Two friends stumble upon the holy grail of movie memorabilia in the most unlikely of places.
2017
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
11 minutes
Director:
Adam Roffman
REIFF 2017
Narrative Short
Rwanda
Runtime:
20 minutes
Director:
Rebecca Ocampo
REIFF 2017
After being abandoned by his mother at the village medical clinic, a young boy spends his days making the best of his new living arrangement. A volunteer nurse takes interest in him and fights local bureaucracies that force patients to stay if they cannot pay their bill.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
29 minutes
Director:
Brenna Malloy
REIFF 2017
ROCKET tells a bittersweet fairy tale set in the world of 1950's dirt track racing. With a legacy traditionally passed down from father to son, Annie Pankratz strives to build a destiny all her own.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
55 minutes
Director:
Steven Middelton
REIFF 2017
BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE COMMONWEALTH examines the tale of Indian Head Rock, a 6-ton boulder that resided in the Ohio River near South Shore, Kentucky, hidden 16 feet below the waters surface for 87 years. The rock earned its name from the crude carving of a face on its surface. From some of the earliest media documentation it appears the rock drew travelers from far and wide to witness the local landmark. The creation of the lock and dam system on the Ohio River in the 20th century caused the water levels to rise and the rock to disappear. In 2007 a team of Portsmouth Ohio historians located the rock and removed it from the river with hopes that its rediscovery would celebrate the history of the region. To their surprise many Kentuckians felt as though the rock belonged to them, thus beginning a battle between two states, which captivated the nation, over the ownership of Indian Head Rock.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
13 minutes
Director:
Elijah McKenzie
REIFF 2017
Square dancers keep an old rural tradition alive in the big city.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
29 minutes
Director:
Sandra Pfeifer
REIFF 2017
NOT THROWING IN THE TOWEL is an inspiring documentary about being a gay couple in America. Ginny and Debbie are a lesbian couple living in Western Kentucky. This film is a personal success story, and a call to action. Ginny and Debbie's story is told around the historical framework of gay America, making it possible for the viewer to gain a deeper understanding of what it means and has meant to be gay in America.
2018
Best of Fest
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
37 minutes
Director:
Laura Somers
REIFF 2018
A group of troubled teens from a low-income community break into Los Ricos, the local mansion with a border fence, and spend the day pretending to be rich in order to forget their difficult lives.
Best Narrative Short
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
7 minutes
Director:
Austin Madding
REIFF 2018
The 2018 Paducah 48 Hour Film Project winner.A story about balance. A woman is stalked by a terrifying figure. Not everything is as it seems.
Best Documentary Short
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
12 minutes
Director:
Ryan Maxey & Zack Wright
REIFF 2018
Willcox, Arizona is a country music town that isn’t what it used to be. The town has a single radio station, run by one employee who lives at the studio, and is seen as an outcast by many of the townspeople.
This unlikely champion of country music has a troubled history with the music that he plays every day. But he’s keeping it alive for the old folks, and looking for redemption over the airwaves.
Best Documentary Feature
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
8 minutes
Director:
Glenn Hall
REIFF 2018
This film follows the 4th and 5th generation commercial fisherman working the Ohio River Valley Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley on the Tennessee River. The problems faced by rules and regulations and trying to make the invasive species Asian Carp profitable.