Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture. Today, Black-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,000 breweries in operation. Eager to shift the historical perception of who makes and drinks beer, Black brewers, brand owners and influencers across the country are reshaping the craft beer industry and the future of America’s favorite adult beverage.
2022
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
28 minutes
57 seconds
Director:
Aaron Hose
REIFF 2022
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
9 minutes
23 seconds
Director:
Jared Kunish
REIFF 2022
Two brothers must fight their zombified extended family in order to find the key to bringing their mom back to life.
Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
18 minutes
33 seconds
Director:
Matt Nadel, Megan Plotka
REIFF 2022
From executive producer BIG FREEDIA, "CANS Can't Stand" follows a group of Black trans women in New Orleans who are fighting to repeal Louisiana's Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law, which police ands prosecutors have used to terrorize queer/trans Louisianians for 40 years.
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
55 minutes
Director:
Eric Bishop
REIFF 2022
WHY WE WALK follows the journey of three Black men, from across the globe, united to empower and de-stigmatize urban communities of color and their participation in the great outdoors. After years of city exploration, The Urban Hikers strive to introduce the power of walking to a community that has historically been underrepresented in this space.
Inspired by the story of the revolutionary abolitionist John Brown, The Urban Hikers embark on a life-changing backpacking pilgrimage from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia- the birthplace of the Civil War- to the nation's capital in Washington, DC.
The Appalachian wilderness serves as a stage to address underlying racial identities and cultural differences within the collective. As tensions rise and provisions dwindle, the team must learn to work as one in order to reach their destination — Mile 0.
Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
12 minutes
4 seconds
Director:
Ethan Payne
REIFF 2022
Terry Ratliff makes chairs with his hands and lives way up in the mountains of Appalachia in a cabin made of wood that he also made with his hands. This is his story.
Official Selection
Narrative Feature
Germany
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
30 minutes
Director:
Laura Lehmus
REIFF 2022
Frida unexpectedly falls pregnant and Felix, the father of her child, breaks up with her to re-unite with his ex. Although some serious health problems caused by the late pregnancy force Frida to rest, she still tries to get Felix back, using methods which are absurd, exaggerated and sometimes hilarious.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
8 minutes
40 seconds
Director:
Matt Long
REIFF 2022
A merciless outlaw discovers blood money has its own price as he comes face to face with a supernatural vigilante.
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
Spain
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
18 minutes
Director:
Gonzalo Suarez Garayo
REIFF 2022
Gonzalo wants to be a film director, he dreams of directing comedies. In november 2006 his life stopped in a traffic accident that caused him a spinal cord injury. A few days after he was bedridden, he borrowed a video camera and as self-therapy began to film everything that happened to him, beginning his life 0.5 meters above the ground. When the state terminates his rehabilitation, he returns to his hometown. He has two options: stay put or continue his life in an eternal traveling. In order not to be alone, he decides to practice wheelchair basketball at the famous club AMFIV, and his story takes a Copernican turn. Discover a new universe for him in this professional sport, a world that has not yet been filmed from the inside.
Official Selection
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
45 minutes
Director:
James Camali
REIFF 2022
In the heart of rural Kentucky, a high school senior and his family struggle to cope with the true identity and intentions of a dangerous town shooter.
Official Selection
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
27 minutes
Director:
Emma Thatcher
REIFF 2022
A self-destructive ex-Mormon finds out her abusive father is on his deathbed and road trips to Utah to reckon with her past.