A devoted husband is forced to confront his doubts about remaining the caretaker of his wife suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
2017
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
10 minutes
Director:
Eric Shahinian
REIFF 2017
Narrative Feature
Canada
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
34 minutes
Director:
Ryan M. Andrews
REIFF 2017
After fame abandons him in an apathetic existence of misery and self-loathing, a writer's infatuation with his "muse" becomes a dangerous obsession.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
12 minutes
Director:
Brad Riddell
REIFF 2017
A concert pianist (David Pasquesi) receives a startling omen as he struggles to recover from a traumatic brain injury.
Narrative Short
Australia
Runtime:
16 minutes
Director:
Elli Iliades
REIFF 2017
Iris lives on an isolated farm in northwest Tasmania where she and her sisters have few friends and minimal connection with the outside world. Iris often thinks about leaving but when she tells her father, Theodore, of her plans, he seems reluctant to let her go. He gives her a gift to take with her on her travels: a necklace that is an heirloom in his family. But Iris soon starts to realize that there is much more to this necklace than meets the eye. There is much more to Theodores gift.
Experimental
Iran
Runtime:
40 minutes
Director:
Ali Sharifi
REIFF 2017
FUSION is a step toward cinematography. It is a line between cinema and video. Edit and installation convey a feeling ... a unique feeling ... and every human being feels in a unique way. That is how cinema and the audience meet. Installation should be close to a poem, therefore, the pictures should replace the words. The important pictures are the inspirational and poetical ones that fascinate us with new discoveries just by staring at them.
Documentary Short
Canada
Runtime:
28 minutes
Director:
Inder Nirwan
REIFF 2017
Each year, thousands of grizzlies are killed worldwide for entertainment. Diving deep into the controversy across Canada and the United States,TROPHY asks: can we truly justify killing these animals for sport?
Documentary Short
Japan
Runtime:
16 minutes
Director:
Thom Southerland
REIFF 2017
Eighty-seven year-old Kaei Uechi recalls his experiences as a conscript in the Japanese Army during the Battle of Okinawa, the largest battle of World War II.
Documentary Short
Ukraine
Runtime:
57 minutes
Director:
Stanislaw Gurenko
REIFF 2017
DUSTARDS is the first Ukrainian feature documentary film about a cross-country motorcycle journey through one of Europe's biggest countries. The film tells the story of four friends and follows them on their journey. The film also gives unique look in to the personal lives of the riders. The soundtrack is from the Ukrainian indie-folk musician Sasha Boole and narration of a local Carpathian Hutsul. During the five-day journey, they travel 1,800 kilometers, face breaking down, mechanical problems, two days of heavy rain, and much more.
Narrative Short
United States
Runtime:
8 minutes
Director:
Fredric Lehne
REIFF 2017
Two strangers (2016 Tony winner Reed Birney and newcomer Blake DeLong) bring the laughs as they confront and resolve one of the most insidious scourges afflicting mankind - while standing at public urinals with their willies out. SHY GUYS is the first film by ubiquitous character actor Fredric Lehne.
Narrative Short
Spain, United States
Runtime:
15 minutes
Director:
Alvaro Ron
REIFF 2017
In the drought-stricken town of Agua Dulce, in the California High Desert, a ten-year-old girl challenges her grandfather, a cranky retired firefighter, to follow a crazy plan and bring the water back to the dry river.