CAPE MAY- Cape May Film Festival will host its 13th Annual Film Festival October 25-27, exclusively at the Chalfonte Hotel at 301 Howard Street in Cape May. On Saturday night, the Festival will host Cape May native Chris Carroll and his Academy Award nominated film, Beasts of the Southern Wild. The film was nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Directing (Benh Zeitlin), Best Leading Actress (Quvenzhane Wallis), and Best Screen adaptation. The film has also won two awards at Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and the American Film Institute’s 2013 Best Movie of the Year.
Beasts of the Southern Wild tells the story of Hushpuppy, a small girl living in ramshackle island town affectionately called “The Bathtub” by locals because its propensity to flood. The story unfolds as the town prepares for flooding. There are a few locals who are adamant about riding out the storm, which should sound familiar to residents here in the region.
Tickets for the Festival start at $10 per screening and $35 for a weekend pass. The Cape May Film Festival has hosted an annual festival since 2001—and it has won the New Jersey’s People Choice Award for Favorite Film Festival in the garden state three years in a row. Come find out why! Learn more about the Cape May Film Festival at www.capemayfilm.org or by calling/texting 609-326-FEST (3378) or emailing capemayfilm@hotmail.com.
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