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'Snake Hill' screens at NJ Film Fest Spring 2009

The award-winning feature-length documentary Snake Hill will be screened at Rutgers University as part of the NJ Film Fest Spring 2009 Screening Series. Snake Hill tells the poignant story of one man's search for the remains of his grandfather which resulted in the largest disinterterment/re-interment in U.S. history.

The film will screen at Scott Hall 123, New Brunswick, Feb. 27- March 1, at 7 PM. On Friday, February 27, 2009, Director Sandra Long and producer Debbie Higgins will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the film.

Snake Hill was produced by Legacy Mountain Films in association with Like-Minded Entertainment. For more information check out: www.njfilmfest.com or read here.

What Lies Beneath

A documentary about the largest disinterment in U.S. history raises questions about death and dignity

By Adam Grybowski

AS a young girl riding the train to New York City, Debra Higgins would pass the remains of the now nearly forgotten Snake Hill in northern Jersey’s Hudson County. “It had an ominous reputation as a place you went in and never came out again,” she says.

'Snake Hill' Composer wins award at 2008 Garden State Film Festival

Like-Minded Entertainment is proud to announce that Snake Hill's composer, Matt Diamond, won BEST MUSIC IN FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY at this year's Garden State Film Festival held in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
 
Click on the song's title, to listen to a sample of Matt's hauntingly, beautiful award-winning score -- Remembrance Lullaby.

'Snake Hill' Screens at The New Jersey State Film Festival

'Snake Hill' was a Saturday night feature at The Beach Theater in Cape May this past weekend for this year's New Jersey State Film Festival. Producer and Director of Photography Anna-Mária Vág was on hand afterwards for a Q&A session.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 'Snake Hill' Wins Best Doc/Jersey Fresh Awards at Red Bank

Snake Hill, a feature-length documentary by New Jersey-based filmmakers, Sandra Longo, Debra Higgins, and Anna-Mária Vág, made a big splash at the 2007 Red Bank International Film Festival taking home two awards. Snake Hill was recognized as the Best Feature Documentary in the competition and also grabbed the Jersey Fresh Award, edging out fellow New Jersey filmmaker Greg Chwerchak and his feature, Greetings From the Shore, starring Paul Sorvino.

'Snake Hill' Featured in Weird New Jersey Magazine

NJ's Piece of the Rock: Snake Hill

Standing out amongst the marshes and reeds of the Meadowlands is Snake Hill, a 150 foot tall rock in Secaucus. Buried behind a prison and a newly erected train station, Snake Hill butts up against the Turnpike as that road crosses over the Hackensack River.

The Meadowlands were formerly a glacial lake and as it crept away...FULL STORY: Page 1 ; Page 2

'Snake Hill' Wins Big in Red Bank

LME’s Snake Hill took home TWO AWARDS in this year’s Red Bank International Film Festival:

WINNER! Best Feature Documentary &The Jersey Fresh Award

Middletown Mayor Makes Debut in RB Film Festival Documentary

...Middletown Township Mayor Gerard...Scharfenberger is featured in Snake Hill, a documentary of one man's 22 year search for his grandfather's remains. Full Story

Film Honors Lives of Those Left Anonymous in Death

Work features search for grave of Stafford official's grandfather

It took Paul Cassadonte's family 85 years to find out where he was buried. But now his life and the lives of thousands of others who were buried in the crude graves of Potter's Field in Secaucus are being remembered on the big screen. Full Story

Dirty Little Secret Unearthed on Film

Clearview Cinemas was packed Wednesday night for the Freedom Film Society's one time screening of 'Snake Hill,' a riveting documentary about a long-ignored sanitarium cemetery next to the Turnpike in Hudson County...continued here