NJMAC festival bringing dozens of indie films to New Brunswick

Contributed wire/staff report
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Starting January 20, the New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University will feature over 50 film screenings: new international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals, and cutting-edge documentaries.

More than 45 area and state premieres at the festival will include:

  • Risen, Neil Jones’s terrific boxing feature from Wales -- which includes more boxing world champions than any other film in history;
  • Christopher Metzler and Lev Anderson’s superb documentary Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone;
  • H.P. resident Dena Seidel’s stunning documentary Atlantic Crossing: A Robot's Daring Mission;
  • RYA-0810
    Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm’s sly and stylish spy thriller The Red Machine;
  • Living for 32 -- the inspirational story of Colin Goddard, a survivor of the horrific 2007 shooting massacre on the campus of Virginia Tech;
  • Adam Ross’s eye-opening marijuana documentary, Cash Crop;
  • Jonathan Gayles’ Shaft or Sidney Poitier, illuminating pop culture representations of black masculinity;
  • Station of the Forgotten, an eloquent feature film from Spain that is centered on the relationship between an elderly sailor, his granddaughter, and a troubled boy who unexpectedly become travelling companions;
  • plus a superb selection of love stories just in time for Valentine’s Day; and many, many others.
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The Red Machine - screening Jan. 28th, 2011

The 33 works that are screening Friday through Sunday in January and February are also part of the NJFF Competition. A panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics selected the finalists for this competition. Prize winners (including over $5,000 in prizes) will be announced after the screenings on Thursday, March 3, 2011.

New Jersey has only one media arts center programming year-round -- offering over 100 annual film screenings and events: The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center. Founded in 1982, the Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC draws thousands of viewers from throughout New Jersey, and the metropolitan area, by providing an alternative media culture. The Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC is dedicated to the noncommercial exhibition of independent, classic, international, and experimental films and videos.

For more information on these films, visit: www.njfilmfest.com.

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