Movie Filmed Around Morris County Premiered At Sundance Film Festival 

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A movie filmed around Morris County was recently showcased at the Sundance Film Festival, a prominent event in the global film festival circuit.

In the past year, movies were filmed all over New Jersey, and seven of them will make their debut at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, which concluded this past weekend, on Jan. 28.

The movies are "I Saw the TV Glow," "Your Monster," "Rob Peace," "Ponyboi," "Presence," "Exhibiting Forgiveness" and "A Different Man," according to the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. They were shot on location in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic and Union counties in 2023.

The Sundance Film Festival is held in Park City, Utah, and took place this year, from Jan. 18–28.

A24’s newest horror film, “I Saw the TV Glow,” shot scenes around Morris County, specifically around East Hanover and Rockaway Township.

According to the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, the crew of "I Saw the TV Glow" visited two filming locations: The Funplex, an indoor family amusement center situated at 182 NJ-10 in East Hanover, and Camp Lewis, a campground managed by the Northern New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America in Rockaway Township.

The coming-of-age horror film follows two teenagers (Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine) who bond over their love for a scary television show that gets mysteriously canceled.

“I Saw the TV Glow” is directed by Jane Schoenbrun and produced by Emma Stone and Dave McCary under the Fruit Tree banner.

A24 and Fruit Tree reported spending over $7 million in New Jersey for labor, goods and services.

New Jersey is becoming a hub for Hollywood movie production, thanks to Gov. Murphy's administration's tax reductions and other incentives for production studios to film in the state.

Christopher Nolan’s "Oppenheimer," filmed partly at Princeton University, just won five Golden Globes, including the award for Best Motion Picture.

HBO’s "Succession" received an Emmy for Best Drama Series and two Golden Globe Awards. Extensive filming for Season 4 of "Succession" took place at CNBC in Englewood Cliffs and in Jersey City.

“We look forward to welcoming even more productions in the months and years to come as we become an East Coast hub for the film industry,” said Tim Sullivan, CEO of the commission’s parent agency, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.