CONGRATULATIONS 2024 CCFF WINNERS!

• Best Documentary Feature: “838: The Criminalization of America”

• Best Short Film, Drama: “Herbie”

• Best Short Film, Comedy: “The Podcast”

• Best Short Film, Animated: “Damsels of Luxury”

• Best Music Video: “I’ll Be Seeing You” by Jughead’s RevengE

• Audience Award: “SUP”

• Honorable Mention: "American Pot Story: Oaksterdam"

• Honorable Mention: "Muddy Goes to College"

Friday November 8th

7PM RED CARPET OPENING: Hosted By Steve Bloom

Longtime journalist and author with 35+ years in the cannabis community. Credits include:

• Publisher of CelebStoner.com, one of the leading sources for marijuana and celebrity news on the web since 2007.

• Former editor of High Times from 1988-2007, and producer of the Stony and Doobie award shows and the two Hempilation benefit albums for NORML (1995 and 1998) while at High Times.

• Former editor-in-chief of Freedom Leaf magazine and freedomleaf.com from 2014-2019.

• Former editor-in-chief of two Centennial Media titles, Marijuana Goes Mainstream and The Complete Guide to CBD from 2019-2021.

• Co-author of Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life (Abrams Image, 2007) and Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide (Abrams Image, 2010) with Shirley Halperin.

• Recipient of NORML’s Media & Culture Award in 2004, Cannabis MVP by the Cannabis Business Awards in 2018 and New York NORML Activism award in 2019.

• Appeared as a moderator, panelist and/or speaker at many marijuana-reform events, including the NORML Conference, the Drug Policy Alliance Conference, International Cannabis Business Conference, Seattle Hempfest, Boston Freedom Rally, Cypress Hill SmokeOut, the NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally, Cannadelic, Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival, Florida Cannabis Festival, Cannabis Media Summit and more.

• Appeared in the following movies: Cypress Hill: Insane in the Membrane (2022), The Culture High (2014) and Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (2008).

• President, board member and co-organizer of the annual NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally.

• Discovered 420 in 1990.

• Founder and organizer of the Teapot Party with Willie Nelson since 2009.

• Founder and commissioner of the New York Media Softball League since 2007.

• Author of Video Invaders (Arco, 1982) and Watch Out for the Little Guys (St. Martins Press, 1989).

• Music journalist since 1978.

• Lives in Bronx, NY.

7:30PM Feature ONE: American Pot Story: Oaksterdam 95-min

American Pot Story: Oaksterdam is a documentary about how change transpires in America. The account of "a small group of concerned committed citizens" (to quote Margaret Mead) who took a huge risk in order to bring about a massive shift in public perception. It all happened at Oaksterdam University in Oakland , California - a magical place where cannabis history was made, falling right in place with Oakland’s rich history of civil resistance. Today when we see celebrities and corporations get into the cannabis business it’s easy to forget how many millions of people unjustly suffered and still suffer because of the American drug policy. Our documentary is not just an important historical chronicle of a campaign that brought into the mainstream a taboo topic, it’s also an inspiring reminder of how democracy can work when people come together in an effort to fulfill our pledge to liberty and justice for all. TRAILER

10PM Short Film Program ONE: SUP 9-min,

A woman goes out on a paddleboard. Hijinks ensue.

Bored @ Home 1-min,

Afternoon of boredom.
Words to play with.
Music to listen to.
Ganja to smoke.

Et voilà the resultant.

IYDLU 4-min,

Music video shot in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada by No Budget Films.

Eggistential 2-min

When I went to Japan, I stumbled upon Miyamoto Ryuji’s work which looks into destruction, and I thought about how this linked to chance. Additionally, the ‘Covid Wall’ of art on Stonehouse, and how the pieces naturally degraded over time was interesting. I wondered how to do this in a way that was less time intensive, and thought of cooking. I wanted to have a subject that changed, but a frame that stayed the same.

10PM Feature TWO: Slinger 74-min

Philadelphia-based multimedia artist Marble Slinger has spent 20 years crafting beautiful and functional glass pipes, but his influence in the art scene goes far beyond his flameworking. Take a short, strange strip through the life of the artist known as Slinger. TRAILER

Saturday November 9th

11AM-6PM CCFF STREET FESTIVAL

10AM Stoner Movie Pitch Session

Listen in as writers pitch their stoner movie scripts and ideas to producers and production companies. Watch the creative process unfold and join in for a Q&A with the writers.

