Opening our eyes each new day, we stare for a few minutes into space, seeing the first sights, hearing the first sounds. It is neither night nor day but something in-between. Fragments of dreams refusing to expire, the grip of the day not yet uponus, memory and desire hovering around the edges.
2015
Best Animation
Animation
Canada
Runtime:
5 minutes
Director:
Xstine Cook, Berlin Demuth, Maezy Dennie, Medina Dennie, Ocean Demuth, Sol Demuth, the Bum Family, Zaiyah Dennie
REIFF 2015
Lilly, a ten-foot tall orange monster, ventures into Wanda's Pet Shop in search of a friend. Lilly's escapades get her kicked out of the store but not before falling in love with a cute Fluffle. Lilly must undertake an epic journey to reunite with her true friend.
Created during a 48 hour animation challenge by The Bum Family, this group of cousins use cut outs and childrens logic to create an odd and hilarious story.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
19 minutes
Director:
Michael McDaniel
REIFF 2015
Sometimes you cant have the things that you want in life, even if theyre just paper. After a young lady runs out of room in her notebook she sets out to find more paper. The simple task quickly turns into a madcap and surreal adventure as her efforts are thwarted at every turn.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
8 minutes
Director:
Alison Mason
REIFF 2015
Two people who have suffered a mutual loss get to know each other better and look to one another for comfort.
Documentary Feature
Switzerland
Runtime:
Director:
Nick Brandestini
REIFF 2015
Children of the Arctic is a year-in-the-life portrait of five Native Alaskan teenagers coming of age in Barrow, Alaska - the northern-most community of the United States. As they embark on their journey into adulthood in and outside of Barrow, they wrestle with their roles as inheritors of a jeopardized culture. Their decisions are inseparably tied to the fate of their community. Who will carry the Iupiat torch? Who will choose a more individualistic path? And what hangs in the balance?
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
58 minutes
Director:
Wes Pryor
REIFF 2015
After completing his medical training at Harvard, Phillip Burke becomes engaged before leaving to serve in the Army during the Civil War. He is captured early in the war, and as a Confederate prisoner he serves as a surgeon in a southern mansion owned by Josiah Wakefield. Josiah's son Malcolm has married Clarissa Giles and has provided an heir to his family, but he doesn't treathis wife with respect and prefers the comforts of his favorite slave instead. As war rages on, Malcolm leaves to join the fight. When the Union prisoner, Captain Burke, is brought to the Wakefield home hospital as a surgeon, he meets Clarissa. An immediate spark between the two causes Clarissa to insist on staying to help Captain Burke with the wounded soldiers. Although bound to other people on opposite sides of the war, Clarissa and Phillip can't help falling in love.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
23 minutes
Director:
Dylan Paffe
REIFF 2015
In rural California, pink-haired Michelle Laswell, and her teenage brother, Clay, navigate their stark community in search of a stolen bike. When Clay spots his bike in a neighbors backyard, Michelle breaks in to retrieve it. Back home, Michelle and Clay are bombarded by their neighbors who demand the bike back. Diane (neighbor) reveals the bike was not stolen but sold toher by Michelles mother - done behind Michelle and Clays back. Michelle negotiates to keep the bike. Clay lashes out by trashing their mothers room. Amid the mess, they discover hard drugs and paraphernalia with their mothers possessions.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
10 minutes
Director:
Jay Lifton
REIFF 2015
A seemingly unremarkable man spends a day taking a bizarre test at a mysterious facility. Through his day he interacts with the odd, detached employees of the facility, guiding him from section to section, obscuring the intentions or duration of the test.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
9 minutes
Director:
Remington Smith
REIFF 2015
A quiet post-apocalyptic drama, The Woods follows a lone woman struggling to survive in a desolate snowscape, while on a quest to take care of personal business.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
24 minutes
Director:
Herb E. Smith
REIFF 2015
Our Kentucky River follows our Commonwealths namesake river from its headwaters in the mountains of eastern Kentucky through the historic river town capital of Frankfort and finally to the watersheds confluence with the mighty Ohio River at Carrollton. This 250-mile journey provides a unique look at the historical significance of the watershed and the current problems it faces, while highlighting the many roles that the river continues to play in the lives of Kentuckians as it flows across the state.