"The happiest place in America is Boulder, Colorado" -- said no Black person ever. "This is [Not] Who We Are" is a documentary film exploring the gap between Boulder, Colorado’s progressive self-image and the lived experiences of its small but resilient Black community.
2022
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
17 minutes
16 seconds
Director:
Beret E. Strong, Katrina Miller
REIFF 2022
Official Selection
Animation
Runtime:
2 minutes
3 seconds
Director:
Olivia Perkins
REIFF 2022
A metaphor for child predators and their grooming patterns, Chums is about Mack, a young girl brushed aside by her mom after she sneakily surprises her during a phone call. Left essentially unsupervised in an aquarium, she begins to follow her only friend Mega, a massive tiger shark, into the top of his tank.
Official Selection
Animation
Runtime:
3 minutes
24 seconds
Director:
Benjamin Brossett
REIFF 2022
A man goes on a journey through a snowstorm, encountering various wonders along the way.
Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
10 minutes
Director:
Nicolas Jose Volosky, Christian Stephen Branham
REIFF 2022
A portrait of professional wrestling told through the different perspectives of Kentucky-based wrestlers.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
13 minutes
30 seconds
Director:
Peter Bolte
REIFF 2022
Seymour (David Yow) is the epitome of the mundane. He is just another random person, comfortable in his routines with a marriage on the rocks and a diet fueled by high sodium Chinese takeout.
One morning he gets a call that just might end this loop of existential dread. What could possibly go wrong?