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New Jersey International Film Festival - Documentary - Program 2

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When:

JUN 12, 2021
All the films will be available on VOD (Video On Demand) for 24 hours on their show date. There will also be special Filmmaker Introductions and Q+A Sessions available for many of the films.

Where:

Virtual
Video On Deman

More Info:

Phone: 848-932*8482

Welcome to the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival!

The Festival was scheduled to take place at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey but because of COVID19, the University will not be having any public events on campus this Summer so the Festival will be a virtual one. It will take place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between June 4 - 13, 2021. We are using Eventive as our Festival Provider. They have an excellent reputation and have done a masterful job of streaming films for many years.

All the films will be available on VOD (Video On Demand) for 24 hours on their show date. There will also be special Filmmaker Introductions and Q+A Sessions available for many of the films.

Supermalo – Matthew Seger (Brooklyn, New York)

To be jailed on a regular basis for the content of your art. To lack materials and colors for your vision. To be barred from art studios and venues because your art is not government sanctioned. These are some things that are unimaginable to a lot of artists, but something Fabian Hernandez has to go through everyday to continue making his art. Cuban street artists are having their moment. Their own fight against the countries harsh censorship laws have recently made international headlines. Fabian is one of the movement’s fearless and prolific leaders. You cannot walk for more than a few blocks without seeing his character, the Supermalo or his signature 2+2=5? painted on the crumbling walls of Havana. Supermalo follows Fabian's development as an artist over the course of two years. The film explores the struggles of creating work in his home country of Cuba and documents his first time ever leaving the island to exhibit his artwork internationally in Paris. In Spanish, subtitled. 2020; 15 min.

Into the Light – Benjamin Schwartz (New York, New York)

In the 1980’s Chuck Connelly was recognized as a key figure among the New York-based Neo-expressionist painters. This film captures Chuck at his essence: manically painting, smoking in a deteriorating claustrophobic home packed with over 5000 original works, and trying to overcome a lifetime of failures, regret, and missed opportunities. 2020; 74 min.

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Supermalo – Matthew Seger (Brooklyn, New York)
Into the Light – Benjamin Schwartz (New York, New York)