The Black Maria Film Festival, now in its 37th year, travels to the Crandall Library in Glens Falls, NY, featuring documentary, experimental, animation, and narrative works that continue to “fuel the independent spirit.” Black Maria is dedicated to creativity and innovation in the moving-image arts. It was named for Thomas Edison’s West Orange film studio dubbed the “Black Maria” due to its resemblance to the type of black-box police paddy wagon known as a “black maria.” The Festival is an annual juried competition traveling to audiences across the US and abroad, featuring new short woks in all genres, and supporting the work of independent filmmakers internationally. – Official Site