Events

Come see Paul D. Miller’s powerful film, Rebirth of a Nation. This is a free event and open to the public! Stay after for an open discussion led by Monmouth University Faculty.

This February 27th, a screening of the movie “I, Tonya”, will be screening at Count Basie Theatre. Come see the cinematic rendition of the drama that surrounded Tonya Harding’s career as a figure skater and her attempts to become accepted into the figure skating community.

China, 1999. Childhood friends Liangzi and Zhang are both in love with Tao, the town beauty. Tao eventually decides to marry the wealthier Zhang. They soon have a son he names Dollar… From China to Australia, the lives, loves, hopes and disillusions of a family over two generations in a society changing at breakneck speed.

Monmouth University will be hosting the “Black Maria Film Festival” this March 29th in Pollack Theatre. The festival was founded in 1981 as a tribute to Thomas Edison’s development of the motion picture at his laboratory, dubbed the “Black Maria” film studio, the first in the world, in West Orange, NJ. It is a free event and will start at 6:30 PM.

Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral, and the chaos that explodes in its wake.  Come see the entertaining story of Julius Caesar!

Dino Ossola, a small-time real estate agent who dreams of bigger things; Serena Ossola, his teenage daughter who dates a spoiled rich brat; Carla Bruneschi, an actress who has given up her career to marry a wealthy businessman; Massimiliano Giovanni Bernaschi, her husband, a powerful player; Massimiliano Bernaschi, the troubled son of the Bernaschis; Roberta Ossola, a psychologist, Dino’s second wife; Donato Russomano, a brilliant drama teacher who is stuck on Carla; Luca Ambrosini, a teenager frowned upon by others; an anonymous cyclist… They are all shareholders of the human capital.

This May at Count Basie Theatre, step into the world of DEA special agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy, who were instrumental in the take down of one of the most gruesome and prolific drug lords of all time, ”The King of Cocaine,” Pablo Escobar. Come see their presentation and discussion on their experiences and what was the inspiration for the hit NETFLIX series “Narcos.”

Seaside Park presents Disney Pixar’s COCO on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 8:30pm. this event is friendly to audiences of all ages and provides a perfect opportunity for a family to spend time together. Rated PG; 109 min.

Come out to Monmouth University down at Pollak Theatre to see Corneliu Porumboiu’s 2006 film, East of Bucharest being shown. This film shows an unlikely group form together to discover the truth about whether or not a historic revolution occurred in their town. Stop by and check out this classic on the big screen!

Asbury Shorts New York is New York City’s longest running exhibition of the award-winning short films. Producer Doug LeClaire brings World’s Best Short Films back to Algonquin Arts Theatre.

Watching the world cinema series: ‘The Wave”, this movie will be showed in Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University. This movie is about a high school teacher’s experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship. But is spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.

Make a Film in 24 Hours! Join us for a wild and fun day of creative filmmaking! Put a team together and compete against fellow filmmakers for cash prizes and a chance for your film to be included in FilmOneFest. Teams are given an assignment (a prop, a location and a line of dialog) and they have 24 hours to create a super short film (under 2 mins).

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day please join us to view,  After Auschwitz,  a “Post-Holocaust” documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life. This program runs for 83 minutes and is free for public viewing. Registration begins on April 4, 2019.

Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies.” In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on “Glee.” In 2009, she wrote an upliftingly candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, “A Little Bit Wicked,” which debuted on the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller List. Chenoweth is set to star as “Madeline” in the upcoming musical comedy “Death Becomes Her,” an adaptation of the 1992 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Premiere screenings of Sony Classic Pictures are offered as a fundraiser for FilmOneFest on the third Sunday of each month. Screenings begin with a 7:30 pm a Social Gathering beforehand at the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council Gallery, 54 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands. If there is a special speaker, it will begin at 7 pm in the Gallery. Tickets are $20; $10 for students under 18 (bring student ID) and includes light refreshments at the opening reception. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.FilmOneFest.org or at the door. Proceeds benefit FilmOneFest’s mission to provide free access to the arts. Food donations for the AACC Food Pantry will be collected.FilmOneFest and its fundraisers are volunteer-produced. FilmOneFest is a project of AHAC, a registered 501(c)3 organization. Its mission is to strengthen community through the arts. For information, visit www.aharts.org.