Gimme Some Truth: Wildwood, NJ
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Dir. Ruth Leitman and Carol Weaks Cassidy
1994, USA, 60 min
Everyone needs more Wildwood, NJ in their lives. Shot on dreamy Super 8 film by directors Ruth Leitman and Carol Weaks Cassidy with an all-women crew, this documentary shines a light on the lives of women from Wildwood, New Jersey—the last great American carnival town. From go-go dancers to girls who work as vampires in the boardwalk haunted house, the film moves beyond big hair and press-on nails to look into the souls of women raised on the boardwalk’s rides, neon lights, and beaches.
Join us for a virtual post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Ruth Leitman
Plays with
El Ring
Dir. Mark Loeser
2025, Canada, 6 min
One of a series of 35mm multiple-exposure films finished entirely in camera.
Featuring an introduction from filmmaker Mark Loeser
Take a Look Around
Dir. Colby Richardson
2026, Canada, 10 min
*Content warning: This film contains sequences of intense flashing and stroboscopic light. Viewer discretion is advised.
“How does it work, you just spin it around?”
A video-artist takes a power drill to the fair.
1994, USA, 60 min
Everyone needs more Wildwood, NJ in their lives. Shot on dreamy Super 8 film by directors Ruth Leitman and Carol Weaks Cassidy with an all-women crew, this documentary shines a light on the lives of women from Wildwood, New Jersey—the last great American carnival town. From go-go dancers to girls who work as vampires in the boardwalk haunted house, the film moves beyond big hair and press-on nails to look into the souls of women raised on the boardwalk’s rides, neon lights, and beaches.
Join us for a virtual post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Ruth Leitman
Plays with
El Ring
Dir. Mark Loeser
2025, Canada, 6 min
One of a series of 35mm multiple-exposure films finished entirely in camera.
Featuring an introduction from filmmaker Mark Loeser
Take a Look Around
Dir. Colby Richardson
2026, Canada, 10 min
*Content warning: This film contains sequences of intense flashing and stroboscopic light. Viewer discretion is advised.
“How does it work, you just spin it around?”
A video-artist takes a power drill to the fair.
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