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JUNE 30 2019 THRU JUNE 23 2019

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A SSOCIATES, INC. Welcome to the 12th Annual Festival Staff Jersey Shore Film Festival!

Founding Director The Jersey Shore Film Festival is proud to return to Deal Park Stevie Doueck and Asbury Park this summer for eight days from Sunday June 23rd to Sunday June 30th.

Festival Director Now in its 12th year, the JSFF gives selected filmmakers the Esther Doueck opportunity to network with industry leading production heads, and has enabled many filmmakers to move forward with new and exciting projects. Guest celebrities, as well as established Festival Coordinator producers and filmmakers, are routinely invited to speak to those Jack Mannion filmmakers accepted into the festival, giving them an opportunity to forge lasting relationships and further their careers.

Marketing Director Just as importantly, the JSFF aims to give movie enthusiasts the chance to see quality, cutting-edge films from up-and-coming Allison Tawil filmmakers, along with having the rare opportunity to interact with, question, and be entertained by them. The attention that Programming Director goes into the selection process maintains a high degree of quality which is appreciated by both filmmakers and movie goers. Debbie Higgins The JSFF will showcase an eclectic collection of feature and short film programs which includes ‘Home Grown’ Jersey films as Graphic Designer well as impressive international selections that will celebrate the Margo Dayan filmmakers behind them. There are an assortment of unique offerings including a special “Qwik Qlips” category—submissions with a story lasting no longer than 59 seconds. Festival Moderators This year we will pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Debbie Higgins Woodstock with a special screening of “Taking Woodstock” to be Stevie Doueck screened Wednesday night at the Baronet Rooftop. Entry fee to this event will be $1.00 – the average price of a movie ticket in 1969! Come enjoy the night, mingle with filmmakers and view Festival MC trailers of our festival’s films as well. Victoria Arnstein Screenings of films will take place all week long at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, The Film Salon at JCC of Jersey Shore, Projectionists The Screening Room at Torat-El, The Showroom Cinema, Paranormal Books & Curiosities, The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel Gerry Gironda and The Baronet at The Asbury hotel. Jay Newcomb The festival will culminate with the filmmakers’ Awards Ceremony on Sunday, June 30th at The Asbury Hall in The Asbury hotel. Reserve your seats to see who walks off with this year’s Technical Supervisors prestigious awards for outstanding achievements in all catego- Gerry Gironda ries. Tickets and passes will be available for purchase at Jack Mannion www.jerseyshorefilmfestival.com. We’d like to thank our screening committee, our staff, our title sponsor, Triangle Capital Group, and our presenting partners, Venue Coordinators Maimonides Medical Center, Propel and Schwartz Sladkus Reich Joe Ezon Greenberg Atlas LLP. And last but not least, we’d like to thank Robert Kassin our devoted and hardworking filmmakers! Join us and experience the magic of the movies. Jersey Shore Film Festival in a presentation of Stevie Doueck Founding Director Doueck & Higgins Productions Jersey Shore Film Festival Red Carpet Gala Opening Night Sunday June 23 Doors open 6:00 PM Axelrod Performing Arts Center Join us for Cocktail Hour & Red Carpet Meet and Greet with filmmakers

Honoring Rita Shabot & Marty Gemal for their outstanding community service Film Presentation: SWAP A fascinating story that crosses borders, minds and cultures, to focus on the scope and challenges that new technologies can have, and the dangers of their misuse. John and Boris, two computer scientists, confront after the discovery of a revolutionary application that allows them to transfer thought from one person to another. Director: Andre Gauumond 50th Anniversary Woodstock Tribute Wednesday June 26 Doors open 7:30 PM The Baronet Rooftop Theater

Pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock Trailers of our festival’s films will be screened

Entry Fee: $1... the average price of a movie ticket in 1969!

Film Presentation: Taking Woodstock In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) divides his time between Greenwich Village and the upstate ramshackle motel, El Monaco, of his Old World parents. When the proposed venue for the upcoming Woodstock concert falls through, Elliot steps in and plays a pivotal role in the generation-defining event by helping organizers secure Max Yasgur's nearby farm for the festival and offering the El Monaco as the home base. Director: Ang Lee Features A Mirror For the Sun Director: Neta Ariel Documentary Feature Israel 60 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM The Screening Room Screens with: Round Trip, Raphael, Possessed & Homemade Sat June 29 10:00 PM The Film Salon Screens with: The Gravediggers Daughter

Tamar Ariel grew up in a religious home in a moshav in southern Israel. Encouraged to go her own way, she spent two years in National Service and then joined the IDF, where she served as the first ever Orthodox combat navigator.

In 2014, wishing for new experiences after her military service, she traveled to Nepal. With a group of other Israeli and international hikers she reached the peak of the Annapurna mountain range only to encounter an unexpected snow storm. Tamar found herself in a battle to survive.

Extra Innings Director: Albert Dabah Narrative Feature Drama USA 117 MIN Tues June 25 7:30 PM The Showroom Screens with: Lodged Wed June 26 7:30 PM The Screening Room Screens with: 40th

Set against the enchanting backdrop of 1960’s Brooklyn, Extra Innings tells the story of David Sabah, a young man who pursues his dream of playing baseball while staying devoted to his Syrian Jewish family, but a tragic loss makes reconciling the two worlds impossible. No matter where David decides to go, the greatest challenge he will ultimately confront will be his grief. Is he willing to forgive himself for moving on from the past in order to discover true freedom now? Based on the true story of writer/director Albert Dabah. Here’s The Story: I Talk to Strangers Director: Steve Rogers Documentary Feature USA 56 MIN Mon June 24 6:00 PM The Film Salon Screens with: Forgotten, The Most Magnificent Thing, & Lightn Up Batman Thurs June 27 8:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens with: Pool

Bob Ellis, of Ocean Grove, has a habit of talking to strangers and then inviting them to dinner. With no set of guidelines or requirements for why or how he greets the unknown, other than an interest in what they are doing or how they carry themselves, or whether or not they offer an easy smile, Ellis has a way of instantly connecting to people and drawing them into conversa- tion. Twice a month he organizes dinner parties he calls Supper Clubs, inviting his new friends and old to share food and conversation. “It’s not about me,” he insists, “I’m just happy if they are. I just like bringing cool and interesting people together.” Ellis’ Supper Club or his fine art of “hello, how are you?” is hardly novel, but in a world where many lament that we are becoming more and more distrustful and less connected, his affinity for meeting new people, and feeding them seems more than a bit unusual. I Talk To Strangers tells the quirky, sweet tale of one man’s love and need to make strangers into friends, and then into dinner guests. In Money We Trust? Director: Paul G. Sanderson III Documentary Feature USA 57 MIN Tues June 25 6:00 PM The Film Salon Screens with: Conspiracy Theory & Ultraviolet Sat June 29 2:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: Northern Star, Justin Geller - Thought it Would be a Good Story, & Still Plays with Trains

From the beginnings of currency to Bitcoin, In Money We Trust? is an insightful and illuminat- ing answer to the question “What is Money?” Based on the book “Money” by Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames, the film features 25 notable world financial experts, economists and authors including former Federal Reserve Chairmen Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker, Harvard’s Larry Summers, famed economist Arthur Laffer as well as Jack Weatherford, author of “The History of Money.”

