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In Trenton for Reel
More than 100 films will be screened at four venues in Trenton May 5 to 7 as part of the third annual Trenton Film Festival. The event celebrates narrative, documentary and experimental films, in both feature and short forms. In addition to the wealth of new films by artists near and far, patrons can take a break from screenings with panel discussions, seminars and filmmaker parties. The festival’s awards ceremony and reception will take place May 7, 6:45 p.m., and will be followed by a screening of the closing film, Marshall Curry’s Street Fight.
Screenings
New Jersey State Museum, 205 W. State St., Trenton, May 5: Reel Stories (free, non-competition), 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Opening Film: Black Sun, 7:45 p.m.; May 6: Family Shorts, 10 a.m.; Documentary Features: Drakmar, 11:30 a.m., Time & Tide, 5:30 p.m.; Narrative Feature: Quarter Life Crisis, 1:30 p.m.; Narrative Shorts No. 1, 3:40 p.m.; 2005 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts, 8 p.m.; May 7: Narrative Features: Purity, 10 a.m., Self Medicated, 12:15 p.m.; Documentary Feature: Between Iraq and a Hard Place, 2:30 p.m.; Tribute to Gordon Parks: The Learning Tree (1969), 4:15 p.m.; Award Ceremony and Reception, 6:45 p.m.; Closing Film: Street Fight, 7:45 p.m. with director Marshall Curry.
The Contemporary, 176 W. State St., Trenton, May 6: Trenton Area Showcase of Local Filmmakers Screening (non-competition): 10 a.m.; Narrative Shorts No. 2, 11:30 a.m.; Tribute to Gordon Parks: Shaft (1971), 1:30 p.m.; Narrative Features: Little Athens, 3:40 p.m., The Final Patient, 7:40 p.m.; Narrative Shorts No. 3, 6 p.m.; May 7: Foreign Feature: Experiment (England), 10 a.m.; 2005 Oscar Nominated Animation Shorts, 12:15 p.m.; Documentary Feature: Pizza! The Movie, 2:30 p.m.; Narrative Feature: Max and Grace, 4:30 p.m.
Trenton Marriott, 1 W. Lafayette St., Trenton, May 6: Foreign Features: Pupa’s Garden (Italy/Canada), 10 a.m., Convictions (Australia), 6 p.m.; Documentary Shorts No. 1, noon; Documentary Feature: Knocking, 2:30 p.m.; Foreign Shorts, 4:15 p.m.; Experimental Program, 8 p.m.; May 7: Documentary Features: Homemade Hillbilly Jam, 10 a.m., The Right to be Wrong, 4:15 p.m.; Documentary Shorts No. 2, noon; Animation Program, 2:30 p.m.
Seminars and Panels
Gallery 125, 125 S. Warren St., Trenton, May 6: Workshops: Filming in New Jersey with Steven Gorelick, 9:30 a.m.; Acting in Film and Television with Doug Kruse 11 a.m.; The Business Side of Acting with Doug Kruse, 1 p.m.; Film Music Song Placement, Licensing and Synchronization Rights with moderator Ken Lampl, 3 p.m.; Composing Music For Film with Ken Lampl, 4:45 p.m.; May 7: Panel: Trenton Film Festival filmmakers tell you how to get a project off the ground and get it done, 9:30 a.m.; Screenwriting Format with Laurie Scheer, 11 a.m.; Don’t Be An Idiot Writer: Do Your Research or 10 things to know before you write your next project with Laurie Scheer, 1 p.m.; The Pleasures and Perils of Film Criticism Today featuring TIMEOFF film critic Elise Nahnikian, 3 p.m.
Parties
New Jersey State Museum, 205 W. State St., Trenton, Kick Off Party and Opening Reception, featuring house band Na’Bodach, 6 p.m.
Mill Hill Saloon, 301 S. Broad St., Trenton, Filmmaker Party, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.