FRIDAY – April 25th, 2025

Basie Center Cinemas
36 White Street Red Bank, NJ

(5- 6:30)

While Some Must Sleep 

Elliot decides to erase his past, but changes his mind when it’s going to cost him his best friend.

Frank 

A lonely man struggles to connect.

The Mud Hole 

A family man reflects on an important time of his life when he left his gang friends for the summer and visited his Aunt in New Jersey. 

Save the Ship

Save the Ship tells the tale of a young Steven Spielberg; his daily creative battle within himself and the ever changing currents of the film world. Set in the summer of 1974 on Martha’s Vineyard.

Kiss My Ash

A man somehow misplaces his mother’s ashes right before his father’s funeral. Worse, his estranged brother is breathing down his neck. Where could they possibly be?

Verflechtung

Susana’s fiancé Marco decides to have a chip implanted in his brain. Marco, who suffers from severe depression and has professional problems as a result, sees this new technology as his only chance not to lose touch. Susana, who originally drew his attention to the chip, soon begins to have doubts when Marco begins to change dramatically.

I Thought I Heard Something

In the absence of normalcy, a group of individuals reminisce about life in the “before-time.”

Morning Crossroads

Kate must choose between driving her teenage niece from China to a vital TOEFL exam in Canada or attending a make-or-break company meeting. This gripping tale explores sacrifice, family duty, and an immigrant experience.

(6:40 – 8:04)

FragilExpress Presents: Prologue 1

Black market items runner, Lex Abrau shows you how he de-stresses on the streets of New York City. A prologue to an upcoming series about an underground delivery motorist in NYC.

Mr. Stone’s House of Cards

A drug kingpin/tarot card reader has an unusual way of dealing with people.

Consequences

A young man with a twisted sense of justice seeks vengeance for the death of his mother.

Don’t Eat Dead Fish

A fisherman is haunted by a dead fish.

It Still Burns

A man seeks comfort in his friend while the boundary between his dreams and reality crumbles around him.

Discharge

As his world begins to crumble around him, a troubled police detective, who has tried to ignore the effects from trauma he suffered, must finally confront his past in order to begin healing and reclaim his present.

Brick Wall

Michael confronts his turbulent romantic history with his best friend’s sister, uncovering painful truths that force him to question if he’s been the source of his failed relationships all along.

The Big Book

Darwin works as a fraud surveillance investigator; spying on those with workers’ comp claims to see if they are faking their injury or not. When he’s not working (and sometimes while on the job) he sponsors young men in Alcoholics Anonymous. His strict code of conduct gets thrown for a loop when his next surveillance target is his own AA sponsor.

 

(8:15 – 9:55)

The Blip

Two guy friends share drinks as one recounts a horrible date from the night before.

My First Fan

Brandon, a passionate filmmaker, finally sees his hard work pay off when he meets his very first fan—a moment he’s dreamed of for years. Will the encounter live up to expectations, or take an unexpected turn?

Caballito de Mar

A young Mexican café waitress finds supernatural solace after losing her loving father.

Baby Shoes

August, a teenage grocery store cashier, faces a difficult choice: Does she stop and help a young single mother in need, or turn a blind eye for the sake of her job?

Bird Poop 

Two strangers meet and quickly learn they share a strange affliction. 

Career Day

Three parents are invited to discuss their careers at their child’s middle school. Unfortunately, a judge’s gag order forces one of them to teach the students a very important life lesson.

Don’t Forget to Pray

A man sits with his thoughts. Reminiscing on unborn tokens of love. Chasing a light feverishly. Hoping its luminance heals his wounds.

Irrational

After ten years of practice without much success, a high school senior competes in her final high-stakes pi memorization tournament.

SATURDAY – April 26th, 2025

Basie Center Cinemas
36 White Street Red Bank, NJ

(12:00-1:40)

Humanity

Salim a Palestinian father after losing everything in an Israeli airstrike, his home, wife and newborn child, attempts to help ease his unbearable pain by telling his own personal story of growing up in Gaza under the occupation of an apartheid regime.

We Can, We Have 

We Can, We Have is a poetic tribute to heroes of the civil rights and human rights movement and other African American heroes..

Ripple

Rae Ripple, a welder from the outskirts of West Texas transforms neglected metal into works of art and in the process finds healing from her traumatic past.

Beyond the Herd

“Beyond the Herd” tells the story of Mexican-American equestrians Amber and Isidro. Their kinship with mustangs echoes their own experiences with discrimination and ‘otherness.’ As resources dwindle for wild horses, their bond becomes a symbol of resilience, transforming once-wild mustangs into lifelong companions.

