Puppet Heap Will Show Off Their Cool, Weird Creations At Montclair Film Event

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A design and fabrication studio based in Essex County will be hosting a free, live performance featuring "The Heap" – a 12-foot walking puppet made from stacked stories and objects – at a Montclair Film Festival event.

Puppet Heap, which is based in Bloomfield, will be putting on the show at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Audible Lounge at Montclair Mezzanine, 486 Bloomfield Avenue. Learn more or register for tickets online here.

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Here's what to expect, organizers say:

"Go behind the scenes with Puppet Heap, the award-winning studio behind dozens of original films, television productions, and iconic puppet creations. Through screenings of Puppet Heap's original short films, narrated by the studio's larger-than-life mascot, The Heap, audiences will discover how puppets are designed, built, and brought to life for the camera. Featuring production puppets, fabrication insights, techniques, and a live Q&A, this engaging presentation offers a look inside the creative process behind professional puppet filmmaking. Recommended for ages 10 and up."

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