New! JCC U Presents
ASBURY SHORTS
An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films
WHEN: Tuesday, June 30, 7:30-9:30 PM
WHERE: Kaplen JCC, 411 E. Clinton Ave., Tenafly
TICKETS: $12.00 JCC member; $15.00 non-members.
To register call Kathy at 201 408.1454 or visit www.jccotp.org.
Did you ever watch the Oscars when they were presenting Best Short Film and say to yourself, “Where are these films and why I haven’t I seen them?”
Well, now you can. Asbury Shorts, a touring exhibition that presents these highly entertaining films in high prestige venues around the country, will bring its nationally-acclaimed, short film exhibition to the JCC. The night will include a full evening of award-winning films, curated from the top global film festivals and will feature a mix of Oscar winners and nominees in short film comedy, drama, animation and documentary.
This program offers a rare opportunity for people to see great films on a large screen in a real theater setting. A sample of films that will be screened include:
A Poet Long Ago (Director: Bob Giraldi). This film stars Steve Schirripa as Sonny (a sanitation worker) and Boris McGiver as Malloy (a journalist) who meet by chance on the street and reminisce about their grammar school days together back in 1970s Brooklyn. An old wound is opened, and flashbacks reveal how the least likely of the pair had an astonishing gift for poetry.
In The Dark (Directed by Bettina Bilger) is a modern urban love story about a newly introduced young couple and the odd people in their Manhattan apartment, where miscommunication, social networking and odd neighbors abound.
The Bloody Olive (Director: Vincent Bal) is about a couple, Mylene and Werner, who are preparing for the holidays, when Sam, a colleague of Mylene, stops by with a bottle of Veuve Cliqot and tells Werner that he knows he has stolen money from their workplace. An argument ensues, a murder takes place and the plot thickens.
Globe Trot (Director: Mitchell Rose) From Papua, New Guinea to Taipei, Moscow to Los Angeles, and South Africa to Antarctica, award-winning dance filmmaker Mitchell Rose has asked people to perform a short segment of choreography and has streamed it together in a short film that celebrates humanity through dance. (Image above)
