11th Annual NASSAU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

THE BEST IN COMPREHENSIVE WORLDWIDE SHORT FILMS

SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 2026

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

Films Listed By Title, Time, Director AND COUNTRY

SCHEDULE OF FILMS

All times are approximate

6:30 PM OPENING REMARKS - LEW GOLDSTEIN, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

6:40 PM ANIMATION

1. Fed Up 3:58

Eyal Padan, Israel

Reg, the talking goldfish, may grant your wish but wants to feel appreciated.

2. Sundays 6:42

Ashley Gerst, USA

A daughter navigates loss as she remembers her father.

3. Acceleration 3:03

Stepan Crani, Moldova

A boy’s imagination carries him on his new bicycle.

4. The Crossing 10:00

Publio Cesar de la Vega Garcia, Spain

Love at first sight is a miracle we should not miss.

7:05 PM DOCUMENTARY

5. Icons Aren’t Born 5:48

Finise Avery, USA

The story of musician Anthony “Ant” Parrish.

6. The Athletes 1:45

Bryan Peter Downey, USA

Children and young adults with Down syndrome, autism or apraxia learn to surf in search of the feeling of independence and freedom.

7. Bring Me An Echo 8:11

Neelabh Parashar, India

A group of visually impaired women come together to improvise, perform and tell stories from their own lives.

7:24 PM HORROR

8. You Can Trust Your Neighbor 7:53

Patrick Devaney, USA

A teenage girl must defend herself against a creepy neighbor at the same time a serial killer is terrorizing her town.

9. Do You Hear What I Hear? 9:10

Manny Serrano, USA

On Christmas Eve, a couple is awakened in the middle of the night to voices downstairs.

10. Do Not Disturb 16:58

Nicholas DeCheser, Trevor Gulino, USA

A woman is consumed by guilt and paranoia after committing an unthinkable act against her husband.

8:00 PM SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

What’s My Name Foundation

8:10 PM INTERMISSION

8:15 PM STUDENT FILMS

11. Wish 1:13

Jack Raphael (Australia Sunshine Coast Univ.)

When a young girl wakes to an ominous note from the Tooth Fairy, she must do whatever it takes to protect her teeth before it’s too late.

12. 1863: American Blood 8:31

Leo Kahn (Princeton High School)

Examining the human cost of the Civil War through the stories of the soldiers who left behind families and friends to fight for their cause.

13. Discovery 4:45

Max Jonczyk, Elli Kostantinidis-Perkins, Zoe Guida, William Baran, Mady Kimmel (High School of Art and Design)

A man’s search for his family history.

14. Golden Murder 5:27

Lance Drake (Syndicate Film School)

Two friends find a golden retriever at their local park and decide to take it home but little do they know that the dog is actually a predator in disguise.

15. Eighty Years at Young’s 10:20

Bryan Zhao (The Peddie School)

Exploring the forgotten history of Chinese grocers in the Mississippi Delta during the Jim Crow South.

8:45 PM FICTION

16. Learning the Ropes 6:05

Mac Brydon, USA

When a novice real estate broker receives on the job training from an industry professional, both learn some eye-opening lessons.

17. Platform One 10:55

Huseyin Yolu, Turkey

A lonely man sits on a cold bench in a train station as each arriving train carries the ache of an unhealing wound and the profound loss of his daughter.

18. Apocalypse Later 7:11

Scott Glazer, USA

Francis Ford Coppola is visited by a mysterious figure who warns him about the chaos, sacrifice and personal toll that awaits him.

19. 305 Fishkill Avenue 15:00

Ramel Westry, USA

A janitor witnesses criminal activity at a neighboring building but struggles to get help when no one believes the address exists.

20. The Group 5:37

Neil Crittenden, United Kingdom

A caring daughter drives her stubborn father to his support group meeting. When the real reason for the visit is revealed, the daughter gets support from where she least expected it.

21. Mutatio Corporis 10:27

Elies Villalonga, Spain

A woman attempts a radical transformation to make herself look younger for a married man with the hope that he will leave his wife for her.

22. Matched 20:00

Elvira Ibragimova, USA

An ex-playwright turned matchmaker is plagued by bills and is on the brink of losing her job. She desperately thinks of innovative ideas in the high stakes world of elite matchmaking involving love, desire, rejection, deception and money.