Features Features King Bibi Director: Dan Shadur Documentary Feature Political Thriller Israel 87 MIN Tues June 25 8:00 PM The Film Salon Screens with: From the Ashes: The Zadroga Act Thurs June 27 6:00 PM The Screening Room Screens with: Love and Hate & Imposter

The remarkable and controversial story of Benjamin Netanyahu’s rise to power, reflected through four decades of public appearances that changed Israel forever.

Twenty years before the spectacle of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu already understood the political benefits of a toxic relationship with the media, and direct communica- tion with the public. King Bibi explores Netanyahu’s rise to power, relying solely on archival footage of his media performances over the years: from his days as a popular guest expert on American TV, through his public confession of adultery, and his mastery of the art of social media. From one studio to another, “Bibi” evolved from Israel’s great political hope, to a controversial figure whom some perceive as Israel’s savior, and others – as a cynical politician who will stop at nothing to retain his power.

Love in Kilnerry Director: Daniel Keith & Snorri Sturluson Narrative Feature Comedy USA 105 MIN Thurs June 27 12:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: A Tragedy A Comedy & The Repair Job Fri June 28 7:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: Gossip Ghouls & Color of the Spirit

The elderly residents of a small remote town panic when the EPA announces mandatory changes to their chemical plant could cause a dramatic increase in their sexual libido. The town sheriff tries to maintain order and decency but mayhem ensues. Melody Makers Director: Leslie Ann Coles Documentary Feature Music Canada 95 MIN Fri June 28 2:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: Bringing Schools to Where There Are None & And She Rode Forth Sat June 29 12:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens with: The Modelist & Everybody Said

Melody Makers’ captures the birth of music journalism during the zeitgeist of rock n’ roll through the lens of photographer, Barrie Wentzell, Chief Contributing Photographer, Melody Maker magazine (1965-1975) whose iconic, largely unseen photo archive, is the heart of the story.

MELODY MAKERS tells the true story of the rise and fall of the most influential music publication in history. Melody Maker magazine began as a weekly jazz musician’s trade paper in the 1920’s and by the 1960’s became an internationally recognized “must read” for rock n’ roll fans and musicians alike. Melody Maker became a pop culture phenomenon and this was, to a great extent, due to its Chief Contributing Photographer, Barrie Wentzell (1965-1975) and his black and white photos that blistered across the front cover.

Newton’s Third Law Director: Jorge Barrio Narrative Feature Drama, Romance Spain 76 MIN Wed June 26 5:00 PM The Screening Room Screens with: Still Plays with Trains Thurs June 27 5:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with:The Dance

Mikel and Marta, now 13 years old, have been the closest of friends since they were seven, but things are changing. Marta has begun to branch out and meet new people, and Mikel is becoming jealous. On one summer day, they are out taking photos for a high school job and somebody implies that they are a couple, which disturbs them. They have never considered themselves to be anything other than friends. After going to the coast and running out of money, they decide to walk back home. The walk will take all day long and will force the couple to confront their emerging feelings that may endanger their friendship.

Features Features Paris La Blanche

Director: Lidia Terki Narrative Feature Drama France 84 MIN Thurs June 27 7:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with:Residents of the Last Floor Sat June 29 9:45 PM Axelrod Performing Arts Center Screens with: Game Time: 1 Minute & Snapshot

Through its simplicity and heart, Paris la Blanche tackles the issue of immigration through a personal life story. At the age of 70, Rekia decides to leave her village in Algeria to travel to Paris to find her husband, Nour. He was one of the many people who immigrated to France as a “financial migrant” in the 1970s. For four decades he has been away, working in Paris to support his family in Algeria. By herself, Rekia travels across the Mediterranean sea to bring him back home. From the port of Algiers to the streets of Paris, with nothing more than a hotel address on a piece of paper, but with the help of new, unlikely friends, she finally finds Nour. But her hero, the war veteran, the one that has been providing for his family from abroad for the past 40 years, has become a stranger.

Taking Woodstock

Director: Ang Lee Narrative Feature Drama, Comedy USA 120 MIN Wed June 26 7:30 PM The Baronet

In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) divides his time between Greenwich Village and the upstate ramshackle motel, El Monaco, of his Old World parents. When the proposed venue for the upcoming Woodstock concert falls through, Elliot steps in and plays a pivotal role in the generation-defining event by helping organizers secure Max Yasgur’s nearby farm for the festival and offering the El Monaco as the home base. The Dog Walker Director: Kylie Garcelon Narrative Feature Psychological Thriller Australia 76 MIN Mon June 24 8:00 PM The Film Salon Screens with:A Modern Magician & Conflict and a Bit of Magic Thurs June 27 2:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: Guilty Pleasure & The Lost Basket

Samantha, an investigative journalist, retires with anxiety disorder after her investigation of a dogfighting ring ends tragically. Helped by her friends, Liv and Jason, Samantha starts over as a columnist in Manhattan with her dog Josie, but when she meets a dog walker, and their mutual attraction sparks a romance, Jason becomes jealous and obsessive. Soon after Samantha’s new life is destroyed when she’s lured back to her nightmare: the unfinished story on the dogfighting ring. Samantha realizes that to survive, she must confront the psychotic stalker, who insists that she solve one last, terrifying puzzle.

Virgin Blacktop: A New York State Odyssey Director: Charlie Samuels Documentary Feature Human Interest, Diversity USA 83 MIN Fri June 28 12:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: Cone of Shame, Keeper, & Bike Song Sat June 29 3:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with:AKA

“VIRGIN BLACKTOP: a New York skate odyssey” is an uplifting and sometimes heart-break- ing coming-of-age story about a super funky crew of suburban New York City kids. When they met in 1977, they had nothing in common except a passion for skateboarding. Despite their vastly different ages, races and economic backgrounds and with their parents hands off approach, they formed a competitive, traveling team of spirited outsiders called the “Wizards”. Now, nearly 40 years later, they remain lifelong friends but their lives have followed very different paths, from boardrooms to jail cells. A film that is medicine for divisive times about boys skating across boundaries to become men.

Features Shorts

40TH Caged Director: Neil Fennell Director: Mark Nugent Narrative Short Narrative Short Drama USA 8 MIN Thriller, Horror Wed June 26 7:30 PM UK 6 MIN The Screening Room Mon June 24 9:00 PM Screens with: Extra Innings Paranormal Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst Sat June 29 5:00 PM Fri June 28 8:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in: Things Are Not as They Seem Screens in: Horror & Reality

Anne’s mother died when she was 8, and left her the While closing his small pet store, Ian is terrified at gift of 40 birthday cards. Today is Anne’s 40th what he must do to satisfy the terrible hunger of the birthday – the last card – the final reminder that Anne creature he has locked away behind the store. is not the woman her mother hoped she’d become.

