New Jersey Film Festival Spring 201 Screening2
Live Outside the Box - Shu-Hsuan Lin (Fremont, California) In this charmingly funny short animation, a workaholic without any social contacts finds his world becoming smaller and smaller until he finds a way to turn things around. 2011; 4 min.
I am ashamed of myself - Yongchu Suh (Seoul South Korea) This short animation explores the fragility of the human condition and the cycle of the sin. In Korean, subtitled. 2011; 6 min.
Don't Panic – Kris Rajan (New York, New York) In this dramatic short, Gaby, a teenage girl, is pregnant with Sam’s baby. When Alice, Gaby’s domineering mother, learns of her daughter’s pregnancy, she immediately seeks to terminate Gaby’s relationship with Sam, and the pregnancy itself. After being frozen out of Gaby’s life, Sam desperately takes matters into his own hands. His actions prompt Gaby to make a life-changing decision, one that will terminally fracture one of these relationships forever. 2011; 10 min. With an in-person appearance by director Kris Rajan!
Static - Mel Miskell (Brooklyn, New York) In this mesmerizingly beautiful short, Sia has returned home in an emotional twilight, paralyzed by a secret she can't confront. When a friend from the past arrives, and reconnects with her, she is able to find solace and equilibrium. 2011; 11 min.
Less Than Nothing – Jaimie Lee (Jersey City, New Jersey) This terrific short film asks the question: Is it possible to fall in love over and over again, or does just one person hold the true key to your heart? Kevin has a seemingly enviable life, with a lucrative career and an adoring wife. Living in the complacency of this perfect life, Kevin suddenly finds himself in the arms of Daisy, his long-lost love. Needing to make a choice, he must decipher to whom his heart belongs. 2011; 20 min. With an in-person appearance by director Jaimie Lee!
Halloweenville - Gary P. Cohen, Paul Kaye, and Jann Kniskern (Lambertville, New Jersey) A vibrant documentary about the intensity with which Halloween is celebrated in Lambertville, New Jersey. For 11 months out of every year Lambertville residents go about their daily lives, but come October their sleepy little hamlet is transformed into a virtual haunted house of witches, ghouls, goblins and trolls, becoming to Halloween what Mardi Gras is to New Orleans. Featuring a narration by Deborah Reed, star of "Troll 2," and original music by Garland Jeffreys. 2011; 63 min. With in-person appearances by directors Gary P. Cohen, Paul Kaye and Jann Kniskern!
