Film

Shorts: NJ Shorts Competition

$15 Regular
$13 for Members (not a member?)

THIS PROGRAM WILL SCREEN FOR BOTH IN-PERSON + VIRTUAL AUDIENCES

COUSINS (dir. Mandy Marcus, USA, 13 min)
A Brooklyn teenager reunites with her Guyanese cousin.

DON’T GO TELLIN’ YOUR MOMMA (dir. Topaz Jones + rubberband., USA, 35 min)
A view into artist Topaz Jones’ and America’s Black Identity through 26 individual scenes.

SAFE (dir. Ian Barling, USA, 16 min)
On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind.

SUPERSTAR (dir. Jordan Hidalgo, USA, 15 min)
A homeless man attempts to keep his individuality despite being dehumanized by everyday society.

Q&A with director Mandy Marcus (COUSINS), directors Topaz Jones + rubberband. (DON’T GO TELLIN’ YOUR MOMMA), director Ian Barling (SAFE), and director Jordan Hidalgo (SUPERSTAR) to follow. 

Virtual Screening Available in NJ + NY + CT
Available Friday, October 22 – Sunday, October 31