Conflict and a Bit of Magic, A Modern Magician A Coming of Age, Selfie Film Director: Mark Heller Director: Narrative Short Barbara Becker Holstein Black Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi Narrative Short Drama, Family UK 11 MIN USA 10 MIN Mon June 24 8:00 PM Mon June 24 8:00 PM The Film Salon The Film Salon Screens with: The Dog Walker Screens with: The Dog Walker Sat June 29 5:00 PM Sat June 29 8:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in: Things Are Not as They Seem Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema

Not all great minds think alike… A girl caught in the angst of growing up, dealing with A Modern Magician is a supernatural black comedy drinking, family secrets, feeling sad, visits a medium that follows Jim; an odd young man with unusual who channels in her great grandmother and her pastimes as he meets up with the love of his life. wisdom.

Acting Class First Disco Director: Frank Corbiserie Director: Helen O’Reilly Narrative Short Narrative Short USA 20 MIN Drama, Comedy Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Ireland 18 MIN The Baronet Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Sat June 29 8:00 PM Sat June 29 12:00 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Kingsley Rm 2 Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema

Obsessive-compulsive accountant Pete is bullied It’s 1983 and Kelly Harrison is not only experiencing into supporting the dreams of his brother Jeff. Pete’s her first crush—she’s going to her first disco. The eccentric and riotous downstairs neighbor Dave only problem is that she’s besieged by self decides to join when he hears of Jeff’s “surprise”. consciousness. With the help of her best friend, Together, the three take on the alternative methods Kelly realizes what’s really important in her life. of acting instructor, Lyle Gemini.

AKA Fish Out of Water Director: Julia F. Mann Narrative Short Director: Alyssa Asaro Fantasy, Adventure Narrative Short USA 17 MIN Thurs June 27 5:30 PM Fantasy Canada 16 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Sat June 29 5:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey The Berkeley Sat June 29 3:00 PM Kingsley Rm 1 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Screens with: Virgin Blacktop Things Are Not as They Seem

When Aka’s tribe of dolphins finds a lone sailor, Aka Fish Out of Water follows the story of 12-year old wonders if his tribe has found a descendant of the Henry, a non-verbal boy with Cerebral Palsy. While ancient Sea Kings of Atlantis. Now, their fates facing a difficult transition into school and with his become intertwined, forcing the dolphins to make a brother growing more distant, Henry comes in life-transforming decision. contact with an alien. From the Ashes: The Zadroga Act I Killed Vincent Director: Alexander Fezza Director: Jean Luc Blanchet Documentary Short Narrative Short Docu-Drama USA 10 MIN Historical Fiction Tues June 25 8:00 PM The Film Salon France 14 MIN Screens with: King Bibi Thurs June 27 5:30 PM Sat June 29 7:30 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Kingslet Rm 2 Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey

This moving film follows the struggles of Detective Did Van Gogh really kill himself? On his deathbed a James Zadroga, the first NYPD Officer whose death man confessed that as a teenager he had shot Van was attributed to the toxic dust at Ground Zero, as Gogh. Extensive research by Steven Naifeh and well as the legal battle after Zadroga’s death in 2006 Gregory White concur: Vincent’s death was a by his family and by legislators to procure health homicide. benefits for other 9/11 first responders.

Gab Impostor Director: Gazanfer Biricik Director: Chris Esper Narrative Short Narrative Short Sci-Fi, Drama, Musical Experimental, Drama France 10 MIN USA 10 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Thurs June 27 6:00 PM The Baronet The Screening Room Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Screens with: King Bibi Sat June 29 12:00 PM Sat June 29 5:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Screens in: Things Are Not as They Seem

Ani is a journalist who was charged by her diary to A silent drama that visually represents the inner write an article about Ezra, who was killed during an struggles of suffering from anxiety. Characters from attack. She organizes an appointment with Lily, the all walks of life find themselves on a bus where all sister of the deceased, in a pub. While she is waiting have an anxiety counterpart. for her in the bar, she makes an unexpected meeting that will not leave her indifferent.

Heart & Soul Jerky Director: Kat Gueli Director: Brent Braaten Narrative Short & Amy Trefry Narrative Short Drama USA 17 MIN Thriller, Horror, Dramedy Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Canada 13 MIN The Baronet Mon June 24 9:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Paranormal Sat June 29 12:00 PM Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Fri June 28 8:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in: Horror & Reality

This film explores a complicated relationship A Feminist Poetic Horror movie about a recluse between Mary, a mother with mental illness, and her falconer, her quirky neighbour Alice, and the things in thirteen year old daughter, Frankie. When Mary is the forest that slither between the trees. asked on a date, Frankie must help her mother appear charming and stable.

Justin Geller - Thought it Home Made Would be a Good Story Director: Shira Meishar Director: Jon Rehr Narrative Short Documentary Short Israel 13 MIN USA 6 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Sat June 29 2:30 PM The Screening Room The Berkeley Screens with: A Mirror for the Sun Kingsley Rm 1 Screens with: In Money We Trust?

A lonely woman’s desire for human warmth and Justin, a Philly local, did not let cancer bring him connection is rekindled when she makes an down. Instead, it led him on an awkward and unexpected connection with two strangers. In this unexpected journey. Justin walked into a sperm way a fragile fantasy family is built for three people bank thinking he would leave with a good story; 10 whose alternative lives whisper inside them. years later, he had a whole lot more. Shorts Shorts

Kid, The Moon Northern Star Director: Justin Portaro Narrative Short Director: Jason Cortez Drama USA 8 MIN Narrative Short Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Drama, Music USA 12 MIN The Baronet Sat June 29 2:30 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Berkeley Sat June 29 12:00 PM Kingsley Rm 1 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: In Money We Trust? Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack

After Alex gets locked out of the house believing no A woman’s chance encounter with her former band’s one to be home, he hears a noise coming from manager leads to a night of rekindled memories and inside the house. Alex’s alcoholic father, Ron, comes trauma. storming out of the house and brings him to a liquor store.

Lighten Up Batman One in a Million Director: Vince Arrigo Director: Ross Kauffman Narrative Short & Jeremiah Zagar Action, Comedy Documentary Short USA 13 MIN USA 10 MIN Mon June 24 6:00 PM The Film Salon Thurs June 27 5:30 PM Screens with: Here’s The Story: I Talk to Stangers The Berkeley Fri June 28 5:00 PM Kingsley Rm 2 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies

Lighten Up Batman is the story of Batman and his By the time Tyler turned 10, he lost his ability to walk, lesser known, fun-loving older brother- Gary Wayne. see, and hear, but the cause remained a mystery. His family eventually discovered a rare disease diagnosis program, where scientists searched Tyler’s DNA for clues to his condition. What they discovered led to a life-changing treatment.

