The Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) and the Hoboken Historical Museum present the 45th Anniversary TEFF Hoboken Premiere on Friday, February 27th at 6:30pm. The program kicks off with a wine and pizza reception at 6:30pm followed by a selection of uplifting top award-winning films from the 2026 collection. Special guest filmmakers will join a Q&A.

The program includes, The Anarchist and the Fridge – Documentary by Yunchang Zhang, Jersey City, NJ, USA; Hollowgram – Experimental by Laura Iancu, Romania, and Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; The Letter – Documentary by Oliver Würffell, Germany and Brooklyn, NY, USA; Olive – Narrative by Tom Koch, France, and NY, NY, USA; In the Eyes of the Worm – Animation by Emily Hubley and Max Rosenthal, East Orange, NJ;  A Mountain of Content – Experimental by Duncan Cowles, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; Grit – Documentary by Vanina Feldsztein, Brooklyn, NY, USA; and The Undying Pain of Existence – Animation by Oscar Jacobson, Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line through the Hoboken Historical Museum website for $10, or at the door. The reception includes light refreshments, wine and pizza from Hoboken’s own, Benny Tudino’s, served at 6:30pm. Advance ticket purchases are advised as seating is limited.

The Littleman Parking-Independence Garage (Shipyard Lane, at 12th St.) offers 3 hours of free parking with Museum validation. Make sure to bring your ticket to the event at the Hoboken Historical Museum for validation.

The Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) is an international juried competition celebrating all genres and independent filmmakers across the globe. TEFF is an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival for animated and experimental shorts, and a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying Festival, the only film festival in New Jersey to hold these designations.

For 45 years, the Thomas Edison Film Festival has been advancing the unique creativity and power of the short form. The Festival is an international juried competition open to all genres and filmmakers across the globe. The Festival's touring program reaches out to diverse audiences in diverse settings with screenings of cutting-edge, cross-genre films including animation, documentary, experimental, narrative, and screen dance. The Festival’s homebase is the Hoboken Historical Museum where we work together to enrich the community.