2006 Festival of Independents
1969 Michele Damiano MJP Films, Ltd. 8 min.
Our narrator finds her mother's diary which enables her to retrace the mysterious circumstances which led to her parents fateful last holiday in Italy in 1969.
Almost Forgotten Bill Ball 11 min.
Grant is experiencing a crisis of existence. Drawn into the night, he finds himself in a real life or death situation.
Alumination Ryan Smith 4:23
This is the story of a stressed out college student who is haunted by his own surroundings.
American Revolutionary Patriot & Martyr: The Hannah Caldwell Story Larry Tung 5.5 min.
Hannah Caldwell was a mother and homemaker from Union, NJ who was shot and killed by the British troops during the American Revolutionary. She is on the the county seal of Union County.
An Ode to Frost Jeff Buccellato 3:52
An elderly man reflects on his life and the paths he has taken.
Apperception Chad Cooper 5 min.
After a girl watches a disturbing movie with friends, she lies awake thinking. A shadow passes over her. She is filled with an intense horror, but what is she really scared of?
Augusta Susannah Newman 7.5 min.
Augusta combines a unique dancer, an evocative acoustic sound score, intimacy of hand-held and head cameras, and a small apartment in the heat of summer to create a metaphoric portrait of a contemporary woman.
Bed Games Adam Brown 5 min.
Bittercress Tom Sims 62 min.
A mother whose son was murdered is given the opportunity for justice when the murderer is brought to her bound and gagged. She is given the same weapon used to kill her son. The question is: will she use it?
Broken Glass Jennah Trocchia and Jon Waller 20 min.
Two men have gone through the hell of crystal meth addiction, and a young woman whose path through addiction to redemption is a warning to us all.
Dead Tired Ernie Rockelman Emerald Productions 12 min.
Three roommates have their nightly routines interrupted by a horde of canniballistic zombies who won't rest until their thirst for blood is quenched.
Dr. Frog and the Puffer's Problem Erin Morris 4:00
Everything's On Fire: Inside the Union County Fire Academy Wm. McMeekan, Jr. 60 min.
How do you train to be a hero? Follow firefighters learning skills needed to help keep us all safe. Featuring images of firefighter training never before captured on screen.
Giorno Di Festiva Louis Libitz 10 min.
Documentary of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The viewer is immersed in the fesgtival's procession, food and rituals surrounding this celebration of family and community.
Happy Birthday Jonathon Zelenak 28 min.
Following a brutal break-up with his girlfriend, a young man makes a series of burthday wishes that take him on a strange journey thruogh his past, present, and future.
Heartache & Hope Mike Henry 17:30
This narrative non-fiction film is a historical look at the Philadelphia Phillies, which also presents a nostalgic longing for the time of childhood innocence when the game of baseball was king.
Ima et Fin Jen Serbu 6 min.
So many possibilities: No wrong choices.
In Brief Thomas Micchelli 6 min.
Jeremy needed a change, and now he needs to talk.
In Silico Stefan Prosky 5:00
Let the Sun Shine: The Governor's School of the Arts Story Chad Cooper 10 min.
About New Jersey student filmmakers at the NJ Governor's School of the Arts.
Memoir Urban Image NJC University Jane Steuerwald 35 min.
Nightside Paul Owens 27 min.
A surreal western ghost story set in the Pine Barrens.
NOLA Jerome Bongiorno 5:30
An impressionistic series of images of post-Katrina New Orleans set to music.
Octave Emily Hubley 7 min.
Animated film miniatures play with musical tones and shifting symbolic images to create eight moments when things come together in mysterious cohesion.
Positively Negative Chad Cooper 5 min.
One of the most interesting facets of life is the minds ability to alter our perceptions of an experience. Two men in a coffee shop illustrate the impact attitude has on everyday life.
Protecting New Orleans Mary-lou Tibaldo-Bongiorno 7:30
Dr. John Day shows hot to rebuild Louisiana's coastal wetlands in order to safeguard New Orleans against future hurricanes.
Scumbling Lynn Denton 34 min.
Aspiring artist faces cultural and emotional confusion as she recovers from psychiatric treatment. Scumbling explores the influences of her returning demons, her parents and even the family dog and her chances for self-realization.
September 24, 2005 Thomas Micchelli 5 min.
A record of the protest march in Washington, DC on September 24th, 2005.
Sideshow Lisa LaBracio 5 min.
Sideshow is a story of the tragedy of love. Through the precious memories of a circus clown, the fleeting quality of love unfolds along with the story.
the alley Susannah Newman 6 min.
“the alley” is a screen dance which invites the viewer into a woman’s physical experience of violence through the evocative eye of the camera, specific movement vocabulary and driving rhythms. Editing choices mix dream with reality towards a heightening of danger, altering time and space and recreating the chaos of memory.
The Art Of Theatrical Ushery C. Thaddeus Banks 5:44
A movie theater usher makes extreme attempts to educate the general public on the proper code of conduct while attending a movie.
The Backyard Brett Eckhardt 5 min.
A surburban husband gets in touch with his inner savage while pruning the shrubs in the backyard. He experiments with a device he believes may help him tame his uncooperative foliage. Dire consequences (and Puccini) ensue.
The Cats' Plan Ki Miller 5:00
The Finisher Adam R. Brown 11 min.
For most girls, their fathers are heroes. Unfortunately for Carla, Dad is a Superhero.
The Memory Box Jane Steuerwald 8.5 min.
Opening the lid of my great uncle’s tin box we find precious and perfectly preserved mementos of family history. The memory box makes connections between past and present, music and image, love and loss.
The Printer Bil Thompson 2:45
A man seeks escape from his mundane reality.
The Séance Arun Vaidyanathan Eternal Rainbows Inc. 6 min.
When we open the door to the other side, it can reveal a great many things.
The Teabag Bil Thompson 2:00
The life and death of a teabag.
Tonal Colors Samantha Cresson 23 min.
Jazz continues to recreate itself. Five passionate young jazz musicians who play non-traditional jazz instruments explore their approaches to playing and composing jazz music.
When Broom Sticks Were King Jason Cusato Parkslope Films 27 min
A tribute to Brooklyn Stickball and the heroes who played. Stickball was born on the streets of Brooklyn where teams competed only for glory and bragging rights.
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