Lodged Operation First Light Director: Heath Hofmeister Director: Irving Nestor Narrative Short Narrative Short Sci-Fi, Drama USA 6 MIN Adventure, Comedy Tues June 25 7:30 PM The Showroom USA 16 MIN Screens with: Extra Innings Thurs June 27 5:30 PM Sat June 28 8:00 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Kingsley Rm 2 Screens in Shorts Program: Horror & Reality Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey

The tale of a man with places to go in a world that In this creative, high-energy story, a group of boys at doesn’t work. A sci-fi drama set in a near future summer camp plan a mischievous raid on the girls’ world. cabins only for the advantage to be reversed as the boys face an ambush unleashed by a ruthless, well-oiled pranking machine.

Mania Parasite Paradise Director: Ryan G. Kelly Director: Noah Resnick Animation Short Narrative Short Educational, Scientific, Comedy Thriller USA 20 MIN USA 7 MIN Mon June 24 9:00 PM Fri June 28 5:00 PM Paranormal The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies Fri June 28 8:00 PM Sat June 29 5:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Horror & Reality Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Ups and Downs

A woman in a troubled marriage contends with her A parasite’s ambitions are crushed when it husband’s increasingly unstable behavior. unexpectedly dies, prompting it to return from the grave as different species in search of a human host. Pine High Raphael Director: Rob Bohn Narrative Short Director: Aner Tausig Animation USA 7 MIN Narrative Short Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Drama Israel 9 MIN The Baronet Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Sat June 29 12:00 PM The Screening Room The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: A Mirror for the Sun Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack

‘Pine High’ is a colorful and visceral portrayal of what Raphael is sent by the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate to suburban teenage life looks like from the other side use physical force on a man who is refusing to give of normal. his wife a get (decree of divorce.)

Pool Remnants Director: Dana Woods Director: Ben Majest Narrative Short Narrative Short Surrealism,Drama USA 12 MIN Mon June 24 7:00 PM USA 34 MIN Paranormal Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Peculiar Encounters Fri June 28 5:30 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Kingsley Rm 2 Screens in Shorts Program: Thrills & Chills Screens with: Here’s The Story: Sat June 29 5:30 PM I Talk To Strangers The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Ups and Downs

Dumped by his true love in the post #metoo era, Alone in an unending forest, a girl must decide newly single thirty something Ben Siegel looks to whether or not to help an injured stranger. make sense of a world where technology and misplaced values have rendered the nature of dating and friendship absurd.

Possessed Residents of the Last Floor

Director: Ariel Pariente Director: Amir Jalali Narrative Short Narrative Short Drama Israel 21 MIN Iran 26 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Thurs June 27 7:30 PM The Screening Room The Berkeley Screens with: A Mirror for the Sun Kingsley Rm 1 Screens with: Paris la Blanche

In the Israel of the nineties, Sami is the young son of What happens when four strangers flee to the roof of Jewish Tunisian immigrants. Sami feels belittled by their apartment building to escape the attention of the attention lavished on his younger brother, Yudeh. the religious police who show up to investigate a One day the father insists that Sami take his brother noisy birthday party? Modern life in Iran requires to a movie. What follows will profoundly alter the two everyone to have a public and private face. What will boys forever. these strangers reveal to one another?

Rick Thunder In...Look Premonition Back Tomorrow Director: Nicolas Matteo Director: Jason Harris Narrative Short Narrative Short Horror USA 7 MIN Comedy, Film Noir Sat June 29 7:30 PM USA 6 MIN Fri June 28 5:00 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley Kingsley Rm 1 Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures Kingsley Rm 1 Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies

The horror of a young woman’s dream comes to life Meet Rick Thunder, Copper Creek’s best – and only in the form of a strange man. This man has only one – detective. Join him as he tries to solve the latest goal: the death of the young woman, Jess. Will he mystery in this film noir comedy. succeed, like he did in her dream, or will Jess find a way to free herself of this living nightmare? Shorts Sunday 23 Monday 24 Tuesday 25 Wednesday 26

6:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Here’s the Story: I Talk to Strangers In Money We Trust? 10:00 AM Gala Opening Night w/ Short Films w/ Short Film Filmmakers Networking Gathering Primetime Pilot: Forgotten Lighten Up Batman Conspiracy Theory Swap The Most Magnificent Thing Ultraviolet

7:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Extra Innings Newton’s Third Law Shorts Program: Peculiar Encounters w/ Short Film w/ Short Film Lodged Still Plays with Trains

8:00 PM 8:00 PM The Dog Walker 7:30 PM King Bibi w/ Short Films Extra Innings w/ Short Film A Modern Magician w/ Short Film From the Ashes: The Zadroga Act Conflict and a Bit of Magic 40th

7:30 PM 9:00 PM 50th Anniversary Woodstock Tribute Shorts Program: Monsters in Our Midst Meet & Greet with Filmmakers Feature Film: Taking Woodstock

The Asbury 210 5th Ave Asbury Park, NJ 07712 America’s Cup Coffee 633 Cookman Ave Asbury Park, NJ 07712 The Baronet @ The Asbury Rooftop 210 5th Ave Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Axelrod Performing Arts Center 100 Grant Ave Deal, NJ 07723 The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel 1401 Ocean Ave Asbury Park, NJ 07712 The Screening Room @ Torat El 301 Monmouth Road Oakhurst, NJ 07755 The Showroom Cinema 707 Cookman Ave Asbury Park, NJ 07712 The Film Salon @ JCC of Jersey Shore 100 Grant Ave Deal, NJ 07723 Paranormal Books & Curiosities 621 Cookman Ave Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Thursday 27 Friday 28 Saturday 29 Sunday 30

10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 6:30 PM Filmmakers Panel Discussion Closing Night Filmmakers Networking Gathering Filmmakers Networking Gathering w/ encore screening of Rockaway Awards Ceremony Dinner

12:00 PM 12:00 PM Love in Kilnerry Virgin Blacktop: A New York 12:00 PM w/ Short Films State Odyssey w/ Short Films Shorts Program: Variety Pack A Tragedy A Comedy The Repair Job Cone of Shame Bike Song Keeper (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 1) JUNE 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 12:30 PM The Dog Walker Melody Makers w/ Short Films Melody Makers w/ Short Films Bringing Schools to Where There are None w/ Short Films Guilty Pleasure The Lost Basket And She Rode Forth The Modelist Everybody Said (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 2) 5:00 PM 2:30 PM In Money We Trust? 2 Newton’s Third Law 5:00 PM w/ Short Films w/ Short Film Shorts Program: Comedies Northern Star Justin Geller The Dance (Kingsley Rm 1) Still Plays with Trains (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 1) 3:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM Virgin Blacktop: a New York Skate Odyssey Shorts Program: Life’s Journey Shorts Program: Thrills and Chills w/ Short Film AKA (Kingsley Rm 2) (Kingsley Rm 2) (Kingsley Rm 2) 0 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM Love in Kilnerry King Bibi Shorts Program: Things are not w/ Short Films w/ Short Films as They Seem Love and Hate Gossip Ghouls Colors of the Spirit Imposter (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 1) 7:30 PM Paris La Blanche 8:00 PM 5:30 PM 1 w/ Short Film Shorts Program: Horror and Reality Shorts Program: Life’s Ups and Downs Residents of the Last Floor (Kingsley Rm 2) (Kingsley Rm 2) (Kingsley Rm 1) 8:00 PM Here’s the Story: I Talk to Strangers 7:30 PM w/ Short Film Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures Pool (Kingsley Rm 1) (Kingsley Rm 2) 9 8:00 PM A Mirror for the Sun 8:00 PM w/ Short Films Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema Round Trip Raphael (Kingsley Rm 2) Possessed Home Made 9:45 PM 8:00 PM Paris La Blanche w/ Short Films Shorts Program: Variety Pack Game Time- 1 Minuute Snapshot

