RIIFF 2015

RIIFF 2015 – CHILDREN OF THE ARCTIC

Festival Screening August 9, 2015 @ 12:15 PM at Metcalf Auditorium (RSID Museum) Children of the Arctic is a year-in-the-life portrait of five Native Alaskan teenagers coming of age in Barrow, Alaska – the northern-most community of the United States. As they embark on their journey into adulthood in and outside of Barrow, they wrestle […]

RIIFF 2015 – HAPPYGRAM

Festival Screening – August 8, 2015 @ 6:30PM at The Bell St. Chapel Happygram explores one of the most egregious violations of informed consent in modern medical practice. Each year nearly 40 million women obtain screening mammograms for the early detection of cancer. For 40% of those women, those with dense breast tissue, a mammogram […]

RIIFF 2015 – PATIENT’S RITES

Festival Screening – August 7, 2015 @ 3:30 PM at Providence Public Library Director Issa Ibrahim spent 18 years as a patient in an insane asylum. Since his release in 2009, Ibrahim has used the arts as a tool of transformation and healing to create a dialogue about the mental health system. This documentary explores […]

RIIFF 2015 – PATERNITY LEAVE

Festival Screening – August 6, 2015 @ 4:45 PM at Metcalf Auditorium (RISD Museum) Greg finds out that he’s pregnant with his partner Ken’s baby. Dumbstruck by the news, their relationship takes twists and turns through hardship and hilarity. Director – Matt Riddlehoover An Official Selection in the Boys Centerpiece at the 2015 FilmOut San […]

RIIFF 2015 – FLORY’S FLAME

Festival Screening – August 5, 2015 @ 4:30 PM at McCormack Family Theater Flory’s Flame weaves the life story of 90-year old U.S. National Heritage Fellow musician Flory Jagoda with her September 2013 Celebration Concert at the US Library of Congress. The combined personal and musical overviews initially transport the viewer to the roots of […]