2024 FILM PROGRAM

NASSAU FILM FESTIVAL   
THE BEST IN COMPREHENSIVE worldwide SHORT FILMS   

DECEMBER 7, 2024 | NINTH ANNUAL nASSAU fILM fESTIVAL  


FESTIVAL Schedule (approximate times - MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE).

AMC MARKETFAIR, 3521 RT. US-1 PRINCETON,NJ. 6:30 -10:30 PM.

(Films Listed By Title, Time, Director and Country).


Saturday December 7, 2024

6:50 - 7:00 pm   Opening Remarks - Lew Goldstein, Festival Director

7:00 - 7:12 pm           Animation

1. Bird Drone      8:55    (Radheya Jang Jegatheva, Australia).  

A seagull struggles to accept that his newfound object of affection is a  drone.

2. Pitstop            3:13    (Alan Rosenfeld, Canada).

Santa gets more than he bargained for while making a pitstop on the way home.

7:12 - 7:40 pm            Documentary 

3. Act As If….     7:15    (Noah Berlow, USA).

Family, youth and veteran homelessness is highlighted as well as the life changing impact for       some of these individuals due to the work of the Illumination Foundation.

4. The Amazing Journey of Jacob A. Riis          3:00      (Marcus Mandal, Denmark).

The journey of Jacob Riis from Denmark to America. His photojournalism career highlighted the plight of immigrants living in poverty in the New York slums.

5.  Bob Jenkins: In His Own Words       12:39       (Krysia Kolodziej, Nancy Schaefer, USA).

The life of Bob Jenkins, a military veteran, artist and teacher, is highlighted.

6.  The Island        5:00       (Mahmut Tas, Turkey).

How climate change and drought changed a thriving lake into barren land.

7:40 - 8:25 pm             Student Films 

7.  Not Your Business      5:02      (Jay Jay Kolucki, Robert Trent Academy Middle School

                                                      Students, USA).

During a study hall, a teacher and a group of middle school students will face a curse unfolded by a mysterious note.

8.  Rubber Ducking          6:58      (Lance Drake, Syndicate Film School, USA).

An intern looks for any type of support as he starts a job.

9.  Finding Her Voice        7:58     (Charlotte Coffey, Malayka Toure, Columbia University, USA). 

A student seeks to overcome a speech impediment and other life obstacles to win a scholarship.

10. Mime Over Matter       9:36    (J. Daniel Samons, Full Sail University, USA). 

Two mimes battle artificial intelligence and change the course of the future. 

11. Molasses                   15:53    (Dash Jo, New York Film Academy).

A young ballerina considers skin-bleaching in an attempt to beat the odds of success.

8:25 - 8:33 pm              Intermission

8:33 - 8:56 pm              Horror

12.  Karak                       11:23    (Ian Tan, Canada).

A young couple have an encounter with a yellow Volkswagen Beetle while driving home on a deserted highway in the middle of the night.

13.  That Which Binds Us    5:58    (Daryl Denner, USA).

A widower is hiding a deadly secret. An unimaginable terror awaits anyone who becomes intimate with him.

14.  Carne                            6:24    (Ana Maestre, Spain).

Desperation arises in the face of an empty stomach. When in need, there are no inhibitions.

8:56 - 10:00 pm                    Fiction

15.  Peachfuzz                     3:21    (Syd Heather, United Kingdom).

A desperate father and son resort to drastic measures to boost their lack of body hair). 

16.  Slow Dating                  7:51    (Adam Szudrich, Australia).

When an elderly woman tries speed dating it leads to a night with a charming stranger and a heartbreaking revelation.

17.  Plumber’s Seal            10:57   (David Musolf, USA).

A businesswoman comes home to find her ex-boyfriend is still in the house. A female plumber may fix more than a leak.

18.  EGGspression               5:30    (Dave Lojek, Germany).

Egglantine loves salt on her eggs. Eggbert prefers pepper. Who blinks first in this playful Easter ritual?

19.  Archipelago                 12:05    (Clayton Moss, Australia).

The joys, challenges and heartbreak of fatherhood connect three men from different walks of life.

20.  Portrait                          1:10    (Ignacio Rodo, Spain).

Your portrait can capture you. You decide how to shine in it.

21.  My Over There            13:00    (Bob Celli, USA).

Inspired by a true story, a WW1 Army nurse reveals a deeply personal part of her life that she has never shared before.

22.  The Favor                    10:00    (Wanjiru Njendu, USA).

When the Angel of Death comes to collect a woman who is just not ready to go, things take a surprising turn.

10:00 - 10:30 pm                Panel Discussion With Filmmakers and Closing Remarks - Lew Goldstein, Festival Director