When he cant afford a retirement community, a nursing home, or a caregiver, Rudy Hendricks and his husband are forced to move back to his hometown in Kentucky to care for his ailing conservative father. Along the way, he grows closer with his single mother, sister and his gay but repressed best friend who never left home.
2016
Special Jury Award
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
28 minutes
Director:
Colby Holt
REIFF 2016
Special Jury Award
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
34 minutes
Director:
Zach Bandler, Kelly Blatz
REIFF 2016
A moving performance by Anthony Heald (Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Boston Public) highlights THE STAIRS, as an older man who hires a male escort for company on Christmas Eve. Faced with the realities of his own loneliness, he finds a strange kinship with the young man in this late-night exploration of solitude, intimacy and the basic human need for connection.
Special Jury Award
Narrative Short
Serbia
Runtime:
10 minutes
Director:
Luka Popadic
REIFF 2016
Two fishing buddies, Big brother and some fish stew. BAITS AND HOOKS is a black comedy inspired by the style oft he Czech New Wave about how two workers of an old factory face the transition from socialism to capitalism. A short and sweet film about friendship and cooking, but also about a generation of workers who have to deal with the changed system.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
32 minutes
Director:
Joshua Norman, Daniel Joel Deal, John Kangas
REIFF 2016
The story of three men, from West Michigan, who sacrificed personal dreams to fight a common enemy in WWII. A SALUTE TO HONOR shares how the war in Europe permanently altered the course of their lives.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
12 minutes
Director:
Travis Newton
REIFF 2016
A teenage boy bonds with his uncle over a straight shifter and rock 'n' roll.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
8 minutes
Director:
Jeffrey Lamont Brown
REIFF 2016
A girl finds her soul mate on a social media site, but he turns out to be a sock puppet.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
7 minutes
Director:
Mark Jones
REIFF 2016
A mayor has a unique way to revive the fortunes of his small town that had been losing citizens, businesses and tourist prior to his taking office.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
22 minutes
Director:
Timothy Hodge
REIFF 2016
Clint, Amy, and their son Jonathan love spending time at the river. It is a special place for their family, filled with great memories and new inspirations. Everything changes, however, when a tragic accident happens at the river.
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
20 minutes
Director:
Travis Mills
REIFF 2016
Tom Sizemore plays Jack Durant, a dynamic and dangerous gentleman who runs the most famous steakhouse in the city. He caters to movie stars, politicians and mobsters. He knows all their secrets but does anyone really know the man they call Jack Durant?
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
15 minutes
Director:
Paul Zehrer
REIFF 2016
BEING SEEN will change the way you see people with developmental disabilities. A combination of funny, acerbic, and heart-wrenching, these peoples candid and articulate self-awareness quickly shatter preconceptions of the disabled. BEING SEEN explores the poorly understood subculture of people living with "developmental disabilities."