The refugee crisis in Ugandas Kyangwali Refugee Settlement isnt new. For the people of this camp, being a refugee is a protracted circumstance endured for decades. SAUTI (Voice in Swahili) follows the efforts of five young women who were brought to the Settlement as children and who, as they approach adulthood; strive to pursue their dreams for a future beyond the constraints of a protracted refugee situation in an underdeveloped host country. Though safer than they were before, little else has changed since fleeing war and persecution years ago in their home countries of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan. Transcending the label refugee has been especially challenging for the women of Kyangwali.
2017
Special Jury Award
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
13 minutes
Director:
Gayle Nosal, Beret E. Strong
REIFF 2017
Special Jury Award
Documentary Feature
Mexico
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
36 minutes
Director:
Julio Carlos
REIFF 2017
THE GUY FROM OKLAHOMA narrates the story of Anado McLauchlin, a visual artist born in Oklahoma but whose chaotic life took him to San Francisco, New York and India before finally settling down in Mexico, where he has built an impressive art gallery in the middle of a desert village, on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.
Special Jury Award
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
23 minutes
Director:
Dean Peterson
REIFF 2017
A comedy about two estranged sisters who are thrust back into each other's lives by the impending death of their grandmother and forced to try to repair their feral relationship.
Animation
Iran
Runtime:
Director:
Seyed M. Tabatabaei
REIFF 2017
M.E., the imprisoned character in a room is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle on his way.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
11 minutes
Director:
Jeff Gentner
REIFF 2017
Two bullshit artists are out of their luck selling their mediocre art at a yard sale.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
14 minutes
Director:
Jeff Gentner
REIFF 2017
Doug scores a $350 month 3 bedroom house on Craigslist only to discover some unique house guest and that this deal might have been to good to be true.
Documentary Feature
Canada
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
10 minutes
Director:
Travis Lowe
REIFF 2017
An old gaucho's tale inspired the search for a new world-record brook trout; but the water, landscape and the culture surrounding it became the impetus to conserve and protect it all. FINDING FONTINALIS, a new feature film from Travis Lowe, takes you to the heart of Patagonia and one of the last remaining world class brook trout fisheries. Featuring Bart Bonime, Bryan Gregson, Agustin Fox and Yvon Chouinard, FINDING FONTINALIS exposes you to both jaw-dropping landscapes and hook-jawed trout.
Narrative Short
Iran
Runtime:
15 minutes
Director:
Alireza Ghasemi
REIFF 2017
A 16-year-old girl deals with the responsibility and harsh bureaucracy of having to identify the body of her mother.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
26 minutes
-1 seconds
Director:
Glenn Pack
REIFF 2017
A young priest tries to help a 14-year-old Charles Manson.
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
20 minutes
Director:
Rachel Wortell, Dan Erickson
REIFF 2017
A brother and sister become consumed with investigating a mysterious woman they suspect has stolen their winning lottery ticket, endangering their summer party plans.