BEING SEEN will change the way you see people with developmental disabilities. A combination of funny, acerbic, and heart-wrenching, these peoples candid and articulate self-awareness quickly shatter preconceptions of the disabled. BEING SEEN explores the poorly understood subculture of people living with "developmental disabilities."
2016
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
27 minutes
Director:
Craig Barnes
REIFF 2016
Parallel lives intersect when Jack, a nostalgic sci-fi enthusiast, serendipitously connects with the wistful Amelia over a misdialed number in dashed hopes of procuring a relic from his favorite childhood franchise. Their isolated existence and underlying need for friendship is further brought to light by the seemingly mundane circumstances of a stoic cab driver, who volunteers most of his free time in support of a failing neighborhood movie theater and the old man who tenuously owns it, and a young woman under pressure to forsake her dreams in favor of returning home to care for her aging parents.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
26 minutes
Director:
Patrica McInroy
REIFF 2016
After growing up and living under slavery, Clara Brown was freed in 1859 when her owner, George Brown, died in Kentucky. After coming to Colorado, which was not even a state yet, she amassed a savings of $10,000 through her own business as well as investments in real estate and mining. Often referred to as 'Aunt' Clara Brown, she gained a reputation of kindness as she searched endlessly for her daughter.
Narrative Feature
Singapore
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
30 minutes
Director:
Patrick Daly, Joel Fendelman
REIFF 2016
When Marie takes a job as a maid in Singapore to support her family in the Philippines, she trades one set of hardships for another. Betrayed by her husband, she begins to build a new life for herself. As she gets caught up in the new life she is building in Singapore, she is forced to choose between her personal aspirations and family responsibilities back home.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
58 minutes
Director:
Marc Kornblatt
REIFF 2016
In the midst of the U.S. presidential primaries, a man travels across the country asking people from all walks of life to address the issues of the day.
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
15 minutes
Director:
Michael Dunaway
REIFF 2016
Over the course of one afternoon, in six different parts of LA, six couples connect, reconnect, or fall apart. Love Actually meets Magnolia.
Animation
Germany
Runtime:
4 minutes
Director:
Daniel Ahrens
REIFF 2016
For the past two years my dad has been suffering from a rare kind of blood cancer. After witnessing how horrible cancer is for patients as well as everyone around them, I wanted to visualize, through film, this awful disease that has plagued so many individuals and families.
Animation
Cyprus
Runtime:
20 minutes
Director:
Alexis Chaviaras
REIFF 2016
A young mare visits Cyprus to take part in races. Frustrated from failure, she abandons the racetrack after confronting her strict father. The mare will meet new friends who will try to help her find her lost courage.
Narrative Short
France
Runtime:
30 minutes
Director:
Wilhelm Kuhn
REIFF 2016
Sam Porter usually follows his older brother Ned. They ride together and rob banks. One night mysterious bounty hunters capture Sam. They offer to keep him alive, but only if he turns his brother in. Treading through the vast landscapes of the American Frontier, he discovers that the price of redemption goes far beyond that of betrayal.
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
47 minutes
Director:
William Taggart
REIFF 2016
Staged against the backdrop of one of North Americas wildest and most remote areas, is the story and history of Box Canyon of Clarks Fork of Yellowstone river, and the desperate battle to protect it. Adventurous kayakers began exploring the depths of the canyon just as a massive dam development project began to unfold, threatening the very existence of this pristine national treasure.