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OPENING NIGHT  |  Thursday, April 20, 2023

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OPENING NIGHT

Join us on the red carpet as filmmakers & film lovers gather to celebrate the opening of the 6th Annual JTIFF! Your ticket includes a champagne toast, hors d’oeuvres, and LIVE MUSIC by the phenomenal LADY HD performing with Video Artist, NICO DOMINGUEZ! Plus we are proud to present the exclusive PENNSYLVANIA PREMIERE of the incredible, mind-bending sci-fi feature, DIVINITY!

Doors Open at 6:30 PM

April 20, 2023

Friday, April 21, 2023

STARRING JERRY AS HIMSELF

1) Hi, Dad (3:42) Stephanie Tonneson

2) STARRING JERRY AS HIMSELF (75:00) Law Chen

April 21, 2023

3:00 PM

MOURNING GLORY

1) Signal (9:00) Diarmuid Donohoe (Ireland)

2) Gussy (18:37) Chris Osborne

3) Sentinel (12:00) O'Grady Peyton (Ireland)

4) A Guerra Finita (5:00) Simone Massi (Italy)

5) Survivor (13:30) Karim Azimi (Iran)

6) White Bird (12:00) Mathieu Epiney (Switzerland)

7) Darker (12:00) Frank Van den Bogaart

April 21, 2023

5:00 PM

I LIKE MOVIES

1) Complicated (7:45) Jesse De Rocco

2) nothing, except everything. (12:52) Wesley Wang

3) I LIKE MOVIES (99min) Chandler Levack (Canada)

April 21, 2023

6:30 PM

IDENTITY

1) Torn Together (6:02) Melissa Kunnap

2) Standard Deviation (10:07) Paco Ruiz (Spain)

3) Little Cuts (15:42) Maia Henkin

4) Imaginary Friend Practice (2:07) Captain Nemo

6) The Cope (17:41) Jamie Delaney (Ireland)

5) The Fourth (11:45) Johnny Kirk

7) Sugar (29:28) Evan Galiffa, Travis Huhn

April 21, 2023

8:30 PM

BIRTH/REBIRTH

1) Everybody Goes To The Hospital (9:00) Tiffany Kimmel

2) BIRTH / REBIRTH (98:00) Laura Moss - DIRECTOR Q&A

April 21, 2023

11:00 PM

FILMMAKERS' GALA

Come celebrate with all of our wonderful filmmakers at the fabulous Mauch Chunk Ballroom. DJ Merloh from Philly will be spinning into the wee hours along with mind bending visuals provided by Nico Domnguez. Passed hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and theatrical lighting by Walt Bevilacqua. Don't miss the biggest party event of the season!

April 22, 2023

12:30 AM

Saturday, April 22, 2023

PA STUDENT FILMS

1) I Can't Handle You (2:57) David Toolan

2) Listen (3:27) Casey Schaffer

3) Going on a Hike (7:24) Kyle Bloom

4) Move (5:47) Grace Wyckoff

5) What A Difference A Day Makes (8:00) Matthew Donley

6) First Time (9:09) Tony McCall

7) Open Heart (7:22) Haley J. Hnatuk

8) The Box (9:15) Carter Stoudt

9) Fans Don't Boo Nobodies (11:44) Zachary Gutherman

10) Hey Sexy (11:25) Jesse De Rocco

11) The Language of Luggage (12:14) David Toolan

April 22, 2023

3:00 PM

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

1) #ValleyMan (4:11) John S Santo

2) Falls Cry (5:31) Joshua Wann

3) HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (106 min) Mike Cheslik  Q&A

April 22, 2023

5:30 PM

LOVE HURTS

1) Float (2:35) Aundre Larrow

2) Fatih the Conqueror (15:00) Onur Yagiz (France)

3) The Errand (11:22) Amanda Renee Knox

4) Psycho Killer (9:11) Matthew Robert Vincini

5) Day in the Country (15:24) Miles Tiller, Lucien Anderson

6) Iago and Tristan (12:33) Miguel Ibáñez Monroy

7) Don't Go Where I Can't Find You (20:00) Ghriaghair Rioghnach (Ireland)