Love & Sugar

Stephen Loveland, a renowned Saint Paul, Minnesota ice cream man, purposefully inspires kindness.

Power Through

In February 2020, 85 year-old powerlifter Jim Gallagher is training for a world-record attempt at the USPA Summer Nationals in Vista, CA. Then the Covid pandemic shuts down the world and jeopardizes all he’s worked for — and his life.

The HoodTrophy Bino Story…Breaking the Generational Curse

The captivating narrative of HoodTrophy Bino – a California hip-hop artist from the projects of South Central and Palmdale, discovered by Soulja Boy in jail, and destined to overcome the generational curse of poverty and incarceration plaguing all of the males in his immediate and extended family.

 

(1:50-2:45)

An Imaginary Friend

When a lonely girl listens to her favorite song on an old CD player, her imaginary best friend comes to visit. The girl and her imaginary friend draw together to their favorite music, but their creative moment is interrupted when the girl comes across a phone. 

Moral Thesis

An irreverent look at a young man’s search for the meaning of life and how sometimes, the answer is right in front of you.

Tick Tock

Wasting time by doom-scrolling or not taking initiative can only hurt a person. Whether love, art, or life is waiting for you, go to it. Stop waiting and take charge. Now is the time.

Guiding Light

Through the compelling interviews of the lead prosecutor, the defense attorney and the police chief, “Guiding Light” tells the story of a young teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) in a small town in America who was kidnapped from her bedroom during a slumber party while her family was in the house.

Gone

Luca, a teenage boy navigates life through his new surroundings, life lessons, and clouded memories.

Log # 76

Wesley is a high schooler born in a mundane town with mundane people. He’s uninterested in just about everything until he meets Melody Green, who quickly becomes his best friend. Wesley begins writing these “logs” about their time together until the inevitable and tragic log #76.

To The Max

“To the Max” follows Zen, a young black woman, on a quest to obtain the last tub of her mother’s favorite hair product, Doo Grease, in a world where hair care is becoming increasingly commercialized.

Melody

Melody and her friend Ethan share a special bond. When tragedy strikes, Ethan’s guilt compels him to seek absolution in a unique way. 

 

(2:50-3:15)

Unstoppable Beat

The animated film tells the story of a Haitian migrant in Brazil fighting for his rights to work, buy a house and most importantly, reunite with his family from Haiti.

Teaser Trailer

TEASER TRAILER is a fast-paced, off-the-wall, cosmic horror-comedy that satirizes modern action movie marketing. The film takes the familiar stereotypes of classic film genres and turns them on their head to create something wild, crazy, and unapologetically silly.

Pretty Kitty

After losing their job, an amusement park mascot actor struggles to cope with their current reality.

Deer Season

A young wanna-be bounty hunter tags along with his reluctant, adoptive older sister to investigate what mysterious creature has been stealing all the food rations in town. 

Frank

Frankenstein’s monster discovers he’s been stitched to the wrong body!

Memories of the Little Pond

Memories of the Little Pond is an exploration of the pain and sorrow experienced by those who lost loved ones and homes during the Korean War.

Darwin the Dreamer

Darwin the Dreamer tells the tale of a blind child who uses his imagination to see. The film is a lesson on how to manifest ones destiny and explores the power of imagination and turning your dreams into reality, while in the face of adversity.

(3:25-4:45)

Wabi-Sabi

When an insecure, half Japanese woman’s invited on a date to a traditional tea ceremony, her best friend’s advice on how to avoid white-guys-with-Asian-fetishes threatens to ruin her love life and sanity.

Simon

When Simon knocks on a couple’s door, he brings news that will turn their world upside down.

Missing the Trailers

Two friends come up with several genre spanning hypotheticals to explain why their friend is late for the movies.

Carnappers

Two degenerate gamblers try to pay off a debt by stealing a classic car and ransoming it back to the owner.

How’s That Working For You?

Things aren’t quite working out for melancholy artist Maggie, but when her therapy session is interrupted by a masked gunman, little does she know that being held hostage in therapy is just the jump-start she needs.

(4:50-5:45)

Believe: A Christmas Story

Recent tragedies have left Imogene with little holiday spirit. However, through the magic of Christmas morning she may yet find a reason to believe again.

Hoodie: A Revenge Story

One man’s mission to retrieve his favorite hoodie from his ex-girlfriend leads to events he didn’t see coming.

