{"id":11318,"date":"2013-04-26T11:55:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=11318"},"modified":"2018-11-20T16:28:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T21:28:32","slug":"11318_school-of-communication-and-media-presents-annual-nj-shorts-new-visions-from-montclair-state-university-at-montclair-film-festival-may-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2013\/04\/26\/11318_school-of-communication-and-media-presents-annual-nj-shorts-new-visions-from-montclair-state-university-at-montclair-film-festival-may-3\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Communication and Media Presents Annual \u201cNJ Shorts: New Visions from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u201d at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Film Festival May 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Communication and Media will present &#8220;NJ Shorts: New Visions from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ,\u201d its annual student-produced short-film showcase, at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Film Festival Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m, at the Bellevue Cinema 4 Theater in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NJ Shorts: New Visions from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u201d is comprised of 9 of the top short films created by students from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/college-of-communication-and-media\/academic-programs\/undergraduate\/filmmaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">BFA in Filmmaking Program <\/a>since the spring 2012 semester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only are we proud of our students in the Filmmaking Program and their exceptional creations, but we are also proud to be able to partner with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Film Festival again this year,\u201d said Merrill Brown, director of the SCM, which houses the Filmmaking BFA Program, the only one offered in New Jersey. \u201cThe Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ community places great value in the Festival. Allowing our students the chance to have their films screened by a wider audience is a high achievement. These types of programs and partnerships are important to the School of Communication and Media and the University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s showcase event marks the second time that the University\u2019s short films are screened as part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Film Festival. This eclectic collection of films runs the gamut from a &#8220;neo-silent&#8221; black comedy to two films dealing with children enduring the heartache of parental alcoholism and an endearing story about an elderly couple renewing lost love.<\/p>\n<p>The following films to be screened at this year\u2019s event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mrs. Blindside<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 10:14)<br \/>\nDirector: Kara Rada<br \/>\nDescription: <em>Mrs. Blindside<\/em> is a neo-silent, black comedy about an insanely jealous woman named Helen and her descent into madness as she attempts to kill her husband&#8217;s old flame.<\/li>\n<li><em>Our Mechanical Future<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 4:00)<br \/>\nDirector:\u00a0 Jenina Podulka<br \/>\nDescription: <em>Our Mechanical Future<\/em> is a stop-motion animated short film, set in a world where artificial\/prosthetic limbs have become so advanced that they are used as a common enhancement to the human body.<\/li>\n<li><em>Exit<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 17:00)<br \/>\nDirector: Monika Kolodziej<br \/>\nDescription: A girl longing to free herself from the responsibilities of caring for her alcoholic father receives the chance to do so when she gets a job in Paris but, before she leaves, she needs to convince her selfish sister to take care of him.<\/li>\n<li><em>Poor Earl<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 10:00)<br \/>\nDirector: Karl Ryan Erikson<br \/>\nDescription: Bethany and Earl, a retired couple complacent in their monotonous relationship, get an unsuspecting boost in their love life when Earl\u2019s car is stolen.<\/li>\n<li><em>Anima<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 15:00)<br \/>\nDirector: Michael Stabile<br \/>\nDescription: A neuroscientist performs a controversial experiment on a death row inmate in hopes of unlocking the secrets of the afterlife.<\/li>\n<li><em>Principal<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 5:00)<br \/>\nDirector: Jared Cardenas<br \/>\nDescription: Jimmy is a young boy who loves causing trouble and doesn&#8217;t fear the dreaded Principal&#8217;s office but, little does he know, he&#8217;s about to be ratted out to an even higher authority.<\/li>\n<li><em>Thinner Blood<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 9:00)<br \/>\nDirector:\u00a0 Jonathan Reino<br \/>\nDescription: <em>Thinner Blood<\/em> is about two sisters, Olive and Ava, struggling to survive with their abusive, alcoholic mother<\/li>\n<li><em>Unshore<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 7:00)<br \/>\nDirectors: Tom Mika &amp; Lindsay Rassmann<br \/>\nDescription: <em>Unshore<\/em> is an intimate portrait of Seaside, New Jersey, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.<\/li>\n<li><em>Just a Kid<\/em> \u2013 (Running time, 15:00)<br \/>\nDirector:\u00a0 Michael Scotti<br \/>\nDescription: Julie, a 10-year-old filmmaker, ventures to retrieve her camera back in the wake of her brother&#8217;s breakup to remind him how close they once were and how capable she is of making him happy again, regardless of her age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tickets to this event are $12.50. For more information about the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Film Festival and\/or to purchase tickets to this event, visit <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/prod5.agileticketing.net\/websales\/pages\/info.aspx?evtinfo=9296~f1e5aa30-a72f-4be8-84d2-d14598d9c606&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 9 short films from University\u2019s BFA Filmmaking Program to be screened at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Film Festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":111318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-of-communication-and-media-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11318"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207687,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11318\/revisions\/207687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}