Friday-January 22-Voorhees #105-7PM $10; $9; $8
Saturday-January 23-Voorhees #105-7PM $10; $9; $8
Sunday-January 24-Voorhees #105-7PM $10; $9; $8

ANTICHRIST – Lars Von Trier
Spurring controversy and intensely polarized reactions, Lars Von Trier's newest film is at once stunningly beautiful, captivating, terrifying, and altogether engrossing. The talk of the 2009 New York Festival, and the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where star Charlotte Gainsbourg took home the Best Actress award, this is the complete, unedited version.   When a grieving couple retreat to an Eden, their isolated cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, Nature intervenes powerfully into their shattered lives, and they undergo an epic, inner journey of mutual retribution, consuming passion and, ultimately, redemption. Co-starring Willem Dafoe. 2009; 109 min.

Thursday-January 28-Ruth Adams Building #001-7PM $10/$9/$8

The Magnificent Ambersons – Orson Welles
Citizen Kane is considered by many to be Orson Welles's masterpiece, but others have argued that The Magnificent Ambersons is an even greater artistic achievement. It's the source of the most painful injustice of Welles's brief Hollywood career, as it was seized from his control, drastically cut from over two hours to merely 88 minutes, and reshot with a different, upbeat ending that Welles vehemently repudiated.   Yet it remains a truncated work of genius. Beginning in the late 19th century, the film parallels the rise and fall of the wealthy Amberson family with the radical shift from horse-and-buggys to automobiles. A darkly absorbing tale of a family in crisis, it is equally a showcase for Welles's cinematic audacity, famous for its stunning, fluid shots and ambitious compositions. 1942; 88 min.

Cat People – Jacques Tourneur/Val Lewton
One of the most influential and innovative psychological horror films ever made in Hollywood, Cat People employs gorgeous cinematography to tell the tale of a beautiful young woman who fears that sexual arousal will transform her into a murderous black panther. A visit to the zoo seals her fate. . .and the fate of those whom she desires to kiss.   Starring Simone Simon. A cult B-movie classic! 1942; 73 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department.

Friday-January 29-Voorhees #105-7PM $10; $9; $8
Saturday-January 30-Voorhees #105-7PM $10; $9; $8
Sunday-January 31-Voorhees #105-7PM $10; $9; $8

ANIMANIA   5  
The Fifth Annual Animania Festival showcases the best works from the New Jersey Film Festival. These are amazing and inspired animated films—the kind that Hollywood studios will never create, and that leave the bland products offered by Disney and Pixar in the dust.   The line-up ranges from the hilarious to the impudent to the horrifying. Please note : this program is not suitable for children! 2009; 120 min.
Some of the films we will be screening include the following:
Reach – Luke Randall   In this charming animation short, a tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation: the length of his power cable. 2008; 4 min.
Gunk! in: Abductard - Ryan Smith Gunk and Brunkle are two hillbillies living in the middle of nowhere. When Gunk is sent out to find food, he receives an unexpected visitor. 2008; 4 min.
The Realm of Possibility - Gerald Guthrie A digital animation based on the intersection of absurdity and logic. 2009; 6 min.
Skylight – David Bass A mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world. 2009; 5 min.
Sailor Siren Song - Paul O'Bryan A surreal, funny, and psychedelic short film. 2009; 6 min.
Nuttin' For Christmas* – Doug Compton An incorrigible young boy expects absolutely, positively no visit from Santa this year. 2009; 3 min.
Raccoon and Crawfish - Shaun Foster An animation based on an Oneida Indian legend in which a hungry raccoon searches for food and finds a crawfish on a quest for glory. Their ensuing battle will decide the fate between an ego full of pride or a belly full of food. 2007; 8 min.
Glimpse - Dustin Grella An experimental animated short, Glimpse is both a study of painter Willem de Kooning and a stream-of-consciousness narrative about the impermanence of life. 2007; 9 min.
Shuteye Hotel - Bill Plympton   What Jaws did to swimming, Shuteye Hotel will do for sleeping. In this new animated murder mystery, set in a sleazy hotel, the police investigating a series of   gruesome murders become victims of the evil force. 2007; 6 min.
Guide Dog - Bill Plympton A sequel to the Oscar-nominated short Guard Dog . This time, the well-intentioned anti-hero dog aims to help the blind, with unexpectedly disastrous results. 2006; 6 min.
The Return of Sergeant Pecker   - Pierre Delarue A short erotic comedy for mature audiences. 2006; 2 min.
Dear Beautiful - Roland Becerra In this stunning animation, the sudden appearance of exotic flowers in New Haven spawns an epidemic that threatens to destroy the city. Paul and Lauren, a married couple, are caught between the catastrophe and their own troubled relationship after Lauren becomes infected by a flower. 2007; 15 min.
Everything Will Be OK - Don Hertzfeldt A series of dark events forces a man to reckon with the meaning of life -- or lack thereof. This film was animated without the use of computers, and was shot entirely on an antique 35mm Richardson animation camera stand. 2006; 17 min.
The Jetty – Chris Marker After Paris is destroyed during World War 3, a man is forced to undergo time-travel experiments, and falls in love with a woman who emerges from his memories.   A haunting and brilliantly conceived science fiction animation classic.1962; 29 min.