Undercover Wrestler

Leonard THINKS  he’s all clear to steal a few of his sister’s crinkle-cut fries.

Little issues

Mid-coitus, Andy discovers a blip in her new relationship that sends her running to her roommates to help her overcome this Little Issue.

The Third

An awkward married couple tries to spice things up. They don’t know how wrong they’re doing it.

X-Mas Anonymous

When a group of Christmas addicts gather for their regular meeting, the addition of a new member could be the catalyst for a relapse they’ve all been waiting for.

 

(5:50-6:50)

Secret World of Squirrels Ultrashort

Enter the Secret world of wildlife and meet Midnight the cat, Freddie the fox and many, many cheeky squirrels.

Same Situation

A seventeen-year-old girl struggling with her confidence visits her grandma and finds a surprising source of inspiration.

Statistical Probabilities

Luca and his buddy Tommy head to a speed dating event on a Tuesday evening in their suburban Long Island hometown. They each meet a variety of dates throughout the evening until Luca eventually meets Natalie. There is an instant connection between them. When the bell rings, their date ends, and the probabilities of them falling in love is purely statistical…or is it?.

Lemonade Stand

Ellie is left on her own to make lemonade. She knows what she needs: lemons, water, and… the small baggie of “sugar” Louis, her stoner brother, left hidden in his room!

Lox

In the span of time it takes to order bagels & lox, Ruth Gold meets, remembers, and ultimately forgets a young man in a bittersweet story of fading memory.

(6:55-7:45)

Original Sin

Donny suffers from the sin of being unoriginal.

I Remember

Through its striking animation and heartfelt storytelling, “I Remember” captures the universal struggle of embracing the unknown while daring to dream. It invites viewers to join in the inevitable dance between hope, uncertainty, and the pursuit of success—a journey that unites us all in the shared experience of growth and self-discovery.

Faces 

An acne-riddled artist struggling to create a satisfactory self-portrait resorts to bold new methods of capturing her likeness.

 

Hands

Two childhood best friends navigate the complexities of their evolving relationship as they transition from girls to young women. A story about growing up, falling down, and everything in between.

The Girl

Jiajia is struggling with the awkwardness of her developing breasts during puberty. Meanwhile, her novice father, having returned to the family after her mother’s departure, is clueless about his growing daughter. The two oscillate between distance and bonding, arguments and silent stand-offs, reconciling through trial-and-error. 

 

(7:50-8:50)

Loverboy

A prizefighter must navigate his changing relationship with his best friend after he is asked to throw a fight

Detoxification

Blinded by rage, a man sets out on a rampage, killing everybody he blames for the death of his daughter.

Totally Sick 

Two potty-mouthed, abrasive, and cynical New Yorkers have the worst one-night stand ever only to discover that one of them is seriously ill.

La Paleta

A little girl tries to find a snack for her friend.

A Diamond in the Holler

Violet Magnolia Fawley, is a middle-aged woman trapped in the shadows of an abusive marriage. Pops, the compassionate owner of the local convenience store, extends kindness and a chance for escape. With his help, Violet breaks free and begins a new chapter in a Charleston women’s shelter.

SUNDAY – April 27th, 2025

Basie Center Cinemas
36 White Street Red Bank, NJ

(12:00-12:55)

ana 0091 

A pregnant woman is denied her rights under a regime that places her in mortal danger.

 

Aspiration

Depressed, a young girl wanders the city, facing alone her despair. As she hits bottom, someone comes to meet her.

 

Baby Love

A teenage girl desperate for an abortion faces off with a physician assistant.

 

Shame

When a woman is sexually assaulted by a mutual friend the night before, her confrontation with her best friend leads to tragic consequences.

 

Justin’s Addiction Story: No Family is Immune

After she and her son battled addiction together for seven years, a mother keeps her promise to her 21-year-old son to keep spreading addiction awareness.

 

What Are You Waiting For?

A young American girl comes of age in a strange land, trying to find love and cosmos out of chaos

 

Maybe We’ll Be Alright

Music video for Sean O’Malley’s song “Maybe We’ll Be Alright” off his debut album ‘Nights Like These’.

 

42 Seconds

Months after a mass shooting at a small town diner, the only survivors revisit the scene with hopes of healing from their shared trauma.

 

(1:00-2:48)

A Rough Start 

How hard could it be? One dark night, a masked assailant with a very large knife stalks and attacks a young couple. Only once they come face to face, both predator and prey discover that the massacre won’t proceed as planned. What happens next is a series of unfortunate events

 

Lizzie

A father/daughter con artist team tries to take advantage of the wrong family.

