Description

In North Jersey, it's about 'the city' - the wait at
the Holland Tunnel today, what the Knicks or Devils
will do tonight, and figuring out which local street
in your neighborhood Tony Soprano drove on. In South
Jersey, it's about the relaxing pace - a region of
seaside resorts, cranberry bogs, farms and
Philadelphia suburbs wrapped around the biggest
wilderness area east of the Mississippi River, the one
million acre Pine Barrens.

Ben Franklin was correct when he called New Jersey, "A
barrel tapped at both ends."

Despite its small size, New Jersey is a state divided
amongst itself, while fending off its neighbors'
criticisms. Many states in the US have divisions,
hell, every country in the world has them. But do New
Jerseyans even have anything in common at all or even
like each other? Where is this long-debated dividing
line between North and South Jersey? See these
answers as well as New Jersey's complexities and
uniqueness in, New Jersey: the Movie.

The feature documentary is 33 minutes & 30 seconds. There is an additional 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES of extras, including in-depth examinations of New Jersey accents, weather patterns, roller girls, the shore culture, the dividing lines we came up with and how the 2009 World Series split the state.

"New Jersey is still, as Ben Franklin wrote, a barrel tapped at both ends" - New York Times

"A film tries to draw the line between North and South Jersey." - New Jersey Monthly Magazine

"The Carolinas have it easy." - Philadelphia Inquirer

"New Jersey: the Movie does the Garden State Justice." - The Signal of TCNJ

Cast

Steve Chernoski
People of New Jersey

Festivals

Winner - HOME GROWN DOCUMENTARY SHORT - HONORABLE MENTION - Garden State Film Festival
Winner - HOME STATE AWARD - MUST SEE FILM - Wildwood By-the-Sea Film Festival
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Reel Jersey Film Festival
Hoboken International Film Festival
Lighthouse International Film Festival
Cape May NJ State Film Festival

Production Credits & Notes

Steve Chernoski - Director, Videographer
Alena Kruchkova - Producer, Videographer
Andrei Litvinov - Editor
Sulaiman Ali - Animator
Adin Mickle - Videographer
Steven Piperno - Score