Since 1981 and formerly known as the "Black Maria," these films address the growing societal issues from all parts of the world. Thomas Edison Film Festival is a socially conscious, modern, fiercely independent traveling festival for short film. They reach out to diverse audiences with provocative, timely, edgy, and compelling new works by both accomplished and emerging filmmakers hybrids from filmmakers around the world. Renamed in 2021Thomas Edison's original West Orange film studio dubbed the "Black Maria," Edison’s films did for the eye what his phonograph did for the ear.
This is a free event at the Kutz Black Box Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Seating is limited and on a first-come-first -served basis.
Films featured this year include:
Allowed by Zillah Bowes, Cardiff, UK.
Wangechi Mutu: Between the Earth and Sky by Ian Foster, New York, NY, US and Jackie Lebo Nairobi, Kenya. Documentary.
Miles and Kilometres by Sonali Gulati, Richmond, VA, US. Experimental.
A Parisian Circus by Hugo Besson, Paris, France. Documentary.
Babbit and the Dream Tree by Jeremy Mann, Oakland, CA, US.
Any Instant Whatever by Michelle Brand, Hamburg, Germany. Animation.
The Sticklet Weaver by James Hollenbaugh, Harrisburg, PA, US. Documentary.
Ten Degrees of Strange by Lynn Tomlinson, Owings Mills, MD, US.
Charon by Yannick Karcher, Strasbourg, France. Narrative.
Digital Afterlives by Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia. Screen Dance.
Centenary Stage Company
Centenary Stage Company is a performing arts center located on the campus of Centenary University. Year-round events include Professinal Theater Series, music events, dance events, a Women Playwrights Series, Young Performers Workshop, an annual holiday spectatular, and more!