Still from Speculations
Here is the 2026 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival Video Panel with Filmmakers A. Rosalie Chandler, Dan Lopez, Marco Mazzi, Alan Halls, David O. Rogers and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
View the winning films and digital videos of the 2026 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival which were selected by a jury of filmmakers, Rutgers University student interns, and media professionals. The festival–now in its 38th year—will feature finalist works by independent filmmakers from the United States and around the world. Co-sponsored by Pro 8mm!
Here is info on the films to be screened by the filmmakers who participated in this Video Panel.
Track – A. Rosalie Chandler (Brooklyn, New York, New York) Shot on black and white super 8 film in a stop motion fashion and layered digitally, “Track” is a ballet of lights. Chandler takes us on a trip around the Astoria Park jogging track at night in one of her signature Quicktrips. 2025; 4 min.
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DuPhomf ‘s Passing – Alan Halls (Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom) Existential horror comes from outside and within for the drifter Jacques DuPhomf, lost in the vastness of the American West in this super8mm tall tale. 2025; 4 min.
they are taking my house – Dan Lopez (Scranton, Pennsylvania) A woman finds herself trapped in an abyss, taunted by a malevolent telephone. 2025; 4 min.
The Light of Eons – David O. Rogers (Brooklyn, New York) In the future you never have to sleep. But a discovery at Jupiter makes Jeffery question his life. 2025; 15 min.
Speculations – Marco Mazzi (Florence, Italy) The images in this film are a visual essay on the concept of portrait: the portrait of a young woman and the portrait of a city. The voice of a barely audible woman interprets a flow of images from a distant, timeless reality. Slowly, the viewer realizes that someone is taking a journey. We are in a large world capital, we are in Tokyo, the crowd moves frenetically, cars pass by, someone pauses for a moment in front of the lens. Speculations does not tell a specific story. Its purpose is to investigate the concept of subjectivity “in relation to the whole”. Tokyo and Florence, two completely different cities, are enlivened by the voice of a woman who connects seemingly irreconcilable realities. This film was shot on Super8mm film in 2006 in Florence and Tokyo. The film was found and edited in 2024, and original music by Elisabetta Porcinai was added. 2025; 22 min.
The 2026 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival which is part of the New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2026.
The 3 film programs will be Online for 24 Hours on their show dates and there will be 2 In-Person screenings at 5PM or 7 PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ. General Admission Ticket=$15 Per Program; In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program. For more info and to buy tickets go here.
The 44th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 23-February 22, 2026. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing in-person screenings at Rutgers University. Most of the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. VOD start times are at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. Each General Admission Ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person when both are offered. The in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ beginning at 5PM or 7PM on their show date. General Admission Ticket=$15 Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$120; In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program. For more info on the Film festival go here: https://newjerseyfilmfestivalspring2026.eventive.org/welcome