12PM Short: Roll Up For Equity 31-min

“Roll Up for Equity” is a short documentary that exposes San Diego's struggle for social equity within its regulated cannabis industry, highlighting passionate local advocates pushing for accountability and change in America's Finest City. TRAILER

12PM Feature Film Three: 848: The Criminalization of America 76-min

848:The Criminalization of America is a criminal justice documentary focusing on US code 848 aka the Kingpin charge. This charge calls for "Drug Kingpins" even non-violent ones to spend life in prison. Even though the laws have changed some non-violent offenders are still stuck in federal prison after serving more than 30 years. This is the story of the how, why and what we can do to help! TRAILER

2PM Short Film Program 2: Hello Cannabis 7.5-min,

Marijuana delivery driver Derek finds himself in a sticky situation with some unsavory characters when he chases an elusive, zany pot-strain that will supposedly cure his mother of her hypochondriac ailments.

Life of the Party 9.5-min,

Vince is throwing the party of the year but he can't get away from the fear that something will go wrong.

Muddy Goes to College 11.5-min,

After sleeping through his finals, high school senior, Walker Lee, ponders a bleak academic future. That is, until he discovers Muddy, a highly intelligent dog with an electronic, chew-toy, talking device. Together, they get accepted into Kutztown University, a financially struggling state school in the middle of Amish country, where they go to parties, meet girls, and learn the truth behind Muddy's intelligence. The trouble is the college's Dean of Admissions, Dean Flob, knows the value of an intelligent dog and secretly unfurls a plan to claim Muddy as his own scientific discovery. An American college comedy filled with adventure, beer and profanity.

The Podcast 19.5-min,

In the aftermath of their first podcast recording - best friends, Nick & Garrett, try to make the most out of getting canceled. While their relationships and careers are at stake, the Podcast could be their ticket to fame.

2 Stoned 2 Pray 7.5-min,

When 2 Catholic school girls, Maggie and Kate, accidentally eat brownies during detention, things go quickly awry. Chaos increases as fast as their high and breaking the rules becomes the least of their worries.

HERBIE 19.5,

A housing challenged man with PTSD befriends a plant and gets his life back after being bullied and assaulted.

I Dream of Ganja 5.5-min

In the comedic chaos of I Dream of Ganja, two slackers, Wolfgang and Jaxon, stumble upon a mystical genie lamp in their boss Scott’s office. Eager to enhance their stoner lifestyle, the duo inadvertently releases a sassy, disgruntled Genie who reveals their three wishes are about to become a reality.

4PM Cannabis Community Discussion Hosted by StonerBRO Flex

StonerBro Flex aka the “Biggest Broski” is one of the biggest influencers and brand ambassadors (currently for Cookies Florida) representing the beautiful patients of the Sunshine State. Originally from New Jersey, this former Marine with a degree in Addictions Counseling, has played various roles in the cannabis community from hosting events and competitions to helping organize food and toy drives. His number one mission here in the community is to Inspire, Motivate, and Influence those that gravitate towards his person and persona as he tries to follow his own dreams and passions in life.

5:30PM SHORTS: I’ll Be Seeing You 4-min,

Stop-Motion-Animation Musicvideo for Jughead´s Revenge
we witness a zombie, freshly risen from the grave, going for a nighttime Skatesession. Following the motto "Skate and Destroy", he is shredding thru the graveyard leaving a track of destruction behind him and on himself.

Dam$els of Luxury 5-min

Amanda's stoner slumber party is put to a halt when one of the guests is nowhere to be found.

5:30PM Feature Four: The Lost Tale: The Search for Congo’s Ancient Cannabis 73-min

Christo and Simon embark on a life changing adventure deep into the wild of DRCongo in search of an ancient landrace Sativa strain. Having expected to find the landrace growing abundantly, they were soon proven wrong. After criss-crossing the West of the country with little success, their search soon guided them deep into the interior of the Congo towards the mighty, winding Congo river, where - it is rumoured - fields burst with the ancient local landrace. TRAILER

8PM Feature Five: A Very Flattened Christmas 92-min

Christmas at a roadkill collection company gets bloody as employees are killed off one by one by an evil reindeer who is dead set on killing them all. TRAILER

10PM Short Film Program 3: Flame of the Void: A Stoner Noir 30-min,

A friend group is torn apart when one of them loses his most prized Voidz lighter, and the mystery unravels itself one suspect at a time...

Stoner Night 13-min,

Two stoners go on a mission to find out who killed their friends and to avenge their death.

Tripsitters 16-min,

When two drug-babysitters bicker on the job, their shroom-tripping client jumps off a balcony, and runs off into the woods, forcing them to go find him.

One Flower at a Time 5.5-min,

An illegal cannabis grower gives her thoughts and impressions on the experience she has had in her pursuit of growing the perfect flower, while existing in her community.

2025: Steel City Warriors 15-min

A slice-of-life anthology focusing on the inhabitants of Steel City, a wasteland cesspool in the year 2025: stoner-punk Musty Draco ventures into the unknown in pursuit of outrageous fortune and a better life; lawman Trapper Steve hunts the violent fugitive, Hatchet MacReady.

11:30PM Awards Ceremony!

Join us as we award the top films of CCFF 2024 Camden NJ and celebrate with us!