FROM THE LAND BEYOND
Enjoy a a free afternoon screening for your family to enjoy at the Providence Place Library. These films are age-appropriate and showcase a mixture of fantasy and science fiction.
This event is free, but please register for the event using Eventbrite.
Broken Wand | Anne Yang, Michael Altman, Directors | 3 min. | USA, 2014.
'Broken Wand' is the story of a washed-up magician trying reconnect with his preteen grandson who used to love magic.
Dissonance | Till Nowak, Director | 15 min. | Germany, 2015.
A genius musician lives a lonely life in a surreal, floating world. He plays the piano every day in a gigantic concert hall, but there is nobody to listen. One day his animated world collapses and reality breaks out.
Knock Knock | Anthony Lund, Director | 3 min | USA, 2014.
On a dark, stormy night, a brave little boy decides to find out who is knocking on his door... his closet door, that is.
Lapse of Time | Celine Tricart, Director | 15 min. France, 2013.
On a winter afternoon, in the course of a hide and seek game, a kid finds shelter in the most
unlikely of places : the huge astronomic-tuned clock of the city's cathedral! Sneaking his way through, he accidentally gets his jacket stuck into the mechanism blocking the entire system...and of time itself!
Life on Juniper | Mark Ratzlaff, Director | 15 min. Canada, 2015.
Following reports of a mysterious crash, an aging farmer encounters a visitor determined on
disrupting his quiet way of life.
Prelude | Mitra Shahidi, Director | 5 min. Australia, 2011.
Prelude is a whimsical story of a creative little girl and her scientist grandfather. A series of happy accidents cause the relationship between these two get stronger.
Raspberry Galaxies | Noah Sterling, Director | 5 min. United Kingdom, 2015.
When a young girl discovers that the center of our galaxy contains the same chemicals that give raspberries their taste, she is inspired to create a universe of her own out of actual raspberries.
Zéro | Tony T. Datis, Director | 10 min. France, 2014.
In the heart of a small suburban park, a young boy is about to reveal his incredible secret to his classmate.
Side Kick | Puja Maewal, Director |10 min. | USA, 2014.
A little girl mistakes a thief for a comic book superhero.
FROM THE LAND BEYOND BEYOND: KID’S SHORTS
Part two of our kids' programming during the Festival. Free films continue with a selection of titles from the RIIFF 2015.
This event is free, but please register for the event using Eventbrite.
Soar | Alyce Tzue, Director | 6 min. | USA, 2014.
A precocious young girl makes a new friend when a tiny boy pilot drops out of the sky on a
broken flying machine. Now she must race against time to return him home, before her new friend becomes stranded on Earth forever.
The Orchestra | Mikey Hill, Director | 15 min. | Australia, 2015.
Imagine a world where a band of tiny musicians follow you and play a soundtrack for your life, communicating your emotions, fears and hopes. In this world lives elderly Vernon, a lonely man whose crippling shyness causes his orchestral musicians to perform terribly out of tune.
Josef et Aimée |Ben Shirinian, Director| 15 min. | Canada, 2014.
Josef and Aimee were originally from cities in the north of France, but as the Nazi occupation of France drew near, their families sent them into hiding in the south of France.
The Epic of Hershey | Douglas McGinness, Director | 15 min. | USA, 2015.
God is missing. That's what the homeless children of New York believe, and God having been kicked out of power by the evil demon named La Llorona is how the children understand their suffering on the streets.
The Alchemist’s Letter | Carlos Andre Stevens, Director | 5 min. | France, 2015.
When Veridian, an estranged son, receives his late alchemist father Nicolas' inheritance, he is exposed to the ill-fated reality that his father built a tumultuous gold-making machine powered by his own memories.
Eloise Little Dreamer | Myriam Obin, Director | 4 min. | Canada, 2015
This creative animation manages to bring voice to a day of celebration in the streets of the city; everyone is wearing masks and making noise. However, a little girl discovers things are not what they appear to be. What is, in reality, a peaceful protest is soon disrupted by an aggressive police action.
Fulfilament | Rhiannon Evans, Director | 8 min. | USA, 2015
Travel around the brain with a little, lost thought and discover what it takes to make a great idea.
Theodora | Henry Chaisson and Travis Bogosian, Directors | 6 min. | USA, 2014.
A resourceful young girl prepares dinner for a friend.
This is a free screning, no ticket needed!
