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An Oscar qualifying film festival is bringing a free Veterans Day program to Secaucus. The Thomas Edison Film Festival will screen five short films in honor of Veterans Day at the Secaucus Public Library in Secaucus, Hudson County, NJ on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The screening is free, refreshments will be served and registration is required, with 30 seats available, according to the Secaucus Public Library event listing.
Screening Details
- Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: Panasonic Room, 2nd floor, Secaucus Public Library, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus
- Cost: Free, registration required (30 seats)
- Accessibility: Accommodations available upon request
- Register: Secaucus Public Library registration page
The Films on the Program
The Town of Secaucus calendar lists five shorts from filmmakers in the United States and Europe:
- “Let’s Wait a Little Longer,” a narrative by Wiktoria Kwoka of Warsaw, Poland
- “More Than Brothers,” a documentary by Andrea von Siebenthal of Switzerland and the USA
- “The Whistle,” an animation by Greg Franklin of Highland Beach, Florida
- “The Letter,” a documentary by Oliver Wüerffell of Germany and Brooklyn, New York
- “Sürgünlik (Exile),” an animation by Jeremiah Dickey of Palisades, New York
The festival’s own calendar bills the afternoon as its Hudson County Movie Tour stop at the Secaucus Public Library, with selected short films presented in person by executive director Jane Steuerwald.
About the Thomas Edison Film Festival
The festival marks its 45th anniversary this year. It was founded in 1981 by John Columbus, an artist and filmmaker from West Orange, and was originally named the Black Maria Film Festival after Thomas Edison’s film studio in West Orange, according to the festival’s history page. Its parent nonprofit, the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium, lists a Hoboken mailing address.
Today the festival is a traveling showcase of short films across genres, from documentary and narrative to animation and experimental work. It is recognized as an Academy Award Qualifying Film Festival, and the festival says it is the only one in New Jersey with that status.
More Ways to Mark Veterans Day
The next morning, Wednesday, November 11, Secaucus holds its Veterans Day ceremony at Town Hall at 11 a.m. Find it, along with parades and ceremonies in Bayonne, Jersey City and Union City, in our guide to Veterans Day 2026 in Hudson County.
Spending more time in town? See our guide to things to do in Secaucus, and meet local groups giving back in our list of Secaucus nonprofits. For more free talks, classes and screenings, browse our guide to Hudson County public libraries.
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Featured image: Secaucus Municipal Government Center on Paterson Plank Road. Photo: Mr. Matté, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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