8) Campfire (16:58) Austin Lee Bunn

April 22, 2023

7:30 PM

LIVE AUDIO/VISUAL PERFORMANCE

FEATURING

Live Music by MANNA with Live Visual Art by Grant Bouvier

Live Music by SOPORUS with Live Visual Art by Nico Domingez

April 22, 2023

11:00 PM

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER

1) Mold of Malachi (8:29) Mtume Gant

2) Game 11 (10:09) Vernard James

3) THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER (91:00) Bomani J. Story Q&A

April 23, 2023

12:00 AM

8 FOUND DEAD

1) Get Away (15:25) Michael Gabriele

2) Scooter (12:00) Chelsea Lupkin

3) 8 FOUND DEAD (82:00) Travis Greene

April 23, 2023

2:00 AM

GRINDHOUSE (18+)

1) Bad Acid (7:00) Sam Fox

2) Bug Bites (8:00) Daniel Del Purgatorio

3) Trick or Treat - Part1 (14:09) Wesley Mellott

4) Meat Friend (8:00) Izzy Lee

5) Life of the Party (12:30) Graham Burrell Q&A

6) The Chaotic Melody of Tina (1:43) D.Anderson, A.Perra

7) Even Monsters Sleep (9:57) Cooper J Q&A

8) The Order Of The Cross (9:00) Alfredo Figueroa Herrera

9) The Lift (9:00) Benjamin Hujawa (Germany)

10) I Call Upon Thee (14:00) Michael Anthony Kratochvil (Austtralia)

11) Guts (8:00) Chris McInroy

April 23, 2023

3:45 AM

Sunday, April 23, 2023

LOCAL HEROES

April 23, 2023

3:00 PM

1) Dreaming (3:41) Jim Vacca

2) Panic! Attack! (6:39) Andy Wilczak

3) Demon F.M. (1:13) Dir. Anthony Cundro

4) Banshee (17:00) Michael David Charles Hicks

5) Truce (15:15) Marianne Garritano Rustad, Anthony Perrella

6) Pink Sprinkles (4:40) David Toollan

7) Black Point (14:18) Joseph Manno

8) Meats & Cheeses (6:18) Brian Kesek

ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS

April 23, 2023

5:00 PM

1) Baseball with Dad (14:23) Cody McHan Q&A

2) Kögershin (5:30) Malik Zenger (Kazakhstan) Music Video

3) ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS & NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT (87min) Jake VanWagoner

MY PASSION

April 23, 2023

7:00 PM

1) The Dennis Boys (7:01) Stephen Arthur Schaffer

2) Lessons In Exile (3:02) Azariah Jones

3) Awakening Pt.1 (4:31) Captain Nemo

4) Judy Pfaff (7:50) Bill Page

5) O'O 'Touche' (4:00) Kelzang Ravach, Clara Liu, ChloéGuillemet (France)

6) Made of Flesh (18:54) Florence Rochat, Séréna Robin (France)

7) The Sticklet Weaver (7:36) James Hollenbaugh

8) House of Helixx (17:39) Ethan Minsker

TRUE STORY

April 23, 2023

9:00 PM

1) Nubecita (3:00) Katalin Egely (Hungary)

2) Language Keepers (9:30) Ajuawak Kapashesit

3) Hellbent (18:58) Justin Grubb, Annie Roth

4) I Am Danny Torres (13:52) Abigail Torres Melendez

5) Keepers of the Way (21:30) Evan Cohen

CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE

April 23, 2023

11:00 PM

1) You're Not Home (10:57) Derek Ugochukwu

2) DEADLAND (91min) Lance Larson

AWARDS CEREMONY

April 24, 2023

1:00 AM

Free Admission!

Mauch Chunk Opera House

14 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe

Immediately following the Closing Night Feature

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