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The Asbury Park Music in Film Festival [APMFF] has announced a lineup that includes the screening of “Miles Ahead,” directed and staring Don Cheadle. The “House of Lies” star will take part in a Q&A about his directorial debut on April 8 at the Paramount Theatre.

Running from April 8 to 10, the Festival ‘is about bringing people together to share a collective passion for both music and film while also helping to inspire and support our community,’ organizers said in a written statement.

The Festival benefits the Asbury Park Music Foundation (APMF) mission to provide music education, lessons, instruments, programs and social connection opportunities for the city’s youth.

This year’s judges include Tom Bernard of Sony Pictures Classics, Photographer and Filmmaker Danny Clinch, Adam Block of Legacy Recordings Sony Music Entertainment, Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment, Eric Eisner of L+E Productions, Vinnie Favale of CBS Late Night Programming, the Halo Group’s Tom Jones, Bob Dylan’s manager and producer Jeff Rosen, Steve Gorelick of The NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission, and Shelli Sonstein of iHeart Media/Q104.3 FM.

The Sunday Festival finale includes performances by New Orleans jazz masters Preservation Hall and the New York based Tangiers Blues Band with Danny Clinch at The Stone Pony.

Below is the 2016 schedule. Tickets are available at www.apmff.com. 

FRIDAY, APRIL 8
House of Independents
Screening of “Riding Giants” and “The Endless Stoke,” 6 p.m., $10.
Screening of “Dark Fall” and Parlor Mob performance, 9:30 p.m., $25 in advance/$35 at the door.
Paramount Theatre 
Festival VIP Party, 5:30 p.m.
NJ Premiere of “Miles Ahead” with Don Cheadle with Q&A and performance by Vince Wilburn, Jr and Keyon Harrold, 7 p.m., $35 in advance/$45 at the door.
Wonder Bar
Pat Guadagno Band with Rob Paparozzi, 9 p.m., $10 in advance/$12 at the door.
Stone Pony 
Bobby Bandiera Band with Gene Cornish and John Eddie & His Dirty Ol’ Band, 8:30 p.m., $25 in advance/$30 at the door.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9
House of Independents
Screening of “Two Trains Runnin”, Q&A with Benjamin Hedin, Amanda Petrusich and Friends, with short performance with Grammy Award Winner Chris Thomas King, 1:00 p.m., $20.
Screening of “Waiting for my Real Life” with Colin Hay followed by a short performance by Colin Hay, 4 p.m., $25.
NJ Premiere of Sony Pictures Classics Frank Zappa film “Eat That Question” and Q&A followed by Project Object performance, 7:30 p.m., $50 for film, Q&A and performance by Project Object or $20 for Project Object performance only at (10pm).
Paramount Theatre
Screening of “Grateful Dawg” followed by a performance from The Glimmer Grass Band,2:30 p.m.Making of a Grateful Dead documentary followed by a discussion with Eric Eisner (L+E Productions), Justin Kreutzmann and Friends, 5:15pm.$20 includes both.
Wonder Bar
The Business of Music and Film workshop with Adam Block – President Legacy Recordings Sony Music Entertainment and Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment, 1 p.m., $20.
Made in Asbury Park workshop – a discussion with recording artists, producers, label and studio owners, band managers and Grammy winners that are calling Asbury Park their creative base. 2:30 p.m., $10.
Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, 9:30 p.m, $10 in advance/$15 at the door.

Stone Pony 
John Kadlecik Band, 9 p.m., $20 in advance/$25 at the door.
Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) 
Screening of “American Hardcore,” noon.
Screening of “It Might Get Loud,” 2:30 p.m.
Screening of “Muscle Shoals,” 5:00 p.m.; $15 includes all three screenings.

Salt Studios
Screening of “The Opening Act with a performance by Grammy nominated Linda Chorney,noon, $15.
Screening of “A Good Life” with a Joe Grushecky Q&A, 2:30 p.m., $10.
“A Taste of Film – cocktail reception and screening hosted by Celebrity Cruises”, 6 p.m.  $25 (limited to 30 tickets)
Parlor Gallery
Festival Submission Screenings starting at noon, $10.
Art 629 Gallery
“Growing Up Dead” panel with Justin Kreutzmann and Jim Dowd, noon, $10; Screening of Warrior Road, 1:25pm, $10; Sneak peek of the Upstage Club documentary with Tom Jones and Jean Mikle, 6pm. $10
The Saint
Festival submissions – Music documentaries and shorts, 1 p.m., $10; Screening of Jeff Buckley’s “You and I” and Q&A with director Sam Erickson 6pm $10

SUNDAY, APRIL 10
House of Independents
A peek into the Bob Dylan Archives with Grammy Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli and Photographer/Film Maker Danny Clinch, 1pm.  $25; Screening of “American Epic” and Q&A with Adam Block and Bernard MacMahon, 3 p.m., $15.
Paramount Theatre
Screening and discussion of “Bayou Maharajah,” and all things New Orleans as well as an intimate look into the collaborations between Danny Clinch and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. With special screening of their film, “Live at Preservation Hall: Louisiana Fairytale” 1:15 p.m., $20.
Wonder Bar
Quincy Mumford and Thomas Wesley Stern, 3:30 p.m., $10.
Stone Pony
Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Tangiers Blues Band with special guests Nicole Atkins and Chris Thomas King, 7:30 p.m., $25.

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