New Jersey Stage 2017: Issue 9 | Page 117

Saturday, October 14 @ Voorhees Hall #105 7:00pm Ravens – Jennifer Perrott (Annandale, New South Wales, Australia) - When a young girl’s father returns unexpectedly from war, his volatile state makes it difficult for the family to reconnect. His young daughter begins to project her anxieties onto a pair of ravens, who are vigilantly defending their nearby nest, and who become a catalyst for the troubled family’s journey from crisis to heal- ing. 2016; 22 min. Emma – Juan Pablo Martinez (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - In this touching and meditative feature film, Juan works in a coal mine in Patagonia, Argentina. Anna, a young Polish woman, finds herself alone, after her husband, the only person in the country she knew, suddenly disappears. In their own ways, Anna and Pedro both live isolated from everyone and everything. When a car accident unex- pectedly brings them together, they begin, very slowly, to build a relationship. Perhaps their loneliness and disconnection from the world will allow them to save each other. In Spanish and Polish, subtitled. 2017; 76 min. Watch the trailer for Emma NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 117