Thursday-February 4-Ruth Adams Bldg. #001-7PM $10/$9/$8
Friday-February 5-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Saturday-February 6-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8

Pull My Daisy - Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie
One of the most important works of American avant-garde cinema, Pull My Daisy is a classic portrait of the Beat Generation, created in collaboration with the writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and the painters Alfred Leslie, Larry Rivers, and Alice Neel.   Written and narrated by Kerouac, it tells the story of a bishop who is quizzed by his poet friends—played by Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Gregory Corso--about the meaning of life and art. Pull My Daisy is. 1959; 30 min.

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire – Lee Daniels
Precious might be the most spirit-affirming movie of the year, without a trace of easy, unearned sentimentality. In this astonishing adaptation of Sapphire's 1996 novel, second-time director Lee Daniels unsparingly recounts the horrific life of Clareece “Precious” Jones, an obese, barely literate 16-year-old living in late '80s Harlem who is abused by both her father and mother. However, Precious is not just a tale of endless abjection—it's also an exhilarating celebration of a young woman's determination to free herself from the pathologies surrounding her, guided by a teacher who senses her innate talents. Bringing this raw, uncompromising material to the screen, Daniels has assembled a remarkable cast: Paula Patton as Precious's devoted teacher, Mariah Carey as a tough yet compassionate welfare officer, fearless newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as Precious, and—most memorably—Mo'Nique as Precious' monstrous mother. 2009; 104 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department, the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming, and the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences.

Thursday-February 11-Ruth Adams Building #001-7PM $10/$9/$8

Films by Stan Brakhage  
Stan Brakhage is one of the most important figures in 20th-century American experimental film. Over the course of five decades, he explored a variety of formats, approaches, and techniques that included handheld camerawork, painting directly onto celluloid, fast cutting, in-camera editing, scratching on film and the use of multiple exposures. Interested in mythology and inspired by music, poetry and visual phenomena, Brakhage sought to reveal the universal in the particular, exploring themes of birth, mortality, sexuality and innocence. His films are intensely expressive and lyrical. Some of the films to be screened include new film prints of Mothlight, Window Water Baby Moving, Fire of Waters, Creation and Prelude: Dog Star Man. 1959-1979; 90 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department.

Friday-February 12-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Saturday-February 13-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8

Crude – Joe Berlinger
Three years in the making, this award-winning and riveting new documentary tells the epic story of the $28 billion-dollar suit brought by indigenous peoples and the government of Ecuador against Shell Oil for polluting vast tracks of pristine Amazon rainforest.   While focusing on the ongoing legal drama, Crude illuminates larger issues of global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multinational corporate power, and the fate of disappearing indigenous cultures. Director Joe Berlinger explores a complex situation from all angles, conveying an important story of environmental peril and human suffering with clarity and conviction. "Absolutely the most powerful, emotion-provoking, heart-wrenching documentary I have ever seen”--John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. 2009;104 min. In English, Spanish, A'ingae, Secoya, subtitled. Co-sponsored the Rutgers University Spanish Department, the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming, and the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences.

Friday-February 19-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Saturday-February 20 -Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Sunday-February 21-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8

2010 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival                                               View the winning films and digital videos of the International U.S. Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festival, selected by a jury of filmmakers, students, and media professionals. The festival--now in its 22nd year—will feature finalist works by independent filmmakers from the United States and around the world. A different program of films and videos will be offered each night.   Prize winners will be announced on the closing night of the festival, in a competition for $4000 in cash and prizes, along with the Audience Favorite Prize. 120 min. Click here to see this year's festival line-up!

Thursday-February 25-Ruth Adams Building #001-7PM $10/$9/$8

Seconds - John Frankenheimer
A masterpiece from director John Frankenheimer. One of the ultimate psychological thrillers, as if sprung from Kafka, Seconds is the story of a haggard American businessman who is offered the chance—by a sinister re-engineering corporation--to start his life over with a new face and body.   The eerie and disquieting music is a key element to the   film, along with James Wong Howe's haunting, anamorphic cinematography. Starring Rock Hudson. 1966, 107 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department.

