REIFF 2014
Lilly, a 10 foot tall orange monster, steps out for a special day at Wilma's Super Salon. What could go wrong? Everything! Patrons gasp and drown in the hair sinks as the affable giant bumbles her way through a beauty ritual like no other.
Cut out animation created during Quickdraw Animation's 48 hour Animation Lockdown by The Bum Family, 6 Canadian cousins ages 4 to 11.
REIFF 2014
The Rising is a short film about an invasive alien species, Giant Hogweed, as it rapidly colonizes the British landscape. Filmed throughout its yearly growth cycle, from dead seed heads and sapling shoots to huge flower umbels on statuesque stems, the film captures the plant's rapid and dramatic infestation along a lowland riverbank in England. Featuring an atmospheric soundtrack score by Lord Mongo, The Rising is part natural history, part sci-fi, and presents the alien interloper as both a dangerous, toxic menace and impressive, natural wonder.
REIFF 2014
A man, a gigantic stuffed bunny, a helicopter. A five-minute silent film with an original score.
REIFF 2014
A stranded couple faces an unseen enemy. Injured and very weak, Belinda Rainey is forced to stay in hiding and wait for her husband, Bill, to return with supplies. The world is not what it seems in this surreal sci-fi short film.
The Paducah 48 Hour Film Project winner.
REIFF 2014
Out of the Fire offers a rare, absorbing look into the little-known world of wood-firing potters. Join Kevin Crowe, Krista Loomans, and their crew for a four-day, high-temperature kiln firing, in which nearly 2000 handcrafted pots are at stake. Interwoven commentary explores the drive to create, the importance of community, and the role of risk-taking and authenticity in making our best work - and living our most fulfilling lives.
REIFF 2014
Sam and Danny crash an exclusive party with different objectives. Sam is pursuing his girlfriend in the hope of resolving their relationship while Danny's mission is to hook up with the first girl he finds. The universe however, has other plans for the two when a single coin flip separates them from each other and alters their destinies.
REIFF 2014
Alexander, a lone cosmonaut, is adrift in orbit around Earth. He has lost communications and life-support systems are dwindling fast. At the same time in Italy, a radio engineer is working the night shift. He discovers a voice amidst the empty static. Under desperate circumstances, and across vast distances, an intense connection is made.
REIFF 2014
A boy named Phil has a very unique condition: at random, he turns into a Phoenix and explodes! And as a pile of ashes forms, he pops out of it back in his human form again. Day after day this occurs, and the whole town hates him for it. But as they find out, this disorder could be the one thing that saves the day....
REIFF 2014
Reese lives in a place secluded from the outside world and its all she knows, but her curious nature leaves her wanting more. After Geo, an older boy from the city, moves into her community and befriends Reese, she feels like she may have found what she was yearning for. When Geo makes plans to run away, Reese must decide if her small community is enough for her, or if the world has more to offer.
REIFF 2014
Kevin (Jordan Clifford) is a stand-up comedian struggling to refine his act as his wife Joy (Tallie Medel, 'The Unspeakable Act') faces her own challenges in crafting a new dance performance. As the couple share the ups and downs of co-habitation and the professional and creative problems that plague them, they try to find peace and comfort in their marriage.
Caleb Johnsons JOY KEVIN is a charming and funny romance, the story of two creative people looking to find their way in the world without losing their sense of themselves and their longstanding dreams of doing what they love.