{"id":186,"date":"2026-05-18T21:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:37:13","slug":"run-amok-and-stanley-tuccis-big-night-among-long-beach-islands-lighthouse-film-festivals-line-up-film-news-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Run Amok\u2019 and Stanley Tucci\u2019s \u2018Big Night\u2019 Among Long Beach Island\u2019s Lighthouse Film Festival\u2019s Line-Up \u2013 Film News in Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe Patrick Wilson and Molly Ringwald-led \u201cRun Amok,\u201d Matthew Giaquinto\u2019s \u201cRed Flag\u201d and Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci\u2019s \u201cBig Night\u201d are among the titles set to screen at the Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF). The festival will take place June 10 through 14 on Long Beach Island, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=184\">Paramount+\u2019s \u2018The Madison\u2019 Goes Market to Table in a Wide Mix of Themed FYC Promotions (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tLIFF\u2019s 2026 lineup includes a range of world premieres, Sundance and SXSW favorites and genre showcases. Edd Banda and Stephen Halsted\u2019s \u201cChili Finger\u201d will open the festival and Bayan Joonam\u2019s documentary \u201cPhoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero\u201d will close the festival. NB Mager\u2019s \u201cRun Amok,\u201d also starring Bill Camp and Margaret Cho, is the Saturday centerpiece and Joe Swanberg\u2019s \u201cThe Sun Never Sets\u201d is the Friday centerpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cAt a moment of renewed energy for filmmaking in New Jersey, Lighthouse is proud to serve as a meeting point for artists, audiences and the industry at large. As we gather again on Long Beach Island for this 18th edition, our lineup celebrates the vitality and singularity of independent cinema across the world,\u201d said Wilhelm Kuhn, LIFF executive director, in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLIFF advisory board member Jason Alexander and Tony Shalhoub will join as special guests, with Alexander moderating the mini-retrospective of Shalhoub\u2019s career. Alexander will also lead a five-day acting intensive ahead of the festival\u2019s opening day.\u00a0<br \/>Find the full list of films here.<\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>Monday, May 18<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>\u2018Girl Dad\u2019 and \u2018Otra\u2019  Among the Nominees at the American Black Film Festival Awards; Steven Caple Jr. to Be Honored With The Alumni Award<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=182\">\u2018Greyhound\u2019 DP Shelly Johnson Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tSolvan Slick Naim\u2019s \u201cGirl Dad\u201d and Armani Ortiz\u2019s \u201cOtra\u201d are among the nominees for the American Black Film Festival\u2019s Best of the ABFF Awards. Set to take place on May 30 at 8:30 p.m. at the New World Center in Miami Beach, Florida, the ceremony will honor outstanding achievements in independent filmmaking across the festival\u2019s competitive categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSteven Caple Jr. will also be honored with the festival\u2019s Alumni Award. Described as a \u201ctrue success story of the ABFF pipeline,\u201d the writer and director won the HBO Short Film Award in 2013, and has since gone on to direct hits including \u201cCreed II,\u201d \u201cTransformers: Rise of the Beasts,\u201d \u201cMan on Fire\u201d and \u201cI Am Legend 2.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe Best of the ABFF Awards has always been about honoring the brilliance and resilience of independent creators,\u201d said Jeff Friday, President of Nice Crowd, in a statement. \u201cAs we celebrate our 30th year, it is incredibly poetic to welcome back Steven Caple Jr., a filmmaker whose journey from our short film competition to global blockbuster success embodies the very mission of this festival. 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