Cape May NJ State Film Festival: Festival of Independents

Blue Sunday directed by Chad Shagren 3:36
A very effective and graphic PSA about teenage depression, made by local NJ teenagers as part of our Young Filmmakers Workshop.
       
Everyday directed by Colin Pritchard 3:40
A sunny music video showing a typical teenage day in Cape May. Created in 72 hours during the NJSFF Young Filmmakers Workshop.     

Hope by Lauren Rucci 4:50      
A tender film about a daughter who helps her mother gets back to her life after breast cancer.

Fred's Suburban Nightmare by Chris Genovese 4:04                     
A goofy comedy with an iguana by a Cape May native. Chris is currently studying film at SVA in NYC.

Sidebar:                 
Chicks with Flicks  — The goal of Chicks with Flicks is to generate and encourage a supportive audience for women filmmakers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds.  Founder and Curator: Yhane Washington              
     
Jesus Children by Yhane Washington 4:10
A beautiful, gritty, black&white video set to Stevie Wonder's Song "Jesus
Children".
    
The White Room by Laura Storm 11:40
Only romantics know the true danger of fantasy.

Mother's Blood by Myra Sito Velasquez 16:52
The story of a young Chinese American woman struggling to break the bonds of her family's emotional legacy before they break her.

Breaker by Lisa Robinson 23:00
A rebellious, broke, young girl breaks into summer homes searching for her
caretaker father.

Sidebar:
9/11 Documentary by two filmmakers/firemen from Day One at Ground Zero.
Bound by Courage by Amy and Lou Angeli 46:00           
A dramatic and moving portrait of the firemen, policemen, emergency personnel, and the workers whom cleared the debris from Ground Zero.

Street Portrait Artist by Yuken Teruya 3:12 
A charming documentary about portrait artist’s work on the street in Times Square. This film was shown in the NJSFF Cinema Cafe "The Sweatbox". 
 
Art Bot by Douglas Cortese 10:00            
A documentary about a Robot Talent Show. Part of "The Unbelievable Show"
which airs on cable access in NJ and NYC.   
                    
Apple Project/FO101 Project by Shih-Chieh Huang 4:34
Art documentary of the filmmakers' interactive sculptures created from parts
bought from toy stores and Home Depot.
       
Left, the Rite by Jon Young 3:35
A hard-edged satire made with action figures from the X-files. Shot in NY
subway and NJ Path stations

WMD by Jon Young 3:40
A weird & witty animation about a faux Internet browser that can read your mind.

Sidebar:
A Retrospective of films from the Black Maria Film Festival, the oldest film
festival in New Jersey. Founder and Curator: John Columbus (One hour of films to be chosen by John Columbus.)

The Black Sheep directed by Philip Botti 27:00
Watch what happens when a backward Italian cousin moves in with his New Jersey relative.
                                     
Duped! by Stefan Prosky 5:00
A silly film that plays with perception, time and sound. Made with the help another CMNJSFF artist, Jon Young.
             
Freedom by Mihoko Takayama 4:42
3 charming films about imprisonment and escape. This series was developed from audience feedback at our NJSFF Cinema Cafe "The Sweatbox" last May.

Entomophobe by Ann LePore 4:00
A brave woman’s' attempt to face the appearance of pillbugs in her Hoboken
apartment. Shot from her.... and a bugs' perspective.

Semmelweis by Jim Berry 19:00
An amazing period piece set in the 18th century. The heroic story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis who saved many pregnant women from child birth fever.

Anthrobotanic by Anthony Patti 3:40                                    
 The 3d-animation equivalent of sorbet before the next course, this piece is a
beautiful journey through a virtual world created with the 3d animation software Maya.

0n Gallery by On Akiyoshi 2:31
On, a frustrated fine artist finds a practical, funny way to bring her art to the people of NYC and NJ.
           
Nighttime Confessions by Mike Barron 14:05
A comedic single camera "talking head" piece covering diverse topics: from lack of sleep, to New Years Kiss. This film was part of our cinema cafe "The Sweatbox" where artists could receive audience feedback on a partially
finished film.

Space Painter by Chris Ramey 4:40
A satirical rendition of the "Art" documentary. Steve Martin said, "talking about art is like dancing about architecture". Chris humorously proves this point in this technically brilliant video.

Throw me a line by Lee Eypper 7:00
A comedy about dating and trying to meet men. Well written and well acted, with a fine sense of directorial control.    

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