Current Event
2026 TFF Student Film Festival
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Two screening blocks: 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: Steeple Center, 109 E. Hanover St., Trenton (see details below)
BUY TICKETS
Single Screening of Block A OR Block B
General admission: $8 (+ events.com processing fees for online purchases)
Students: Use code 26TSFF1 for a $2 discount.
Double Feature Screening of Blocks A AND B
General admission: $15 (+ events.com processing fees for online purchases)
Students: Use code 26TSFF2 for a $5 discount.
- Our popular TFF Student Film Festival will present a variety of short films, including animated, documentary, comedy, fantasy, and searing drama.
- Several of the filmmakers will be available for Q&A sessions after both showings. The festival includes entries from around the country and the world, along with local talent from Rider, The College of New Jersey, Princeton, Montclair State, NYU, and Columbia .
- A reception will be held at the end of the event, in which prizes will be given for best narrative film, best animated or experimental film, and best documentary, with a special award for audience favorite.
🏵️🏵️🏵️ NEW LOCATION for this event:
Steeple Center
120 East State Street, Trenton
This graphic illustrates the location of the front door of the Steeple Center at 120 East State St., Trenton, NJ. Note the rear parking area has limited spaces, so please use the ArtWorks parking lot, shown below. Click on the map to use the interactive version.
SCREENING BLOCKS
BUY TICKETS
BLOCK A: 1 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2026
My Grandmother Is a Skydiver (dir. Polina Piddubna, Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Germany). Animated, 10 min.
Maria (dir. Andrew Meister, Montclair State, US). Drama, 13.33 min.
The Ex-Situationship (dir. Rose Grace Tuttle, Columbia University, US). Dramedy, 6.32 min.
The Girl, the Hare, and the Sun (dir. Rosemary Runk, Ali Guzman, Rochester Institute of Technology, US). Animation, 7 min.
Conversation at the End of the World (dir. Joey Tangradi, DeSales University, US). Drama, 9.28 min.
Envy (dir. Hannah Martin, Montclair State, US). Drama, 10.59 min.
Frea (dir. Ashlyn Nolan, The College of New Jersey, US). Drama/Fantasy, 9.37 min.
Muscle Memory (dir. Reylan Alexis, Rider University, US). Drama, 15.11 min.
Vita 2.0 (dir. Vita Stoikova, Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema, and Television University, Ukraine). Documentary, 18 min.
BLOCK B: 4 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2026
Looking for Something Lost (dir. Yuya Kuwashima, Nihon University, Japan). Animated, 5.28 min.
Mayfly (dir. Ihan Jin, Seoul Foreign School, South Korea). Dramedy, 7.33 min.
For Margaret (dir. Stella Williams, Montclair State University, US). Drama, 9.54 min.
Fallacy (dir. Kaitlyn Brittenham, George Mason University, US). Drama, 5.33 min.
Taking the Lead (dir. Clara Schneider, Ella Kowal, Princeton University, US). Documentary, 12 min.
7 Minutes (dir. Christopher Marcia, University of Valley Forge, US). Drama, 11 min.
Return to Sender (dir. Carson Lane, St. Olaf College, US). Drama, 10.28 min.
Mold (dir. Nathan Rokolta, Columbia University, US). Experimental, 13.36 min.
See Me (dir. Cormac Fingeret, NYU Tisch, US). Drama, 16.5 min.
The Big Dill (dir. James Richard Seib, Rider University, US). Comedy, 10.14 min.
Reception and Award Ceremony
6 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2026
Please join us for a reception at the end of the event, in which prizes will be given for best narrative film, best animated or experimental film, and best documentary, with a special award for audience favorite.