2022

Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
12 minutes
Director:
Jack Henson

REIFF 2022

A recovering heroin addict is sent to a rehabilitation camp. There, he discovers that the people who run the camp are not who they seem.

Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
28 minutes
57 seconds
Director:
Aaron Hose

REIFF 2022

Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture. Today, Black-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,000 breweries in operation. Eager to shift the historical perception of who makes and drinks beer, Black brewers, brand owners and influencers across the country are reshaping the craft beer industry and the future of America’s favorite adult beverage.

Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
9 minutes
23 seconds
Director:
Jared Kunish

REIFF 2022

Two brothers must fight their zombified extended family in order to find the key to bringing their mom back to life.

Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
18 minutes
33 seconds
Director:
Matt Nadel, Megan Plotka

REIFF 2022

From executive producer BIG FREEDIA, "CANS Can't Stand" follows a group of Black trans women in New Orleans who are fighting to repeal Louisiana's Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law, which police ands prosecutors have used to terrorize queer/trans Louisianians for 40 years.

Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
55 minutes
Director:
Eric Bishop

REIFF 2022

WHY WE WALK follows the journey of three Black men, from across the globe, united to empower and de-stigmatize urban communities of color and their participation in the great outdoors. After years of city exploration, The Urban Hikers strive to introduce the power of walking to a community that has historically been underrepresented in this space.

Inspired by the story of the revolutionary abolitionist John Brown, The Urban Hikers embark on a life-changing backpacking pilgrimage from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia- the birthplace of the Civil War- to the nation's capital in Washington, DC.

The Appalachian wilderness serves as a stage to address underlying racial identities and cultural differences within the collective. As tensions rise and provisions dwindle, the team must learn to work as one in order to reach their destination — Mile 0.

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