Black Maria Film Festival comes to the Morris Museum, October 30

Black Maria Film Festival
Wednesday, October 30, 7:30PM

Since 1981, the Black Maria Film Festival, an international juried competition, has been celebrating and preserving the diversity, invention, and vitality of the short film. The focus is on films shining a light on issues and struggles within contemporary society. It is named after Thomas Edison’s original West Orange film studio dubbed the “Black Maria” because of its resemblance to the black-box police paddy wagons of the same name.

We're screening a selection of the 2019 award winners with Festival Director, Jane Steuerwald and guest filmmaker, Anthony Jannelli, who's animated film, The Velvet Underground Played at My High School will be featured followed by a Q&A. Selections include work from genres including animation,experimental, narrative, and documentary.

Tickets: $10 - $15

More Art On Screen in the coming months

• Leoonardo: The Works, November 6, 2019, 7:30PM
• Gauguin in Tahiti, December 11, 2019, 7:30PM
• Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice, January 22, 2020, 7:30PM
• The Prado Museum, Feburary 12, 2020, 7:30PM
• Gerhard Richter Painting, March 18, 2020, 7:30PM
• Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait, April 8, 2020, 7:30PM
• National Gallery, May 6, 2020, 7:30PM

About the Morris Museum

Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, multifaceted arts and cultural institution serving the public through its exhibitions and performances which strive to interpret the past and discover the future through art, sound, and motion. The Museum is home to the historic and internationally-significant Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata. Changing exhibits of contemporary content further illuminate its Permanent Collection. The Museum's Bickford Theatre is a 312-seat performing-arts facility, offering unique programming in film, jazz, and live performance through its innovative series, Live Arts at the Morris Museum. The Morris Museum has a proud tradition of meaningful educational programs and family events. New Jersey's only Smithsonian Affiliate Museum, Morris Museum is also the first museum in New Jersey to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, it has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards.

Tickets may be purchased online at morrismuseum.org, by phone at 973.971.3706, or in person at the Morris Museum. The Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Morris Museum offers free admission to military personnel all year long.