Millions of people have been touched by his music, yet few know the journey, hardships and triumphs of American musician and composer W.G. Snuffy Walden. In UP TO SNUFF, friends and collaborators share personal stories, laughs and insights about this generous soul who overcame the excesses of rock and roll to find success as one of the most beloved composers in television history. Infused with Snuffys music throughout, the film features luminaries from television, film and music, including Aaron Sorkin, Martin Sheen, Tom Arnold, Timothy Busfield, Fred Savage, Marshall Herskovitz, Steve Lukather, Chaka Khan and Eric Burdon, and scenes from The West Wing, Wonder Years, and thirtysomething.
2018
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
21 minutes
Director:
Mark Maxey
REIFF 2018
2020
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
23 minutes
Director:
David Light
REIFF 2020
A freak accident pushes two low-level suburban carpet store employees to their breaking point.
Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
15 minutes
52 seconds
Director:
Olivia Loomis Merrion
REIFF 2020
Once a year, 30,000 quilters descend upon Paducah, Kentucky for its annual quilt competition-- doubling the town's population. "Quilt Week" or “the Academy Awards of quilting” is a huge, adorable spectacle featuring quilt celebrities (including the Quilt Queen herself), a nonstop local TV channel (aptly named The Quilt Channel) and other women passionate about their craft. The film weaves through quilter stories, backboned by the exciting competition. Even though almost everyone has a smile on their face, the film pays tribute to deeper, more serious motivators that make people quilt.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
21 minutes
30 seconds
Director:
Grant Cottingham
REIFF 2020
Kevin just got a job listening to people through their smart speakers, but now he finds himself making a deal with one unusually smart speaker in order to keep it.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
10 minutes
27 seconds
Director:
Marti Young, Alan Brazzell
REIFF 2020
When the nefarious Dr. Black threatens the future of Nashville, it's up to Wonderboy to save the day.
Official Selection
Experimental
Iran
Runtime:
23 minutes
54 seconds
Director:
Hajeer Moradi
REIFF 2020
A boy starts a surreal journey when he walks into a bizarre house where he encounters a series of dream- like incidents that leads him to death. However, when he resurrects, he must encounter his own inevitable truth.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
Lithuania
Runtime:
13 minutes
27 seconds
Director:
Lisa Maydwell, Artūrs Zeps
REIFF 2020
A woman uses deception and betrayal to keep the child she loves.
Official Selection
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
48 minutes
Director:
Gavin Guerra
REIFF 2020
This film traces the history of the struggle over voting rights from 1960 through the present day. Over those nearly 60 years this film connects the dots in a way meant to show that the conflicts over voting that are raging now did not burst forth from a vacuum, but are a part of a perpetual struggle centered around race, power and politics.
Official Selection
Narrative Short
Iran
Runtime:
9 minutes
Director:
Faramarz Ramezanian
REIFF 2020
Midnight hour. Darkness looms in. In an empty street somewhere in the city, two or perhaps three men argue over some one's death and survival.
Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
53 minutes
3 seconds
Director:
Steven Middleton
REIFF 2020
The Show Starts At Dark examines the last remaining operating Drive-In Movie Theaters in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Meet the owners, fans, and Roadtrippers who still take the time every weekend to make sure the movies still start at dark.