Friday-February 26 -Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Saturday-February 27-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Sunday-February 28-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8

Frag-Mike Pasley
The true story of the most popular sport in the world, that few outside the pro-gaming world know about .   Playing obsessively in high stakes competitions, a select group of young gamers make a   living as full-time pros. Director Mike Pasley sheds light on their struggles to break into the pro-gaming world, and their near-impossible aspirations to maintain an edge when younger players--with an equally hungry urge to win--are constantly popping up.   The digital buzz of maniacal, mechanical warfare on the gaming boards reveals an underbelly of corruption, drugs, and even death. Exploited, abused, and abandoned, most gamers fail to reach the top, but unlike the games held in arenas with cheering fans, in the pro-gaming world, there are no long-term heroes. 2008; 89 min.

The Crimson Mask – Elias Plagianos
Two desperate men, from different worlds, find themselves unwitting pawns in an ancient ritual. Greed, lust, pride, anger, and envy have consumed the lives of Thomas Caine, an ostensibly wealthy businessman, and Parker, a down-on-his-luck pro-wrestler. Both are overwhelmed with insurmountable debts and struggling to break free by any means. As their lives quickly unravel, so does an age-old secret conspiracy that leads the two men down a deadly path of redemption. 2009; 85 min.

Friday-March 5-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Saturday-March 6 -Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8

Breaking Upwards- Daryl Wein
Discover a modern, urbane, and intricately experimental romantic comedy prior to its theatrical release by IFC Films!  Breaking Upwards , an uncensored and engaging portrait of two young lovers living in downtown New York City, follows the couple as they navigate the possible end of their four-year relationship.   Intensively strategizing their own break up, director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones explore the alternatives to monogamy, and then attempt to untangle the messy madness that ensues. 2009; 89 min. With in-person appearances by Director Daryl Wein and Actress Zoe Lister Jones on Fr+Sa-March 5+6, 2010! Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department, the Rutgers University Cinema Studies Program, the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming, and the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences.

Added Shows:
Friday-March 26-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8
Saturday-March 27-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM $10/$9/$8

Mountain Goats: The Life of the World To Come - Rian Johnson
The Mountain Goats in solo and duo performance at Pomona College. In this film by Rian Johnson (Brick, the Brothers Bloom), John Darnielle performs The Life of the World to Come on piano and guitar. Shot in the same building where, as an eight-year-old piano student and new transplant to Claremont, he performed Bach minuets for the state examiner, The Life of the World to Come takes the songs from the album and restores them to their raw original states: skin, blood, and bone. John is joined on vocals by Rachel from the Bright Mountain Choir, his original bassist, with whom he first performed as the Mountain Goats about four blocks from the building in which the film was shot. 2010; 60 min.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ-zZJu6LKI
http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Mountain-Goats/17314008126?ref=ts
http://www.mountain-goats.com/

Friday-April 2-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM FREE

Garbage Dreams – Mai Isklander
"Garbage Dreams is a moving story of young men searching for ways to eke out a living for their family and facing tough choices as they try to do the right thing for the planet… Ultimately, Garbage Dreams makes a compelling case that modernization does not always equal progress." - Al Gore
Filmed over four years, Garbage Dreams is a compelling environmental and human-rights documentary that follows three teenage boys growing up in the world's largest garbage village.   A ghetto on the outskirts of Cairo,    a nearly impenetrable labyrinth of narrow roadways camouflaged by trash, is home to 60,000 Zaballeen, or Egypt's “garbage people.” These entrepreneurial garbage workers recycle 80% of all the garbage they collect, creating one of the world's most efficient waste disposal systems.   In 2003, following the international trend to privatize services, Cairo bureaucrats decided to replace the Zabelleen with multinational garbage disposal companies. Faced with the globalization of their trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make a choice that will impact his future and the survival of his community. In Arabic, subtitled. 79 min. 2009 . Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Arab American Heritage Commission of NJ !

Saturday-April 3-Voorhees Hall #105-7PM FREE

Laila's Birthday- Rashid Masharawai
A moving and comic portrait of the confusion, frustration, and absurdity that marks daily life for Palestinians in the, Laila's Birthday is a politically-engaged feature film leavened with finely tooled irony.   A former judge, Abu Laila is now forced to drive his brother-in-law's cab, and is constantly aggrieved by the chaos and lack of courtesy that surrounds him. From passengers not fastening their seatbelts to disputes over smoking in the cab, Abu survives the course of one long day, that highlights political divisions and other persistent social problems. Although symbolizing something more serious, Laila's Birthday features sardonic dialogue and pitch-perfert comic timing and, in the end, suggests a way to achieve the art of compromise. In Arabic, subtitled.   2008; 72 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Arab American Heritage Commission of NJ!

