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tion to people with disabilities to
LGBTQ+ issues to gun violence.
With the state of the current so-
ciopolitical climate, not just in the
U.S., but also abroad, this year’s
program will have no problem
maintaining its reputation for spot-
lighting contemporary issues and
social struggles with nuance, in-
sight and heart. The Thursday pro-
gram lineups maintain a tradition
Steuerwald hopes will fuel the film
festival’s growth and encourage
filmmakers for years to come.
On Thursday, September 12th, in
Program 1, the winners of the 45th
Annual NJ Young Filmmakers’ Fes-
tival will take over the screen as
the cinematic works of New Jersey
high school and college students
bring their ideas to life in the
competition’s standard juried cat-
egories: animation, documentary,
experimental and narrative. The
filmmakers will be in attendance
to present their work and discuss
their experience and vision.
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For Program 2 held on Thursday,
October 10th, audience members
get to play an important role in
the festival’s competition thanks to
the “You Be The Judge” sneak pre-
view and pre-screening workshop.
Led by Steuerwald, viewers will
vote on their favorite entries in the
Black Maria Film Festival for the
upcoming 2020 season.
Special guest filmmaker Karl
Nussbaum will join festival attend-
ees on Thursday, November 14th
to screen his film, “Ghost Dance
for America, 1890,” a tale of the
religious movement began by
the Native American community
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