New Jersey is probably engaged if something is referred to as the Tri-State Relay Service.
The new thriller Relay, which debuted in select theaters today and will be released nationwide on Friday, August 22, centers around this service.
Jersey served as the filming location for the film, which starred Oscar winner Riz Ahmed and Emmy nominee Lily James (see trailer and locations below).
Ahmed plays a fixer who works with potential whistleblowers via the Tri-State Relay Service. Ahmed won an Academy Award for Sound of Metal in 2019.
An anonymous operator who represents those who threaten to reveal corruption, he acts as a go-between, brokering transactions and delivering critical payoffs involving corporations.
James, who is nominated for an Emmy for Pam & Tommy, portrays a client of Ahmed who is in imminent danger.
Sam Worthington from the Avatar films stars in Relay, which was written by Justin Piasecki and directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water).
The Bleecker Street movie earned a $5.2 million film credit and spent $14.5 million in New Jersey, according to the state Economic Development Authority, which spoke to NJ Advance Media.
In April and May of 2022, Relay shot locally in the counties of Essex, Hudson, and Union.
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The complete list of places where Relay was filmed is as follows:
Newark
Wilson Avenue’s Andros Restaurant
Church of St. Stephan, Wilson Avenue
Liberty International Airport in Newark
Symphony Hall in Newark
The Public Library in Newark
Square of Harriet Tubman
Central Avenue’s Kilkenny Alehouse (since closed)
Jersey City
Parlay Productions
Belmont Avenue’s Metropolitan AME Zion Church
Grove Street’s Gaia & Loki restaurant
Grove Street’s Orale Mexican Restaurant
Broadway’s Interstate Waste Services (with the PATH bridge in view)
River Court development in Newport
Liberty State Park
Montgomery Street’s Hudson Community Enterprises
Harrison
AF Supply
Essex Street, municipal parking lot
Hoboken
Buildings of Hudson Tea, Washington Street
Parking Lot LAZ, Bloomfield Street
Union
Morris Avenue bank closed
Weehawken
Park and 48th Avenues’ Ivy Building
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