10:00 PM Mirror for the Sun w/ Short Film The Gravedigger’s Daughter Shorts

Roadside Assistance Still Director: Ali Matlock Director: Michael Licisyn Narrative Short Narrative Short Drama, Thriller, Horror Sci-Fi, Thriller USA 7 MIN USA 20 MIN Mon June 24 9:00 PM Mon June 24 7:00 PM Paranormal Paranormal Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst Screens in Shorts Program: Peculiar Encounters Fri June 28 5:30 PM Sat June 29 7:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Thrills & Chills Screens in: Hidden Treasures

A vacationing couple attempts to rekindle the Vanessa is a photojournalist who takes it upon affections of their relationship. Their plans are cut herself to investigate a local disturbance. She quickly short when they encounter car troubles, and while finds that there are some things only her camera can trapped in an unfamiliar environment, secrets from see. the past are revealed.

Rockaway Sunset Still Plays With Trains

Director: PJ Landers Director: Ross Kauffman Narrative Short Documentary Short USA 15 MIN USA 17 MIN Sat June 29 5:30 PM Wed June 26 5:00 PM The Berkeley The Screening Room Kingsley Rm 2 Screens with: Newton’s Third Law Sat June 29 2:30 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Ups and Downs The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: In Money We Trust? Still Plays With Trains captures one man’s passion to When a feisty woman is diagnosed with a terminal share the joy of childhood. By recreating his 10th illness, she resolves to reach a family milestone only birthday with a 3000 square foot replica of the old to be sidetracked by a chance meeting with a Lackawanna Railroad in his basement, he gives us a stranger who nearly kills her. nostalgic glimpse of what it was like growing up in the 1950’s.

Round Trip Subway Inferno

Director: Peter Meng Director: Loren Trabelsi Experimental Short Narrative Short USA 5 MIN Drama Israel 6 MIN Mon June 24 9:00 PM Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Paranormal Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst TheMon Screening June 24 7:00 Room PM Fri June 28 8:00 PM ScreensParanormal with: A Mirror for the Sun The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Peculiar Encounters Screens in: Horror & Reality

A young girl becomes compromised after she Loosely based on Dante’s Inferno, this is a subway accepts kindness from a stranger on a bus. ride through another dimension. An underground journey that reveals a labyrinth whose passages are the circles of hell. Look for the light at the end of the tunnel.

Snapshot The Badge Director: Jack Mccabe Director: Derek Matar Narrative Short Narrative Short Sci-Fi, Romance Drama, Crime USA 3 MIN Sat June 29 8:00 PM USA 11 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Sat June 29 5:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema The Berkeley Sat June 29 9:45 PM Kingsley Rm 2 Axelrod Screens in Shorts Program: Screens with: Paris la Blanche Things Are Not as They Seem

When a young college student learn his camera is Eight-year old Kyle faces a dark truth when his capable of supernatural abilities, he uses it to help mother takes him along on a late-night drug deal. his long-distance relationship. Kyle has to come to terms with the fact that not all bad guys look like the ones he sees on the screen. The Boy Hero The Lair of the Beast Director: Drew Mueller Director: Kyle B. Thompson Narrative Short Narrative Short Experimental USA 20 MIN Drama USA 22 MIN Mon June 24 9:00 PM Sat June 29 8:00 PM Paranormal The Berkeley Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst Fri June 28 5:30 PM Kingsley Rm 2 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema Screens in: Thrills & Chills

On the edge of demise, a lonely old man who A new curious employee at the Red Dragon Canoe prefers to be in peace is interrupted by an 8-year-old Club becomes enthralled by the mystery of his job child as they both go through chemotherapy description.

The Chrysalis The Last Story

Director: Matt Kravitsky Director: Narrative Short Himanshu Kesharwani Thriller, Drama, Romance Narrative Short USA 27 MIN Mon June 24 7:00 PM India 23 MIN Paranormal Fri June 28 5:30 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Peculiar Encounters The Berkeley Fri June 28 5:30 PM Kingsley Rm 2 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Thrills & Chills Screens in Shorts Program: Thrills & Chills A successful writer finds out that a murderer has Two sisters with vastly different life experiences get been killing people using the same methods he snowed into a warehouse where they form a describes in his stories. relationship with a mysterious runaway.

The Dance The Most Magnificent Thing Director: AJ. Ciccotelli Director: Arna Selznick Narrative Short Narrative Short Drama, Romance Animation Family USA 24 MIN Canada 22 MIN Thurs June 27 5:00 PM Mon June 24 6:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Film Salon Screens with: Newton’s Third Law Screens with: Here’s The Story: I Talk To Strangers Sat June 29 5:30 PM Sat June 29 5:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens with: Life’s Ups and Downs Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Ups and Downs

Oliver Boltzman decides to finally finish his play “The A little girl with a creative spirit explores the world Dance.” As rehearsals go into full swing and the with her dog. When she receives a tool kit, she opening nears, memory collides with reality and wants to make the most magnificent thing for her Oliver is plunged into writer’s block with no ending to best friend – but it’s not as easy as she thinks! his play in sight.

The Gravedigger’s Daughter The Moth Director: Darius Valentine Director: Shira Gabay Narrative Short Narrative Short Drama, Thriller, Horror USA 10 MIN Israel 17 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Sat June 29 10:00 PM The Baronet The Film Salon Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Screens with: A Mirror for the Sun Sat June 29 12:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack After her father dies, a young woman wants to take Proof of concept for feature film.A true story. on his profession, but meets with opposition from While hiking in The Appalachian Mountains, Riley everyone she knows. A feminist film with a sprinkling and her girlfriend Zoe find a grave with no name, of graveyard humor only a dead moth taped to it. When tragedy strikes, the mystery behind the moth is painfully revealed. Shorts Shorts

The Reef The Widow Director: Sven Dreesbach Director: Brendan Young Documentary Short Narrative Short Nature, Science Thriller, Drama USA 8 MIN Australia 29 MIN Sat June 29 7:30 PM Fri June 28 8:00 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley Kingsley Rm 1 Kingsley Rm 2 Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures Screens in Shorts Program: Horror & Reality

The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme Melbourne, Australia in 1965. A Sicilian widow fights carries out marine wildlife research and fosters for her life when members of the local Calabrian community focused conservation initiatives. The field Mafia murder her husband and try to seize control of team of the MWRSP monitors the demographics his wholesaling produce business. God forgives. and movement of different species such as whale Sicilian women don’t! sharks. This is their story.

