4th Annual Cranford Film Festival
The CFF celebrates the best in short filmmaking across categories including fiction, documentary, music videos, animation, student films, and iPhone filmed. “Best of Festival Awards,” “Cranford Cougar Awards,” and “Laurels” will be given in each of the six categories.
The Cranford Film Festival is a fundraising event for the non-profit organization Cranford Schools Friends of Performing Arts. More than 100 films were submitted by Filmmakers from New Jersey to Indiana to Australia. The 4th annual Cranford Film Festival will be held on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at the Cranford Theater as follows:
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.- 2024 Seaton Hall University Shorts Program
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Student Film Block
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. General Short Film Block
The festival will also offer virtual screenings of selected films from April 21 to May 7, 2024.
Below is a sample of some of the films that are screening this year. The full schedule of the diverse slate of films can be found here:
https://cranfordfilmfestival.festivee.com/program
The Great NJ Debate: Pork Roll vs. Taylor Ham (Ashley Morales, James Felcon, Carter Zajac, Lawrenceville, NJ – Documentary).
An exploration of the great New Jersey debate.
Heart of Gold (Jack Foley, Morganville, NJ – Fiction).
Family moves to New Jersey and the daughter has difficulty adapting to a new environment.
Uprooted (Melea Burke, Polson, MT- Documentary).
A man reflects on his evacuation from Vietnam in 1975.
Tickets for the student ($10.00) and general ($25.00) film blocks, VIP ($45.00) and virtual festival passes ($25.00) can be purchased online through the festival’s website.
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