New Jersey Film Festival

The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center proudly announces the 43rd Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival. 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. Each 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. Tickets: $15=Per Program; In-Person Show Student Tickets=$10 Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$120.

Schedule :

Friday, January 24, 2025 – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM!

Shorts Program

Annabel Lee – Liat Kisos (Tel Aviv, Israel)

A visual response to Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"; the last complete poem he composed. 2024; 3 min.

Le Charade – Erika Totoro (Dobbs Ferry, New York)

A psychological comedy set in a run-down 1950s diner. Le Charade follows the final performance of a lonely mime and the psychotic episode that ensues after his imaginary friend breaks up with him and he is forced to re-enter society. 2024; 3 min.

His New Girl – Madeline Hettrick (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

A girl gets ready for a date with her boyfriend. 2024; 5 min.

Sylvia – Hannah Zipperman and Ezekiel Goodman (Leonia, New Jersey)

A newly divorced woman decides to go after what she's always wanted. 2024; 7 min.

You Still Can – Samuel Edelsack (Westfield, New Jersey)

A father talks her daughter out of suicide despite their estranged, bitter relationship. 2023; 9 min.

The Performance! – Salvatore Zeppi Rubinetti (Parsippany, New Jersey)

Pierrot longing for Columbine is interrupted by Harlequin until he decides to take things into his own hands. 2024; 10 min.

Chicken Broth Soup – Deniz Büyükkırlı (Istanbul, Turkey)

A doctor comes across unusual symptoms at the man said to have died of a heart attack when he examined the corpse. He decides to refer the body to forensic medicine. Thereupon, the mans wife confesses; she said poisoned her husband, who constantly beat her. A big surprise awaits the doctor, who has to make a vital decision for the woman. 2024; 19 min.

Mad Clean – Jordan Campbell (New York, New York)

Ebony, a home cleaner, finds herself cleaning the home of Leanne, a unique client in the midst of a manic episode. 2024; 21 min.

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