The Shadow Tillie

Director: Olivia Anton Director: Tamer Hanna Narrative Short Narrative Short Horror USA 23 MIN Kuwait 10 MIN Mon June 24 7:00 PM Fri June 28 5:30 PM Paranormal The Berkeley Screens in Shorts Program: Peculiar Encounters Sat June 29 8:00 PM Kingsley Rm 2 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Thrills & Chills Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema

When Julia and her friends visit the “Tillie” mural at When a man’s shadow decides to react on the the old Palace Amusements, they disturb something. struggles he suffers, but the man wants to stop his The next day at the carnival, her friends go missing. shadow from doing his plan. Julia must get to the bottom of the disappearances, or she may be next. Who wins? And how it looks like to live like this.

To Make a Long Story Short: The Spirit Seam Shorty Long and The Jersey Horns Director: Ashley Gerst Director: Sal Del Giudice Annimation Short Drama, Fantasy Documentary Short USA 15 MIN Music USA 29 MIN Fri June 28 8:00 PM Sat June 29 7:30 PM The Berkeley The Berkeley Kingsley Rm 2 Kingsley Rm 1 Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Trasures

Pollywog and her Pap-Paw go about their lives in an “To Make a Long Story Short” is an inspiring story of Appalachian coal-mining town in the 1950s. a young man from New Jersey who stands about 2 Pap-Paw and Pollywog’s bond is incredibly strong. feet tall and confined to a wheelchair yet heads the In fact, they are inseparable until illness threatens to most popular music group on the Jersey Shore the fracture their small family. past 20 years.

The Spoon That Whacks The Cradle Untitled: A Love Story Director: Director: Molade Balogun Rolando Hernandez III Narrative Short Narrative Short USA 15 MIN USA 6 MIN Mon June 24 9:00 PM Sat June 29 8:00 PM Paranormal Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst The Berkeley Fri June 28 8:00 PM Kingsley Rm 2 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema Screens in: Horror & Reality

Be a fly on the wall as an elderly lady is pushed to Untitled: A Love Story is an intensive search at what the brink when her bullying adult son tries to sell her love is for this young couple. Follow them through house. Revenge can be surprisingly comedic. the journey of love and exploring some of the difficulties of a relationship. We Have Your Wife

Director: Jim Ford Narrative Short Comedy, Thriller USA 7 MIN Fri June 28 5:00 PM PRIMETIME The Berkeley Kingsley Rm 1 Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies

Two criminals kidnap a man’s wife. When they call with their ransom demands, they are very surprised with his response. PILOTS

Swap Director: Andre Gaumond Primetime Pilot Sci-Fi Canada 43 MIN Sun June 23 6:30 PM Gala Opening Night Sat June 29 5:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in: Things Are Not as They Seem

PT A story that crosses borders, minds and cultures to PILOT show the scope and challenges that new technolo- gies have and the dangers of their misuse. John and Boris, two computer scientists, confront after the discovery of a revolutionary application that allows them to transfer thought from one person to another.

J City Heights: Bear and Bitcoin The Cuddlers Director: Kenyon Hoag Director: Sean Gloria & Kyle John Blake & Tyshon Freeman Primetime Pilot Comedy USA 25 MIN Primetime Pilot Thurs June 27 5:30 PM Rom-com USA 23 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Fri June 28 5:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey The Berkeley Sat June 29 5:30 PM Kingsley Rm 1 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Ups & Downs

After Blake and Bear (a North American black bear) When a tender moment between Carl and his lose $50,000 in Bitcoin right before the price crash, ‘dream girl’ goes viral; Carl is coerced by his they discover a mysterious Bitcoin underworld that childhood buddy (Billy) into opening a cuddle goes deeper than they could have ever imagined. franchise, what could possibly go wrong?

Ranting and Raving Ultraviolet Director: Jay Zeellman Director: Adam J. Roberts Primetime Pilot Primetime Pilot Situation Comedy USA 34 MIN USA 22 MIN Tues June 25 6:00 PM Fri June 28 5:00 PM The Film Salon The Berkeley Screens with: In Money We Trust? Kingsley Rm 1 Sat June 29 7:30 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures

Cliff’s life is a disaster, and it only gets worse when he and his wife are asked to be the godparents for a When the world is introduced to a new and problem child. This new-age slapstick brings a “Revolutionary” technology, a new and unforeseen modern and unique approach to situational comedy threat comes with it. Two federal agents discover the as has never seen before. dark truth behind this new wave of technology. Shorts Short Shorts

And She Rode Forth Colors of the Spirit Director: Deb Ethier Director: Max Goldstein Short Short Short Short Animation, Music Video Animation USA 3 MIN Canada 3 MIN Fri June 28 7:30 PM Thurs June 27 5:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens with: Love in Kilnerry Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey Sat June 29 8:00 PM Fri June 28 2:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema Screens with: Melody Makers

A Bard recounts the tale of the Archetypal Heroine, A young artist with a creative block, inspired by an called forth by necessity to begin her journey and unusual painting, decides to draw in color and gets fulfill her destiny. A silhouette animation, this is a lost in his work. “song without words”, the tale being told solely through visuals and instrumental music.

Beyond The Name Driving Ms. Saudi Director: Jacob Metzger Director: Walid Chaya Short Short Narrative Short Short Comedy USA 2 MIN Documentary USA 5 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Thurs June 27 8:00 PM The Baronet Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Baronet Fri June 28 5:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Sat June 29 12:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Sat June 29 12:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack As of 2018, women are finally allowed to drive in Saudi Meet Shawn Bautista. A famous parkour, and free Arabia. Inspired by this news, a son must help his runner. He has pushed himself for many years and Saudi mother put her future in drive when she panics has broken many records and helped many people. in the drivers seat for the first time. Learn his story.

Boom -> Bust (Vicious Cycles #1) Forgotten Director: Wobbe F. Koning Director: Tom Phillips Short Short Documentary Short Short Animation, Experimental USA 4 MIN Mon June 24 6:00 PM USA 2 MIN The Film Salon Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Screens with: Here’s The Story: I Talk To Strangers The Baronet Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Baronet Sat June 29 12:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Sat June 29 12:00 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Irregular shaped object explosions, clean and bone Vietnam Veterans of America NJ Shore Area white, are joined by rusty elements that better fit the Chapter 12’s effort to find and identify those worn down environment. In this animation 3D printed unclaimed forgotten remains of American veterans physical manifestations of simulated virtual objects and their spouses and inter them with full military are re-virtualized through stop motion photography. honors at the NJ Veterans Cemetery.

Burn City Director: John Tuohy Short Short Animation, Crime, Grindhouse USA 5 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM The Baronet Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Sat June 29 12:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack

A retiring detective reminisces on his last assignment that spiraled out of control. Guilty Pleasure The Lost Basket Director: Yannik Leibacher Director: Kevin Anton & René Müller Narrative Short Short Short Short Thriller USA 4 MIN Comedy, Horror Switzerland 2 MIN Thurs June 27 2:30 PM Thurs June 27 2:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: The Dog Walker Screens with: The Dog Walker Thurs June 27 5:30 PM Fri June 28 5:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in Shorts Program: Thrills & Chills Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey

Desire, lust, guilt. Will you give in to your dark side? The Lost Basket is the story of two men who set out on an adventure to discover a seemingly hidden treasure somewhere in North America.

