlin. When the attractive 18 years old daughter of a friend comes to visit, the profound problems and fragility of the small family reveal, as a tragic downward spiral takes its inevitable course. Runtime: 1:36:27FILMMAKER(S) IN ATTENDANCE5 PMEXPLORING OUR WORLD PROGRAMLOST CITY / Filmmaker: Brian Neff (New York, NY). A study of the loss of culture and community in the Lower East Side of New York City as the result of unchecked gentrification, as seen from the perspective of artist and activist Clayton Patterson. Runtime: 18;16GENERATIONAL IMPACT / Filmmaker: Stephanie Wang-Breal. Emily Tianshi is a young woman striving to raise awareness and create solutions for the global water crisis. Runtime: 7:25THE PRICE OF SAFETY / Filmmaker: Chris Spencer (Vergennes, VT ). Explores national conversations of over-policing and racial bias as they unfold in the quaint community of Vergennes, Vermont, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Runtime: 55:10FILMMAKER(S) IN ATTENDANCE 1:22:007 PMCOMEDY DUO PROGRAM BRANDO’S SPOON / Filmmaker: Mac Brydon (New York, NY). Two brothers at odds, bicycle across New York City in hopes of locating a beloved family heirloom. Runtime: 7:10THE MARSHMALLOW CONSPIRACY / Filmmaker(s): Jeff Beals and Matthew Beals (White Plains, NY) . After landing a gig at a marshmallow theme park, a cameraman uncovers the shocking truth about America's candy land and his own sugarcoated childhood. Runtime: 1:24:009 PMLIGHT ON A SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRAMDUMB IN THE ELEVATOR / Filmmaker: Joe Territo (North Plainfield, NJ). Two strangers 'share' a moment on an elevator. Runtime: 1:55MARIJUANA MINUTES / Filmmaker: Ryan D. Moore (New Jersey) . An unambitious stoner finds her easy-going life turned upside down when she stumbles upon a vape pen that allows her to travel through time. Runtime: 1:34:00FILMMAKER(S) IN ATTENDANCE SUNDAY, 10/2310 AMRISE AND SHINE PROGRAMAUGUST / Filmmaker: Remedios Sola Martínez. A symbolic farewell that the director, her sister and her cousin make to the family home and their grandparents in the month in which they all met: August. Runtime: 15:00NELLIE AND LEO / Filmmaker: Justin Rubin. For 20 years, a man has returned to this sacred beach to honor the memory of his beloved friend who was killed on 9/11 and the other victims of that tragic day.OH CRAPPY DAY / Filmmaker: Jon Lance Bacon (Raleigh, NC). An aspiring young filmmaker hopes to find love through online dating -- if he can just keep his OCD on the down low. Runtime: 1:23:251:39:00 NOONLOCAL FILMMAKERS SHOWCASEVERAL/ Filmmaker: Erin Lane Harper (South Orange, NJ). Haze, “big-city” newspaperman, searches the High Plains for a “country-flavor” story for the Post. Runtime: 18:39.NICE TOWNS / Filmmaker: Michael Abdul-Qawi (West Orange, NJ). Known for their diversity and proximity to New York City, the two towns of Maplewood and South Orange are constantly on the brink of change. As this small New Jersey community increases in popularity, the struggle to maintain inclusivity grows larger. Runtime: 1:28:34FILMMAKER(S) IN ATTENDANCE 3 PMSHU PROGRAMSCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED.6 PMLOCALS SHORTS PROGRAMBY THE WAY OF WATER / Filmmaker: Alexander Spenser (West New York, NJ). A day in the life of two runaways as they navigate their world and face an uncertain future. Runtime: 18:07DEAD INSIDE / Filmmaker: Ashley Wimbush (NJ Film School). Adam’s girlfriend, Ella, is a zombie, but he doesn’t mind. But are there consequences for loving a monster? Runtime: 5:54RESERVATION DOGS / Filmmaker: Zak M Mir (Maplewood). When a little girl wanders around the woods on the night of Halloween she suddenly disappears the same time, the hungry reservation dogs are seen prowling for a prey. Runtime: 2:46VEGAN DIET / Filmmaker: Nina-Simone Brie Crawford (Orange). Evaluating attitudes that people express towards different foods. Runtime: 11:49TWO FACED / Filmmaker: Emily Wetenhall (Washington, NJ) . It’s difficult to not want to adhere to the pressures of American beauty standards as a young girl, and falling victim to it won't necessarily make you any happier either. Runtime: 3:46WHY YOU HAVE TO BE BLACK AND GAY/ Filmmaker: Holly Lehren (South Orange). Follows internationally renowned drag queen Odidi Odidiva from his formative years to the shaping of his drag persona in the shadow of South African apartheid. Runtime: 16:35TALK TO ME AND I WILL TALK BACK / Filmmaker: Maky Rupert. A lonely personal advice hotline operator is forced to confront reality when a long-time caller stops phoning in. Runtime: 16:35AN EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIENCE / Filmmaker: Sandy Eskow (Washington, NJ). An experimental film that takes a little girl into the unknown. Runtime: 3:08THE CLEANING LADY / Filmmaker: Nina-Simone Brie Crawford (Orange). A psychological thriller about the acts one’s alter ego is capable of committing. Runtime: 11:55VAMP BROS / Filmmaker: Sabrina Silva (Elizabeth, NJ). When a douchey frat boy wake up to find he's a vampire, he basks in the awesomeness of it all... until he realizes he's allergic to blood. Runtime: 12:12CRUEL AND UNUSUAL THERAPY 2 / Filmmaker: Gina Rodriguez (Rahway, NJ). A woman is in therapy, struggling with erotic transference - an attraction to her therapist. Runtime: 11:47EN SUITE / Filmmaker: Geoffrey Cantor (Fanwood, NJ). An emotional glimpse into the personal lives of a seemingly happily married couple following a radical bi-lateral mastectomy and reconstruction. Runtime: 12:46AARON WITH TWO A’S / Filmmaker: Michael Goldburg (West New York, NJ). A man starts his second career at age 65 as an actor, but when he finally manages to land a major role, he discovers he's his own worst enemy as his inner doubts threaten to derail his lifelong dream and his marriage. Runtime: 16:59LOVE’S BABY SOFT / Filmmaker: Lanie Zipoy. It’s 1976. A feisty preteen desperate to grow up learns how tough it truly is when her world collides with her super cool 16 year old babysitter. Runtime: 14:09FILMMAKER(S) IN ATTENDANCE

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