2025 Program
July 27, 2025
Princeton Garden Theatre
Jury Favorites
Chagall In His Own Words: An Invocation
Animation
8:22
Dir. Larry Reed
Chagall in His Own Words: An Invocation is an avant-garde shadow theater production inspired by the early life of painter Marc Chagall.
Mr. Mishaps
Comedy
4:27
Dir. MKW
Journey along with the film's eternal optimist as he battles his way to a scheduled job interview.
Second Hand Stories
Experimental
24:27
Dir. Danielle van Vree
Set in a second-hand store; a place full of objects and bits of life left behind by their owners, the film focuses on our relationship to the other and the patterns we develop within these relationships.
Une Reflexion
Animation
1:20
Dir. Margarethe Baillou
A semi-animated video art piece portraying a summer evening sky reflected in a lake in Quebec.
My Friend Glenn
Comedy
8:43
Dir. Melissa Whitely
A playful documentary created to pay tribute to a creative man of many interests.
The Magic Seed
Puppetry
4:20
Dir. Chris Chappell
Bud Greenfield’s friend Blue moves to Colorado for cancer treatment. Blue sends Bud a magic seed that grows into something special.
Freida and Eddie
Documentary
24:15
Dir. Jen Suwak and Steve Abruzzese
The film chronicles the romantic history
of Frieda and Eddie over a lifetime together.
Wake Up
Drama
13:39
Dir. Osvaldo Fregoso
After waking to find her partner missing, Lexi wanders a dark and empty home. As memories of their strained relationship surface, reality twists, forcing her to confront the truth of what happened that night.
BlackBetty
Episode #2 – a noise and not music
Drama
12:56
Dir. Marco North
Blackbetty is a nuanced conspiracy thriller, a cautionary exploration of a city under quarantine with a set of stories marked by their redemptive beauty and frank, gritty reality
Effusion 35 - "Calm"
Music Video
3:50
Ed. Patrick Manley
Effusion 35 performing "Calm" at Union Stage in Washington D.C. on 3/23/25, opening for Helmet as part of their Betty 30th Anniversary tour.
The Bottom
Drama
14:41
Dir. Christopher E. Long
Bobby’s life is consumed by monotony and isolation within a desolate environment called “The Bottom”. The arrival of Cori, a young woman, disrupts Bobby’s stagnant routine. The film explores themes of isolation, yearning for change, and the quest for a fresh start.
Second Chance
Documentary
18:39
Dir. India Anne Mitchell
A young filmmaker who witnessed a disturbing incident at school looks inside Juvenile Hall and Court, through the moving account of a juvenile offender and his parents, as well as the insights of the judge, attorneys and probation officers.
Buried
Drama
8:25
Dir. Nicole Agostino
A woman emerges from a period of grief and slowly finds her way to the other side.
Cats. Why Do Need Them
Dance/Experimental
8:34
Dir. Liudmila Komrakova
A bankrupt businessman tried to commit suicide when a cat appears on his way.
