2020 UNITED STATES SUPER 8 FILM & DIGITAL VIDEO FESTIVAL
The 2020 UNITED STATES SUPER 8 FILM & DIGITAL VIDEO FESTIVAL. 32 years in the running! Doing its best to secure the timeless legacy of SUPER 8 film in the era of the HD invasion. Festival dates, February 22-23, 2020. Hosted and run by Professor Albert G. Nigrin, Executive Director/Curator of the New Jersey Film Festival and the United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival, a Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, Program In Cinema Studies, Rutgers University.
An an amazing film festival showcasing primarily SUPER 8 film projects curated from all over the world. 18 films ranging from 3 minutes to 22 minutes. Projected on a 20 foot screen in the comfortable and accommodating Voorhees Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. All films were presented with great visual accuracy and sound via hard drives and BLU-RAY disks.
The diverse ensemble of films spanned the globe – Finland, Germany, Switzerland, and the UNITED STATES, of course. The subject matter was broad, ranging from experimental, drama, comedy, horror, and action. There was definitely something for everyone.  Most of the SUPER 8 films were in their purest form, organic film, real celluloid. Others mixed the organic with digital. SUPER 8 reigned supreme, but there were still a couple of HD movies in the line-up.
This festival is a fantastic venue that supports REAL FILM, both artistically and academically. A fun, non-pretentious festival in a great community of artists and entertainers. A festival worth submitting to and attending.
The highlights of the festival:
The Heist ”“ Emil Minasyan (Amarillo, Texas)
A couple of small time crooks decide to rob a small jewelry store in the quiet town they live in. Things go sour and not as planned after they realize they have very little talent or experience in the field of robbery.
The cop that patrols the area has his own dark plan and will stop at nothing to execute it. They all have one thing in common, STUPIDITY. The situation gets really complicated for them all when their paths cross on what becomes the worse day of their lives. 2019; 22 min. Shot on SUPER 8 film.
A 1920’s style silent comedy shot on 8mm film about a man trying to warm beer despite better judgment and common sense. 2019; 5 min.
The Last Resort ”“ Lance Lucero (Denver, Colorado)
In Our Nature ”“ Sara Leavitt (Brooklyn, New York)
Love, By Nature ”“ Jason Slaver (Los Angeles, California)
corruption ”“ Jason Ewert (Bemidji, Minnesota)
Metamorphosis ”“ Fernanda Parrado (Brooklyn, New York)
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- Lance Lucero
Warehouse 9 Productions, Ltd. (W9)
AWARD WINNING filmmaker and comic book creator
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