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The Paterson Performing Arts Development Council (PPADC) is pleased to present its 2023 lineup for its annual Hamilton Arts Festival, a series of events including theatrical productions and film screenings.
The Hamilton Arts Festival (HAF) comprises as series of events, including film screenings, theatrical performances, and panel discussions.
HAF is designed to promote and showcase the works of underrepresented artists from the performing arts and and other disciplines.
The 2023 HAF lineup includes readings and productions.
American River: A Journey Down The Passaic
AMERICAN RIVER is a feature documentary about a 4-day, 80-mile kayak journey down New Jersey’s Passaic River.
The central character is Mary Bruno, who spent her childhood afraid of the polluted stretch of the Passaic near her home.
Decades later, she returns to explore the river of her youth and tell its story.
AMERICAN RIVER: A JOURNEY DOWN THE PASSAIC follows Ms. Bruno and River Guide Carl Alderson as they kayak from the Passaic’s pristine headwaters to its toxic mouth in Newark Bay.
Along the way, candid conversations with residents, experts and advocates reveal the river’s extraordinary history, geology and ecology: How did this powerful and once-celebrated river become one of the most contaminated in the nation? Can it be saved?