On Tuesday Night at 6:00 p.m., VORTEX presents a special filmmaker conversation called “The Singularity of Imagination.” The evening features documentary filmmaker, Reshad Kulenovic, a writer/director based in Boston, New York, and Sarajevo. His short film Snovi played 20 international film festivals and was nominated for a 2011 Student Academy Award. Snovi was produced by the Centre Andre Malraux Sarajevo, which also produced Jean-Luc Godard’s Notre Musique. Kulenovic became one of the first artists to be funded by the Heinrich Boll Foundation. His documentary 100 Million Dollar House, set in the West Bank, premiered at the 2015 Rhode Island International Film Festival and was acquired for distribution by Al Jazeera. He graduated with an MFA in Film Production from Boston University.
During an in-depth conversation, Kulenovic will speak about his professional journey; screen his work and share insights into what it takes to succeed in the film industry and the fine line between truth and fiction.
This program is presented by the RWU Film Production Collaborative and is a free event.
Using Genre to Tell a Story
This is a free screening event with a lecture from RIIFF Programming Director, Shawn Quirk, about using a film's genre to tell a story.
The event is free, but register using Eventbrite as seating is limited.
Dissonance | Till Nowak, Director | 15 min. | Germany, 2015.
A genius musician lives a lonely life in a surreal, floating world. He plays the piano every day in a gigantic concert hall, but there is nobody to listen. One day his animated world collapses and reality breaks out.
YIKES | Michael Fodera, Director | 11 min. | USA, 2015.
A sheltered and struggling young actor, Ian, receives a call from his agent about an upcoming audition. Shortly after, Ian begins to see disturbing visions of the immediate future and he soon realizes that having this ability is not exactly a welcomed gift unless he is ready to do something about it.
Scheherazade | Mehrnoush Aliaghael, Director | 15 min. | Iran/USA, 2014.
In an audition, the unseen man behind the camera is asking the young actresses to share their dark personal stories to prove how well they relate to the anti-hero they are auditioning for. The result is a story tapestry of dark fantasies, secrets, memories, and betrayals. But their stories are not the end, they are only the beginning. What is happening in this audition room?
Whisper | Jo Lewis, Director | 11 min. | United Kingdom, 2015.
A young woman travels to a remote beach side cabin in an attempt to finally quit her heroin habit. While there she accidentally sets in motion a chain of sinister events. Hauntingly beautiful, Whisper is a modern day ghost story that will keep you gripped from start to spine-chilling finish.
The Bridge Partner 14 min. | Gabriel Olsen, Director | 13 min. | USA, 2014.
Mattie is a timid housewife who has settled into a dull yet comfortable routine. She is confronted with a captivating alternative when she is paired with a new partner at a weekly bridge game. This stranger, Olivia, is everything Mattie is not: foreign, independent and alluring. But as the game ends, Olivia calmly leans across the table and whispers a shocking message.
Or at least that's what Mattie thinks she hears.
Larry Gone Demon | Matt Lawrence, Director | 14 min. | USA, 2014.
When three twenty-somethings must deal with the incorrigible and incredibly demonic Larry, they risk life and limb in an attempt to save the soul of their once-kind-and-unassuming friend while also procuring his five-hundred dollars in back rent.
Tarim the Brave Versus 1000 Special Effects | Guillaume Rieu, Director | 19 min. | France, 2015.
As he is going to save a princess imprisoned in the dungeon of an evil sorcerer, Tarim understands that he is the main character of a movie, and decides to fight against the special effect.
Special free event presented by the RWU Film Production Collaborative. Please register for this event via Eventbrite -- link below!
The Answer | Iqbal Ahmed, Director | 83 min. | USA, 2014.
Living a quiet life below the radar, BRIDD is thrown into chaos when he returns home and is
attacked by masked men. Narrowly escaping, he and his feisty co-worker CHARLOTTE follow clues left by his dead parents to find out who's after him -- and why. In the process, he discovers something shocking about himself -- he's special. The last thing he ever wanted.
Preceded by:
Movies in Space | Chris W. Smith, Director | 15 min. | USA, 2015.
MOVIES IN SPACE is a comedy sci-fi following the rise and fall of Travis Shepard, a future-earth-ambassador, who unwittingly gets caught up in an alien Hollywood-like system.
Special presentation of French Speaking sci-fi and fantasy films at Woonsocket's Museum of Work and Culture.
Eloise Little Dreamer | Myriam Obin, Director | 4 min. | Canada, 2015
This creative animation manages to bring voice to a day of celebration in the streets of the city; everyone is wearing masks and making noise. However, a little girl discovers things are not what they appear to be. What is, in reality, a peaceful protest is soon disrupted by an aggressive police action.