Keeper The Modelist Director: Dave Lojek Director: Ben Mottershead Short Short Short Short Drama Germany 3 MIN UK 1 MIN Fri June 28 12:00 PM Sat June 29 12:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens with: Virgin Blacktop Screens with: Meelody Makers Sat June 29 5:00 PM Sat June 29 7:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures Screens in: Things Are Not as They Seem

A woman takes time in private amongst nature to Simon is a modelist looking for love but hindered by contemplate a loss that has driven sudden changes his lack of self confidence. So he uses the only way in her life. A loss that has challenged her to see the he knows to ask a girl on a date. world in a different light. A light that is driven by a force of nature.

Samuel’s Got a Sweet Tooth The Repair Job Director: Angel Rosa Director: Inshra Russell Short Short Short Short Thriller, Horror Drama, Comedy UK 2 MIN USA 5 MIN Thurs June 27 12:00 PM Mon June 24 7:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Paranormal Screens with: Love in Kilnerry Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst Sat June 29 5:00 PM Fri June 28 8:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens in: Things are Not as They Seem Screens in Shorts Program: Horror & Reality

A strict disciplinarian lush finds herself at her wit’s A woman is eager for a gentleman to help fix her end while contending with her young boy’s persistent soul, two seemingly ethereal beings caught in an penchant for late night bowls of ice cream. Samuel’s exchange. When reality filters in we see the soul in Got a Sweet Tooth is a compact, first person question is the sole of a shoe, and our protagonists narrative of woes and regrets, as bittersweet as they are customer and shoe-mender. are haunting.

Short Shorts Music Videos

Bike Song Lover And a Giver Director: Andrea Morgan Director: Sebastian Rivera Music Video Music Video USA 4 MIN Romance USA 4 MIN Fri June 28 12:00 PM Thurs June 27 8:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Baronet Screens with: Virgin Blacktop Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Sat June 29 8:00 PM Sat June 29 12:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack The video follows the lives of two people: a busy wall Bike song is the classic tale of boy meets bike….. street man who ignores the world around him and a And then bike runs off with his ex girl friend. generous bohemian woman who finds beauty in being kind and inspiring those around her. It’s when they meet that we see a spark of change, as she teaches him what it means to be a lover and a giver and how to get a grasp on something real.

Conspiracy Theory Naughty Ball Director: Director: Yun Xie George Andrew Pasles Music Video Music Video China 3 MIN USA 4 MIN Thurs June 27 8:00 PM Tues June 25 6:00 PM The Baronet The Film Salon Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Screens with: In Money We Trust? Sat June 29 12:00 PM Sat June 29 7:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Variety Pack Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures What's underneath the tinfoil hat? Songwriter Tris Loura’s MV trip to LA McCall interrupts your regularly scheduled broadcast to explore the dark alleys of American paranoia, from the ludicrous to the disturbingly real. It's all connected... unless it is not.

Nena & Dave Stewart: “Be My Rebel” Director: Virgil Wildrich Music Video Sci-Fi, Film Noir Germany 4 MIN Fri June 28 5:00 PM The Berkeley Kingsley Rm 1 Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies

Children dream of what they will be as adults and adults dream about their childhood. But sometimes, when orderly life becomes paralyzed in routine, adults need the inner child to bring about change

Old Days By The Atomik Everybody Said Age Project Director: Brian Ostering Director: Philip Curcuru, & Amanda Duncan Music Video James Ceribello & Lou Dinatale Thriller, Drama, Horror Music Video USA 3 MIN USA 6 MIN Sat June 29 12:30 PM Thurs June 27 5:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Screens with: Melody Makers The Berkeley Sat June 29 7:30 PM Kingsley Rm 2 The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Life’s Journey Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures

Beautiful woman, unbalanced by madness, poisons Times change, music is forever. In “Old Days,” we her companions — but why? Are they friends? Her get the chance to revisit our youth and the carefree bandmates? Her doctors? Who can tell… hours spent there. This original song reflects on those times and the relationships that made us who we are today. A Tragedy A Comedy Game Time - 1 Minute Director: Desmond Confoy Director: Paul Hickert Qwik Qlip Qwik Qlip Fantasy USA 1 MIN USA 1 MIN Mon June 24 9:00 PM Thurs June 27 12:00 PM Paranormal Screens in: Monsters in Our Midst The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Fri June 28 5:00 PM Screens with: Love in Kilnerry The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Fri June 28 5:00 PM Screens in: Comedies The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Sat June 29 9:45 PM Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies Axelrod Screens with: Paris la Blanche

A peek inside the development of Romeo and Juliet. Things get out of hand and someone could get hurt, when the big GAME is getting ready to start and the TV goes on the blink.

Bringing Schools to Where There Are None Gossip Ghouls Director: Director: Desmond Confoy Gianmarco D’Agostino Qwik Qlips Qwik Qlip Comedy USA 1 MIN Italy 1 MIN Fri June 28 5:00 PM Fri June 28 2:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies Screens with: Melody Makers Fri June 28 7:30 PM Sat June 29 8:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens with: Love in Kilnerry Screens in Shorts Program: Youth in Cinema

60 seconds to help an Italian NGO to build schools A brutally honest breaking and entering. in the South of Bangladesh, where poor children can’t afford the state schools.

Cone of Shame Love and Hate Director: Jeff Vande Zande Director: Jonny Knowles Qwik Qlip Qwik Qlip USA 1 MIN UK 1 MIN Fri June 28 12:00 PM Thurs June 27 6:00 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Screening Room Screens with: Virgin Blacktop Screens with: King Bibi Fri June 28 5:00 PM Sat June 29 7:30 PM The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Screens in Shorts Program: Comedies Screens in Shorts Program: Hidden Treasures

A young man struggles to bring a real dawg some This micro short film, adapted from the novel of the comfort after a recent neutering. same title by USA Today Bestseller Ryan Armstrong, listens in on the thoughts of an SS guard as he dwells on those he has murdered.

