23rd Annual RIFF Official Selections
STUDENTS SHORTS
THE RESIDENT
Dir. Tristan George | USA
Runtime: 10 min
A man trapped in a studio apartment battles his own ghosts as he tries to remove a corpse from his room.
SCREENING : Saturday 5th at 3:45PM
FILM #1 in the block “ Student creativity”
FOAMER - A Short Documentary about Railfans -
Dir. Zachary Kenneth Halama | USA
Runtime : 10 min
A high school student made documentary that tells the story of a teenager who has a passion for trains and railroads.
SCREENING : Saturday 5th at 3:45 PM
FILM #1 in the block “ Student creativity”
GUIDING LIGHT
Dir. India Anne Mitchell | USA
Runtime : 5 min
Through the compelling interviews of the lead prosecutor, the defense attorney and the police chief, “Guiding Light” tells the story of a young teen (Polly Hannah Klaas) in a small town in America who was kidnapped from her bedroom during a slumber party while her family was in the house. In "Guiding Light", India Mitchell, a teen growing up in the same town thirty years later brings a fresh perspective and highlights the importance of the legacy of this case to the continuing endeavor to keep children safe.
SCREENING : Saturday 5th at 3:45PM
FILM #4 in the block “ Student creativity”
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU ORANGES
Dir. Shaili Bhambhani | USA
Runtime : 5 min
A young girl must sneakily fix her neighbor's swing that she accidentally broke.
SCREENING : Saturday 5th at 3:45 PM
FILM #5 in the block “ Student creativity”
BLIND
Dir. Yihan Wang | China
Runtime : 5 min
Water is connected to death, and fog symbolizes the sensory experiences of "blindness" and the "invisible." By drawing frame-by-frame animations on glass plates and utilizing the fluidity of water-based materials, the images, beneath perception and awareness, present the faint consciousness of children under the shadow of war. It's like being in a hazy mist, blinded, able only to feel the trauma and pain brought by war. The film is about war, about nature, about children, and maternal love.
SCREENING : Saturday 5th at 3:45 PM
FILM #6 in the block “ Student creativity”