On Friday, May 14, the Hoboken Historical Museum and the Thomas Edison Film Festival will present another on-demand streaming showcase of selected short films from Ramey Newell, in the “Meet the Filmmakers” series.

The six short, innovative documentaries selected for the showcase both push boundaries and traditional approaches to nonfiction filmmaking. The program will kick off on Friday, May 14, with an interview by series director Jane Steuerwald with filmmaker Ramey Newell about her films, including “Wolf Call” (pictured above).

The films in the showcase include “Insecta” (5 minutes); “An Irreconcilable Elegy” (5 minutes); and Wolf Call (9 minutes); plus the trailer for her documentary feature film in progress, “A Good Wolf.”

To view the program, go to www.tefilmfest.org – the Festival’s homepage, “Meet the Filmmakers – Ramey Newell” and choose Click Here to View.

The curated program is available to view for free, and will run through May 31. Donations are welcome and much appreciated.

For 40 years, the Thomas Edison Film Festival has been advancing the unique creativity and power of the short form. The Festival is an international juried competition open to all genres and filmmakers across the globe.

The Festival’s touring program reaches out to diverse audiences in diverse settings with screenings of cutting-edge, cross-genre films — narrative, experimental, animation, and documentary. Subject matter includes issues and struggles within contemporary society such as the environment, public health, race and class, family, sustainability, and much more. These exceptional works range from animation, comedy, and drama to the exploration of pure form in film and video.

To learn more about the Thomas Edison Film Festival visit blackmariafilmfestival.org. 

The festival’s Hudson County Movie Tour is made possible through the generous support of The Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs & Tourism, Gina Hulings, Director/Administrator.