POST Belleville based film attracting attention

By Joe Ungaro Editor

A new movie filmed mostly in Belleville and written and directed by a township resident was featured in two film festivals including the prestigious New York Shorts International Film Festival.

Renzo Montoya, a Belleville High School graduate, is the writer/director of “Greylock,” which draws on his own experiences as an Army veteran to tell the story of a man’s attempt to adjust to civilian life once his military career is over.

“The movie is about a man who just got out of the Army and is working as a waiter,” Montoya said. “He is really sick of his daily routine and is searching for purpose in his life. He wants to go back to the Army but he doesn’t want to leave his wife and she doesn’t want to go back to that life.”

The film is named “Greylock” and portions of it were shot along Greylock Parkway. There is also a scene at an isolated bus stop bench in Nutley between Union Avenue and Centre Street.

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