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.
2022
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?
Official Selection
Narrative Short
Israel
Runtime:
24 minutes
59 seconds
Director:
Naama Lahav
REIFF 2022
Broken-hearted Omer finds out she is pregnant and tries to use it to lure back her ex. She pushes away her worried mother but ends up realizing she is her true source of love and support.