
Thank you for another amazing festival season!
2019 MFF | AUGUST 8TH-11TH, 2020

SELECTIONS
Over 100 films from over a dozen countries across the world screened at the 3rd Annual Monmouth Film Festival. Features, Shorts, Student Films, Trailers, Web Series and TV Pilots.

Directed By
Sarah Pirozek
#LIKE (Trailer)
Trailers
Woodstock teen, Rosie is mourning the anniversary of her younger sister Amelia’s death, when she discovers the mysterious man who sexploited her sister, bullying her to commit suicide, is back on-line trolling for new victims. After the authorities refuse to get involved she discovers a darker side she never knew she had as she takes justice into her own hands.
Directed By
Buster Marker Jønsson
Bliss of Struggle
Short Narrative
A young boxer fights in the present, but struggles with his past. He is haunted by a figure from his past, a figure that gives him strength to overcome the physical obstacles that he is facing, but at the prize of his mental well being.
Directed By
Jimmy Ward
Chance Encounter
Short Narrative
Chance Encounter follows a true story from Lauren Raney, a teacher and avid community member of a small town in New Jersey called Manahawkin. Starting off in the late 1990’s, Lauren is visiting the nearby hospital to see her dying sister and is suddenly approached by a man that she will eventually meet again 17 years later when she's the one dying.
Directed By
Michael Barnett
Changing The Game
Feature Films
Trans athletes have to work harder than their cisgender peers in order to thrive in their field while also having the courage and resilience to face daily harassment and discrimination. They have found sports as a way to channel the negativity around them and gain a sense of self-worth and validation. This film is their urgent, articulate plea for acceptance.
Directed By
Kristian Melom
Dear, Dreamer
Short Documentary
Best known as a New York Times Best-Selling author and mentor to young adults, this short documentary finds Jason in the writer’s room preparing for the release of his next book. Here we catch a rare glimpse of a singular artist and thinker as he traverses the schools and landscapes of modern-day America.
Directed By
David Freid
Guns Found Here
Short Documentary
With more gun stores in the US than McDonalds, Starbucks, and supermarkets combined, we head to the ATF’s National Tracing Center which handles roughly 8,000 active traces per day using technology that makes searching a database of gun owners impossible.
Directed By
Amber Sealey
How Does It Start
Short Narrative
It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants sex, the only problem is she has no idea what that means. With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce, Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of love and adulthood, and learns to do it her own way.
Directed By
Michael Rowley
Hurdle
Feature Films
As the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories approached its 50th year, Hurdle reveals an important and intimate story emerging from the hearts and actions of Palestinian youth. The new generation responds to a world of walls, checkpoints and arrests in an unexpected and inspiring way.
Directed By
Michael Rowley
Hurdle (Trailer)
Trailers
As the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories approached its 50th year, Hurdle reveals an important and intimate story emerging from the hearts and actions of Palestinian youth. The new generation responds to a world of walls, checkpoints and arrests in an unexpected and inspiring way.
Directed By
Jamie Effros
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TV Pilots
In the near future, a weekly meeting of Device Addicts Anonymous (DAA) is the refuge for six strangers consumed by their virtual worlds. But when a new member joins the group, bringing with him something beyond addiction, they all begin to realize that their connection to the virtual and to each other may be far more than coincidence.