Josef et Aimée | Ben Shirinian, Director| 15 min. | Canada, 2014. Josef and Aimee were originally from cities in the north of France, but as the Nazi occupation of France drew near, their families sent them into hiding in the south of France.
Hair Cut | Virginia Mori, Director | 8 min. | France, 2014. A teacher and her pupil linger in an empty classroom. Through their looks and gestures, a strange confrontation begins.A Vif | Guillaume Foresti, Director| 23 min. | France, 2014. Beatrice and Laurent are a couple. Laurent mysteriously lost his senses, little by little. Gradually, he lost the taste and smell, and touch. But more worryingly, it only affects his perception of his wife. He wonders if the problem really comes from him...
Chulyen | Agnès Patron, Director | 20 min. | France, 2015. Up there, so close to the pole, Chulyen is bored. Half man, half crow, with his pitiless eyes he cuts the world into pieces. When Chulyen covets a giant's kayak, he comes down from the air to charm and deceive him.Tarim le brave contre des Milles et Un Effects (Tarim the Brave Versus 1001 Special Effects) | Guillaume Rieu, Director | 19 min. | France, 2015. As he is going to save a princess imprisoned in the dungeon of an evil sorcerer, Tarim understands that he is the main character of a movie, and decides to fight against the special effect.
The Magus
Director: Guy Green | 117 min. | 1968, USA
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind games with the island's magician (Anthony Quinn) and a beautiful young woman.
FREE EVENT
BEHIND THE CAMERA LENS: On the Nature of Genre Filmmaking
On Friday afternoon, October 23rd, at 3:30 p.m. horror and sci-fi film fans will want to be at the Global Heritage Hall, Room 01, Roger Williams University in Bristol. The Forum, “Behind the Camera Lens” provides audiences with the opportunity to meet some of the movers and shakers in the film, horror and sci-fi production scene.
Rhode Island has become known as the Independent state for film. Starting with the foundation provided by the film and media programs at our colleges and universities, and the unique talent base of creative artists who have made their homes here. The Ocean State has built a reputation as a one-stop film studio. Among such notable filmmakers as Wes Anderson, Woody Allen and the Farrelly Brothers, and others who have made their films within the Ocean State, the independent horror and sci-fi fantasy genre is steadily becoming an industry standard for RI’s film community.
“Behind the Camera Lens,” will be hosted by Steven Feinberg (“Fortress,” “Peter York,” “Pell Grants: A Passion for Education”), Executive Director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office, the man behind the state’s high profile within the industry, and filmmaking professionals who have successfully made careers within the industry: Panelists: Kevin McCarthy, (“Fury: The Tales of Ronin Pierce”), Christina Raia (“Summit”), Tommy Denucci (“Almost Mercy”) and Shawn Quirk, RIIFF’s Programming Director.
The RWU Film Production Collaborative will host the free event.
A Vif | Guillaume Foresti, Director | 23 min. | France, 2014.
Beatrice and Laurent are a couple. Laurent mysteriously lost his senses, little by little. Gradually, he lost the taste and smell, and touch. But more worryingly, it only affects his perception of his wife. He wonders if the problem really comes from him...
Drink | Emily Moss Wilson, Director | 23 min. | USA, 2014.
DRINK is a sci-fi cautionary tale that follows Alice and her two sons, Clint and Billy, as they flee their home in the middle of the night. They arrive at an old desert motel, and it doesn't take long before Alice realizes she has a strange connection to this place. A tragedy of the past begins to reveal secret desires that could send Alice down a path of freedom or insanity.
Larry Gone Demon | Matt Lawrence, Director | 14 min. | USA, 2014. When three twenty-somethings must deal with the incorrigible and incredibly demonic Larry, they risk life and limb in an attempt to save the soul of their once-kind-and-unassuming friend while also procuring his five-hundred dollars in back rent. Black metal, excrement, Russian gangs, bowling priests, and aborted fetuses collide in this riotous horror-comedy.
Barow | Wade K. Savage, Director | 15 min. | Australia, 2014. A young woman training to be a forensic entomologist is forced to confront her dark past
Rose | Tom Stoddart, Director | 11 min. | United Kingdom, 2014. A widowed mother struggling to cope with her daughter's dark secret is offered help by a mysterious doctor, leading to devastating consequences.
Squeezebox | Directed by Sam Lerma | 21 min. | USA, 2015. A musician's ominous dreams intersect with reality after he buys a mysterious box with an appetite.