Note: Check this website www.njfilmfest.com for additional film screenings in March and April 2010!

TIME

All film programs begin at 7:00 PM. Films are screened in the order listed with a brief intermission between films for double and multiple-bills.

LOCATIONS

Locations are indicated by the codes listed below. Directions are also listed below.

Voorhees Hall #105 (Near the corner of George Street and Hamilton Street),
71 Hamilton Street/College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

NOTE: Our new primary screening location Voorhees Hall #105 features new comfortable seats, stadium seating, a state-of-the-art hi-definition projection and sound systems!

Ruth Adams Bldg. #001 (Near corner of Jones Street and George Street), 131 George St./Douglass College Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

ADMISSION

$10=General; $9=Students+Seniors; $8=Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC Friends.
Except the April 2+3 Shows which are Free!

TICKETS

Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis only and can be purchased at the door beginning a half-hour before the show begins. All films are subject to change. Call our information number 732-932-8482   the day of show to confirm titles.

DIRECTIONS

Voorhees Hall #105 =Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 9 and then take Route 18N (New Brunswick direction) and go for 2 1/2 miles to the College Avenue Campus/George Street exit (immediately after the Route 27S exit) and make a left at the light at the end of the exit ramp onto George Street, then go to the next light and make a right onto Hamilton Street, then go to the next light and make a right onto College Avenue. Almost immediately on your right hand side there is an University Parking Lot (#9) which is made available for our patrons to park in. Voorhees Hall is adjacent to the Zimmerli Art Museum and is 100 paces across the Voorhees Mall from Parking Lot 9. Patrons can also park in Rutgers Lots #1 (next to Kirkpatrick Chapel) and #16 (next to Murray and Milledoler Hall).

Ruth Adams Bldg. #001 = Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 9 and then take Route 18N (New Brunswick direction)   and go for approximately 1 mile and take the Commercial Avenue exit. Go up Commercial Ave to the 2 nd light and make a left on George Street.   Then go about 100 yards and make a left into the service road (opposite Jones St. on the right) into the Douglass Campus and park in the University parking lot at the end of the service road. Additional Parking is available on Jones Street and behind the Douglass Student Center near the corner of Nichol Avenue and George Street.

INFORMATION

Rutgers Film Co-Op/New Jersey Media Arts Center
Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies
72 Lipman Drive   (#018 Loree Hall - Douglass Campus)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-8525 U.S.A.
(732) 932-8482 phone (732) 932-1935 fax; NJMAC@aol.com   e-mail;
Web Site: www.njfilmfest.com

The New Jersey Film Festivalsm Spring 2010 is funded and sponsored in part by The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center; The Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies/School of Arts and Sciences; Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Eastman Kodak; Johnson & Johnson; New Jersey Books; WCTC/WMGQ; The Home News Tribune; Highland Park Mirror ; The Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences; the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming ; The Rutgers University Spanish Department; The Rutgers University American Studies Department; Writers Boot Camp; Rutgers University Zimmerli Art Museum; the Rutgers University Center for Middle Eastern Studies ; the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program; Pro 8mm; PAC Lab; ProductionHUB.com; Jungle Software; New Brunswick City Market; StockFootageForFREE.com; Rutgers University Libraries; The Rutgers University Office of Community Affairs; Rutgers University Presentation Services; The Rutgers University Enhanced Classroom Support Department; Design Ideas; Advanced Printing; Steven C. Schechter, Esq.; Share and Harris. .

Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC 2010 Staff
Executive Director/Curator: Albert Gabriel Nigrin
Office and House Managers: Stephen Dovidas, Corey Marshall, Shawn Stidem, Danielle Winter
Volunteers/Interns: Catherine Burrows, Manny Edmond, Marc Esterow, Vic Fern, Eric Guarda, Heather Hansen, Raymond Le, Michael Keane, Scott Laves, Kathyrn Mecca, Patrick Murray, Suketu Parikh, Elina Prokofyva, Matt Quakenbush, Emily Schachtman, Eileen Tavarez
Advisors: Bob Brodsky, Victoria Connor, Dr. Daniel Nigrin, Dr. Susan Martin-Marquez, Toni Treadway, Dr. Alan Williams
Board of Trustees : Dr. John Belton, Dr. Irene Fizer, Bill Harris, Albert Gabriel Nigrin, Steven C. Schechter,Esq.


The New Jersey International Film Festivalsm Spring 2010 is curated by Albert Gabriel Nigrin. Schedule Editor: Irene Fizer. Schedule compiler: Vic Fern. Schedule Designer:   Victoria Connor/Design Ideas. Schedule printed by Advanced Printing.   Cover Art: Gradiva by Albert Gabriel Nigrin ©2009.