2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Death Do Us Part, directed by Abigail Ory and David Chávez-Grant, co-written by Masha Strasburger
Article Written By Marina Muradian
Set against the backdrop of…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Animalia, directed by Marius Rolfsvåg
Article Written By Marina Muradian
In the short Animalia, director Marius Rolfsvåg imagines a post-apocalyptic world where nature has reclaimed…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Afterburn, directed by David Cordon
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
In his work Afterburn, David Cordon breaks down the difficult process of grief and how…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Father Spencer, directed by Hudson Shelton
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
Hudson Shelton, in his piece Father Spencer, captures his interpretation of the essence of…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: ÉCLATS, written by Lorette Nyssen
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
Lou finds herself feeling trapped in a medical center while recovering from her struggles due…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: ÉCLATS, directed by Maéva Chazalon
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
Lou finds herself feeling trapped in a medical center while recovering from her struggles due…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: A Flash and How It Lasts, written and directed by Zhihao Hu
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
Zhihao Hu's A Flash and How It Lasts…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: HIDE & SEEK, written and directed by Fatah Minoobakhsh
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
In the film HIDE & SEEK, writer and director Fatah Minoobakhsh…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Tomorrow, written and directed by Christian Meola
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
In this fun and emotionally pondering short, Christian Meola's Tomorrow explores the evolving…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Geronto, written by Christopher Sherwood
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
Basing the writing off of his personal experience, Christopher Sherwood in the film Geronto tells…
2026 RIIFF Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Geronto, Directed by Mark Pluck
Article Written By Roman Olavarria
Mark Pluck's Geronto tells the story of a supposed-to-be one time encounter that turns into…
RIIFF Filmmaker 2026 Spotlight Series: A Little Death, Directed by Leto Meade & Jonathan Rockefeller
Article Written By Anastasia Tunberg
The film A Little Death, based on Nicholas Gurewitch’s novel,…