 

Scared 13 Seconds Flat

Mother-Daughter issues arise as a team of cross country runners train for the State title.

 

The Gourd, The Brad, and the Ghastly

After causing a tragic accident on Halloween night, Brad is haunted by his guilty conscience as he takes the elevator down to the scene of the crime. Is he heading to the lobby… or straight to hell?

 

The Patricia Party

While house sitting for a friend, Patricia video chats with her online Match. As the date progresses, so do the strange occurrences inside the home.

 

It Starts with Darkness

A girl is trapped in an endless cycle of rushing to school, and dying before she arrives. Forever running, she clings to the illusion of her destination—until she stops, slows down, and uncovers the dark truth of her reality.

 

Generation Hack

In the near future, bio-hacking has been legalized, thanks to pharmaceutical companies and their pursuit to halt incurable diseases. In Jersey City, a young woman gets her first hack in an attempt to protect her and her friend from a group of bio-junkies that harass them.

 

The Image Seller

Larry goes door-to-door, convinced he’s selling happiness through the images broadcast by a revolutionary retro portable TV.

 

The Trunk

A determined woman struggles to offload a large, mysterious, and suspiciously heavy trunk without attracting too much attention.

 

Glass Eyes 

A man (Brian May) is left reflecting over the loss of his wife (Sophia Lucia Parola) after an ill-fated night with the undead.

 

(3:00-3:46)

The Successful Failures – Costume Party

The official music video for the song “Costume Party” by the Successful Failures, the lead single off of their upcoming eleventh album.

 

Static Cling

While attempting a love connection, an obnoxious guy gets trapped inside his own coat at a laundromat.

 

My Rockstar

“My Rockstar” follows Amanda (aka “Eva” from the band Eva Under Fire) on her quest to become a rockstar while navigating her father’s battle with opiate addiction.

 

CR7

A young boy, tormented by school bullies and hiding his pain from everyone, finds an unlikely source of strength and resilience in a crab given to him by a friend, ultimately confronting his fears and finding happiness without seeking revenge.

 

(3:55-4:48)

Where the Heart Goes (Music video)

 

Ivy’s Dream

After a tragedy that she struggles to understand, a wife and mother falls into alcoholism, unable to cope. Her confused husband, fed up with her dangerous behavior in front of their children, is torn between hopefully waiting for her to recover, or breaking up their family. Their home becomes the scene for a confrontation long overdue.

 

The Rooftop

On the top of a Building, a Man on a Mission is sidetracked by a beautiful Woman.

 

A Shattering

A carefully constructed marriage implodes when an unexpected call unleashes a fragility and pain that have been simmering for years.

 

(4:55 -6:17)

Orange Blues 24

One man seeks refuge from the world’s crazy in the arms of his muse — the love of his life!

Three Little Words

 

Cali Tucker – Urban Cowboy

A modern day fairy tale reminiscent of “The Wizard of Oz”. Dorothy searches for the Urban Cowboy alongside Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, and a Leprechaun.

 

I Appreciate Your Concern – 

When a daughter finds her father passed out inside a chicken coop, she makes a desperate attempt to get him to stop drinking.

 

You Don’t Even Look Italian

It’s Christmas 1985. Teresa, an Italian-American pre-teen from Jersey City, is going through an identity crisis. In this dramedy, Teresa discovers the true meaning of family.

 

Swimming Naked

Best friends Meg and Scarlett navigate their relationships with boys, sexuality, and each other in this queer coming of age film.

 

(6:25-8:09)

Losing Lalo

A soldier grappling with post-war normalcy makes a decision that devastates his family and fellow veterans as they must imagine the unimaginable…a life without him.

 

The Performance! A man performs for a young woman, only to find that he has “competition”.

 

Sleep Until Noon

“Sleep Until Noon” is an intimate music video project for award-winning New Jersey musician Milan Lazistan from his album “Music at Midnight”. The story follow’s one woman’s lonely dream of bringing a child into the world.

 

The Overlook

An estranged couple reunite for a mysterious errand in the woods.

 

The Only Son

Jack, a Polish Immigrant living in Los Angeles, will have to decide if he’ll sacrifice his morals to save his son’s future.

 

Sanctuary 

Two young boys who’ve escaped abusive households take refuge in an old, abandoned church. When two bank robbers head for the same church, the boys must decide what to do.

 

As We Fall Silent

When one of two childhood friends battles a devastating illness, their relationship is tested, leading to events that will redefine their lives forever.