2023 Schedule of Films
OFFICIAL 2023 FILM SCHEDULE
NASSAU FILM FESTIVAL
THE BEST IN COMPREHENSIVE WORLDWIDE SHORT FILMS
MAY 20-21, 2023 | EIGHTH ANNUAL NASSAU FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL Schedule (approximate times) PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE 160 NASSAU ST. PRINCETON,NJ
(Films Listed By Director and Country)
Saturday May 20, 2023 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
9:30 am Opening Remarks - Lew Goldstein, Festival Director
9:35 am Animation
1. The Ribbon (Polla Kozino, Australia)
2. Under The Endless Sky (Alexandra Dzhiganskaya, Ukraine)
3. Do We Have A Chance? (Valentina Galdi, Italy)
4. The Thread Of Remembrance (Stephanie El Khoury, Lebanon)
5. Painting By Numbers (Radheya Jegatheva, Australia)
6. In Your Dreams (Mike Krohn, USA)
10:00 am Documentary 1
7. A Good Place To Be (Marcus Mandal, Denmark)
8. The Great Connector (Thomas Bentey, USA)
9. Marsh Clouds: The Oysters of Harris Neck (Kevin Mannens, USA)
10. 9/11: One Man’s Journey (Joseph Maddalone, USA)
11:00 am Student Films 1
11. Bad Intentions (Willow Pacifico Alena, Kai Buchana, Princeton High School, USA)
12. Return To Sender (Francesca Giannola, Monroe High School, USA)
13. Mission Documentary (Gabrielle Rose O’Neill, Princeton Middle School, USA)
14. She Said She Liked Horror (Anthony Graceffo, Rutgers University, USA)
15. Pretense (Tyler Wilson, Princeton University, USA)
16. The Plight and Desertion Of Arthur Leigh Hazelwood (Edgardo Luis Gonzalez, University of New Mexico, USA)
11:50 am Panel Discussion With Morning Filmmakers
12:10 pm Horror 1
17. The Bridge (Scott McMillan, United Kingdom)
18. Mine (Esabella Strickland, Canada)
19. Birdie (Andrew Edison, USA)
20. Mansplaining (Manolo Castro, Mexico)
12:50 pm Fiction 1 and Discussion
21. The Egg (Vinny A. Arizzo, Syndicate Film Productions, USA)
1:10 pm Documentary 2
22. Attila (Omid Shenavar, Iran)
23. Ivy Grace (Allie Delury, Mariah Harkey, USA)
24. The Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood (Nick Kochmann, Patrick McDonald, USA)
2:05 pm Music Videos
25. Secrets (Bill Klages, Ben Drumm, USA)
26. Ten Penny Gypsy River ‘N Me (Sharpe Dunaway, USA)
27. Someday (Cameron Morgan, Australia)
28. Jen Ash - Home Is On The Way (Eddie Rieds, USA)
29. That’s What I’m Gonna Do (Michael Theus, Nicolai Tchetchelachvili, Switzerland)
2:20 pm Fiction 2
30. Dinosaur (Aaron Ford, USA)
31. Pressed (Michelle Elise Harding, Scott Knowlton, USA)
32. Milton (Kevin Machate, USA)
33. The Jogger (Daryl Denner, USA)
34. Good Session (Larry Rosen, USA)
3:10 pm Panel Discussion With Afternoon Filmmakers and Closing Remarks
Sunday May 21, 2023 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
9:30 am Opening Remarks - Lew Goldstein, Festival Director
9:35 am Episodic
35. Pearly Gates (Loring Murtha,USA)
36. Insomnia Theatre (Mark Starks, USA)
37. Mama Rosalina (Janine Camille Verduci, USA)
10:15 am Horror 2
38. Sonar (James Hughes, United Kingdom)
39. The Washerwoman (Obi Ejikeme, United Kingdom)
40. Teacher’s Day (Oleksii Pasichnyk, Ukraine)
10:50 am Documentary 3
41. We Deserve Better;The Kids Are All Right (Rebecca Park Burr, USA)
42. Bone Ladies (Dan Preston, USA)
43. Joseph Bonaparte (Sharyn A. Murray, USA)
44. Outside In (Mark O’Toole, Ireland)
11:25 am Panel Discussion With Morning Filmmakers
11:50 am Student Films 2
45. Forgotten Penance (Alan O’Mahony, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom)
46. Blessed Are The Pure In Heart (Matteo Giampetruzzi, Scuola d’Arte Cinematografica, Italy)
47. Birthday Cake (Garvin Kim, Seoul Foreign School, South Korea)
48. Donna (Jonathan Gringauz, New York University, USA)
49. Office Life (Lance Drake, Syndicate Film School, USA)
50. You’re Late (Ann Maestre, Ariane Galan, Casa Del Cine Ciudad Real, Spain)
51. Pinged (Aahana Ardey, Syndicate Film School, USA)
52. Motel (Carolin Harvey, Towson University, USA)
1:05 pm Fiction 3
53. Mystic Minnie (Barry Smyth, Ireland)
54. Baby (Matt Mitchell, USA)
55. The Neighbor’s Dog (Jonathan Ofek, Israel)
56. Therapy (Neil Crittenden, United Kingdom)
57. The Librarian (Serkan Aktas, Turkey)
58. Life Reborn (Marcel Barragan, Panama)
59. Perceptions (Danny MAlin, Canada)
60. Profundo (Roberto Villafane, Panama)
61. Hedgehog (D. Mitry, USA)
62. Snail (Aminreza Alimohammadi, Iran)
63. Burn Your Bridges (Ignacio Rodo, Spain)
3:05 pm Panel Discussion With Afternoon Filmmakers; Closing Remarks