After losing his wife during the birth of his second child, Levi is thrust into raising two young girls, alone. However, when forced to borrow money from a ruthless loan shark, he must fight to save his family and the home his family was made in.
2021
Official Selection
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
39 minutes
25 seconds
Director:
Kiel Thorlton
REIFF 2021
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
14 minutes
Director:
Thomas Verrettee
REIFF 2021
A diverse group of middle-school students go on the journey of a lifetime when they compete in a nationwide competition sponsored by MIT to code satellites aboard the International Space Station.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
7 minutes
36 seconds
Director:
Shanden Simmons
REIFF 2021
Revenge comes on the screen as a person seeking revenge is enacting revenge.
*Winner of the Paducah 48 Hour Film Project 2021
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
26 minutes
Director:
Brandon Kramer
REIFF 2021
In a divided America, Van Jones attempts to pass a landmark criminal justice bill -- and finds himself under fire from all sides.
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
22 minutes
Director:
Laura Wing-Kamoosi, Jim Kamoosi
REIFF 2021
With the lives of 62,000+ uninsured Idahoans at stake, a tiny grassroots team led by a married couple with a newborn and almost no political experience hit the road in a busted 1977 RV to campaign for Medicaid expansion. Somehow, it looks like they might even win.
Official Selection
Animation
United States
Runtime:
12 minutes
30 seconds
Director:
Randall Dottin, Luisa Dantas
REIFF 2021
MINE is an animated web-series that poignantly explores the timely theme of community versus individual survival, through the eyes of a teenager. Set in the near-future, this powerful series transports us to BEAU VODA, a hard-fought utopian world where every aspect of life is powered by a miraculous healing water source. In the pilot episode, teenager BLAZE reluctantly steps into the esteemed role of Water Bearer with the help of their precocious sister MIA. But when the magical water is tampered with, they discover that their idealistic community may not be as magnanimous as they think.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
17 minutes
Director:
James Roe
REIFF 2021
A young Navy pilot’s life is shattered after being shot down by a UFO in World War II. Consumed by obsessive fear and hatred, he sets out on a quest to find and kill the creature that put him burning into the sea.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
France
Runtime:
30 minutes
Director:
Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
REIFF 2021
Jonas Olsen, a chess player haunted by a tragic past, is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, Divertimento.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
Iran
Runtime:
8 minutes
19 seconds
Director:
Yavar Darehzami
REIFF 2021
The short man, under the influence of the media, makes an artificial limb for himself, grows tall, comes out of his house, we see that everyone is short.
Best Narrative Feature, Best of the Fest
Narrative Feature
Germany
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
20 minutes
56 seconds
Director:
Katharina Ludwig
REIFF 2021
Actress Charlotte is struggling with her craft and even more with herself. She has messed up yet another audition and even her self-written apple tree monologue seems to be working against her. Frustrated by the realities of an artistic career and her fear of failing, Charlotte escapes on a camping trip to sunny Croatia with her boyfriend Georg. But the trip’s dynamic changes when their plans of a fun-filled couples vacation misfire: While Georg spends his time at a music festival in the hope of scoring a DJ gig, Charlotte is left stranded in the middle of nowhere. She embarks on a journey of her own, encountering happy campers Benno, a self-proclaimed shaman, and mysterious dropout Tami, to whom Charlotte feels an attraction. Both of them quickly become close companions on Charlotte's journey of self-discovery.