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Comedies Game Time - 1 Minute Driving Ms. Saudi Rick Thunder in... Look Back Tomorrow A Tragedy A Comedy We Have Your Wife Gossip Ghouls Nena & Dave Stewart: Be My Rebel Cone of Shame Lighten Up Batman Parasite Paradise The Cuddlers Ranting and Raving

What would tragedy be without comedy? These shorts will have you laughing out loud, but always with a touch of heart thrown in. Fri Jun 28 5:00 PM 87 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Hidden Treasures

Love and Hate The Modelist Everybody Said Conspiracy Theory Still Premonition The Reef From The Ashes: The Zadroga Act To Make a Long Story Short: Shorty Long and The Jersey Horns Ultraviolet

A group of shorts that are united in their understated yet profound approach to storytelling. You won’t want to miss out on these. Sat Jun 29 7:30 PM 104 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Horror and Reality

The Repair Job Subway Inferno Lodged Caged Mania Jerky The Widow The Spoon That Whacks The Cradle The Spirit Seam

Whether it is shattering reality or bleakly adhering to it, each of these shorts shows the potential for horror in seemingly-every day scenarios. Fri Jun 28 8:00 PM 110 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Life’s Journey

And She Rode Forth... Old Days By The Atomik Age Project The Lost Basket One in a Million Operation First Light J City Heights: Bear and Bitcoin AKA I Killed Vincent

“The only journey is the one within.” In their own unique ways, these shorts each showcase the adversities and triumphs that come with being alive. Thurs Jun 27 5:30 PM 95 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Life’s Ups and Downs

Parasite Paradise J City Heights: Bear and Bitcoin Remnants Rockaway Sunset The Most Magnificent Thing The Dance

No matter what life throws at them, these shorts will not quit. This collection displays characters’ determination in the face of hardship. Sat Jun 29 5:30 PM 105 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Shorts Programs Shorts Programs Monsters in Our Midst

Game Time - 1 Minute Caged The Spoon That Whacks The Cradle Still Jerky Mania Subway Inferno The Lair of the Beast

Mysterious and weird; the human dynamic can be beautiful, and sometimes unsettling and diabolical. Mon Jun 24 9:00 PM 87 MIN Paranormal Books & Curiousities

Peculiar Encounters

The Chrysalis Samuel’s Got a Sweet Tooth Remnants Tillie Roadside Assistance

Horror selections that touch on our famous NJ urban legends as well as strange encoun- ters and relationships. Mon Jun 24 7:00 PM 88 MIN Paranormal Books & Curiosities Things Are Not as They Seem

Keeper Samuel’s Got a Sweet Tooth 40TH Imposter The Badge Fish Out of Water A Modern Magician Swap

At its core, cinema is about mystery and surprises. These shorts exemplify the subtle secrets with which film can astound us. Sat Jun 29 5:00 PM 106 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) Thrills and Chills

Guilty Pleasure Remnants The Chrysalis The Lair of the Beast The Last Story The Shadow Roadside Assistance

There is always something waiting around every corner in these shorts. Each of these films will have you on the edge of your seat with excited trepidation. Fri Jun 28 5:30 PM 114 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Variety Pack Driving Ms. Saudi Boom -> Bust (Vicious Cycles #1) Naughty Ball Forgotten Burn City Beyond the Name Pine High Kid, The Moon The Moth Lover and a Giver Gab Heart & Soul Acting Class A veritable potpourri of shorts, each better than the last. You never know what you will find here, but you know it will be good! Sat Jun 29 12:00 PM 95 MIN Thurs Jun 27 8:00 PM 95 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 1) The Baronet Youth in Cinema

Bringing Schools to Where There Are None! Snapshot Color of the Spirit Bike Song Untitled: A Love Story Conflict and a Bit of Magic, A Coming of Age, Selfie Film First Disco The Boy Hero Tillie

Children are the future, and as such, they deserve recognition. These shorts highlight both young filmmakers and/or young subjects and their depth and achievements. Sat Jun 29 8:00 PM 90 MIN The Berkeley (Kingsley Rm 2) Shorts Programs Tickets and Passes

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Gala Opening Night Join us for Cocktail Hour, Hors d’oeuvres & Red Carpet Trailers of our festival’s films will be screened + the Prime Time Pilot: SWAP $35

Closing Night Awards Ceremony The Awards Ceremony Dinner will feature film celebs as well as industry movers and shakers. It will also include: Live Entertainment, Cocktail Hour, Dinner, Dancing (in the aisles) and Dessert. $100

Visit us at: JerseyShoreFilmFestival.com for more information and updates Morris S. Levy Morris S. Levy is a film, television, and theatrical producer who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Kings Point, New York. He is the founder and president of M.E.G.A. Films (Morsly Entertainment Group and the Arts), a New York-based production company. His films have appeared in the Sundance Film Festival (The Ten starring Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba and Liev Schreiber), the Cannes Film Festival (Seduced and Abandoned starring Alec Baldwin, Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain), and the Tribeca Film Festival (Descent starring Rosario Dawson). His film A Novel Romance won the Audience Award and Best Picture Award at the New York International Film Festival. His TV series, Cop Show (starring Colin Quinn, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Seth Meyers) won Best Comedy, among other awards, at the 2015 New York City Webfest. Mr. Levy's first foray into theatre was as a producer of the Off-Broadway show My Life on a Diet starring Academy Award nominee Renee Taylor, which received rave reviews from the NY Times, NY Post, and many other publications. Before entering the entertainment business, he was a principal in a ladies' clothing company and was also prominent in the New York nightlife business as a promoter/owner. Morris will be joining us for the Gala Opening Night, as well as Friday June 28 at 10:00 AM, for a Filmmakers Panel Discussion. John J. Budion John J. Budion is an award winning writer, director, and visual effects artist with over 15 years of experience in the film and television world. He started out his career at the tender age of 17 while concurrently working towards his degree at New York University. John’s work can be seen in a campaign for E*TRADE's 2010 “Talking Baby” spots. Sneaking in his comedic style, the spots debuted during and after the 2010 Super Bowl. Many critics have regarded them as the "funniest" and most "believable" work on the campaign yet! John recently completed a co-brand campaign with McDonalds and Dreamworks for their feature films Mr. Peabody & Sherman and How to Train Your Dragon 2. With John's direction, this marked the first time Dreamworks had ever released their animations and characters to a third party for finishing and visual effects. To much acclaim, the spots aired nationally, promoting the films and McDonald's Happy Meals. John's first feature film ROCKAWAY screened at the 2018 Jersey Shore Film Festival, taking home Best Picture and Best Actor Awards. John is currently working on his sophomore feature Civilian Suspicions, which follows a military veteran struggling to adjust to the monotony of civilian life after being deployed back into society. John will be joining us for Closing Night Awards Ceremony, as well as Friday June 28 at 10:00 AM for a Filmmakers Panel Discussion, with an encore screening of Rockaway after the panel. Steven Chera

Steven Chera is a modern-day quintessential crooner who captivates his audiences not just with his repertoire of The Great American songbook and all the Classics but also with his witty story telling. Women swoon and the men want to know how to serenade like he does. He splits his time between Manhattan and South Florida, so needless to say Steven and his trio have a large following in both places. They continue to consistently sell out shows. Most recently they have played: The Triad Theatre, McLoone's Supper Club, The Aventura Cultural Arts Center, Il Mulino’s, Le Cirque, The Oak Room at The Plaza Hotel, the Refinery Hotel in New York City, Spago in Las Vegas, Hyatt Hotels, The Acqualina Hotel & Resort in Miami.

Steven will entertain us at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony with songs from Hollywood’s Top Soundtracks. Special Guests JSFF 2019

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