April 27-May 3, 2020

This Year's Program Celebrates the Power of Art and Culture in Affecting Positive Change

15th Annual event takes place April 27-May 3rd in collaboration with Roger Williams University. Highlights include major international shorts and features, and documentaries and a celebration of the arts.

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• Program Below Subject to Change •

MONDAY, APRIL 27th

5:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

This program is presented by the RWU Hawk's Herald and is a free event.

6:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

OSCAR NOMINATED LIVE ACTION AND ANIMATED SHORTS

Moderated by Shawn Quirk, Program Director of the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film
Festival

• Plus a Sneak Peak of a world premiere short that may be a potential nominee for 2020!

TUESDAY, APRIL 28th

2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

3:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

5:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

PROGRAM FIVE

THE SPRING 2020 FILM/SPEAKER SERIES ON THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE

HOW WE SEE OURSELVES…

Introduced by Adjunct Professor George T. Marshall

7:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

PROGRAM SIX
OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29th:

5:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

PROGRAM SEVEN
THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE: MEMORIES NEVER DIE
Documentary and Narrative Film Screenings with Director's Discussion

7:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

PROGRAM EIGHT
SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

THURSDAY, APRIL 30th:

5:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café

Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

This program is presented by the RWU Hawk's Herald and is a free event.

6:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

DREAMS, FANTASY & IMAGINATION: SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

8:00 p.m.
WSBE - RI PBS, Broadcast: Channel 36
• Cox 08 / 1008HD
• Verizon FiOS (RI) 08 / 508HD / (MA) 18 / 518 HD
• Full Channel 08 Comcast in Southern MA *Various / 819 HD,
• DirecTV 36 | DISH Network 36
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

doubleFEATURE (weekly TV anthology series)
This week on doubleFEATURE, we journey through three powerful and complicated short films, including “Frame 394” by Candian director Rich Williamson; “LAST DOOR SOUTH” by director Sacha Feiner of Belgium and France; and “Father’s Day Breakfast” by American director Natalie Simpkins.

Each week, “doubleFEATURE,” the 60-minutes series on RI PBS, presents award-winning short films that have premiered at the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) over the past 20 years along with topical industry interviews.

8:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

FRIDAY, MAY 1st

2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

3:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

6:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

6:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES

7:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

SATURDAY, MAY 2nd

2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

IT’S A COMPLEX WORLD

4:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

NAVIGATING LIFE: THE WORLD IN FOCUS

7:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

SUNDAY, MAY 3rd

2:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

PROGRAM TWENTY-ONE

THE STORIES WE TELL. THE STORIES WE SHAREnd Narrative Film Screenings with

Documentary Film Screenings with Director's Discussion

4:15 p.m.

Location: Virtual Café
Roger Williams University

One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
THIS IS A FREE EVENT

THE STORIES WE TELL. THE STORIES WE SHARE – PART II

All programming for the Festival has been produced by students in the Curation and Film Production Class that includes:

Elias Bakas, Samuel Bartoes, Owen Bearer, Cameron Bortolussi, Luke Brennan, Sarah Coleman, Benjamin, Crawley, Matthew Fernandes, Williams Guido, Jordan Hawkes, Robert Libertini, Chloe Noyes, Gavin Okun, Molly Ortiz, Sara Osborne, Tyler Porter, Mariah Richards, Makenzie Rose, Paul Schnadig, Leia Stone, Jordan Sweenie, Angeli Tillet and Cullen Zurcher.

ABOUT ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY:

Roger Williams University located in Bristol, R.I. is a leading independent, coeducational university with programs in the liberal arts and the professions, where students become community- and globally-minded citizens. With 42 academic majors, an array of co-curricular activities and study abroad opportunities on six continents, RWU is an opencommunity dedicated to the success of students, commitment to a set of corevalues and providing a world-class education above all else. In the last decade, the University has achieved unprecedented successes including recognition as one of the best colleges in the nation by Forbes, a College of Distinction by Student Horizons, Inc. and as both a best college in the Northeast and one of the nation’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review. For more information, go to: www.rwu.edu.

ABOUT FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:

The Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), has secured its place in the global community as the portal for the best in international independent cinema, earning the respect of domestic and foreign filmmakers, filmgoers and trend watchers. Ranked as one of the top 10 Festivals in the United States, RIIFF is a qualifying festival for the Live Action, Documentary and Animation Short Academy Awards through its affiliation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Canadian Screen Awards, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). There are only 10 film festivals worldwide that share this distinction and RIIFF is the only festival in New England. The Festival takes place every August.

For more information about the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, running August 4-9, 2020 at The Vets (formerly Veterans Memorial Auditorium), please visit call 401.861.4445.

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