24th Annual RIFF Schedule

All times ARE in the Pacific daylight Time Zone (PDT)


Day 1: THURSDAY, April 9th - The BOX THEATER, RIVERSIDE

DOORS OPEN - 12:30 PM

FEATURE FILM - 12:45 PM

A WALK ALONG THE BORNE - Nick Igea

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS - 2:40 PM

1. MOBEY - Vrushali P. Sayam

2. GIFT - Yuichiro Nakada

3. UNIFORMED - Dan Biurrum

4. AN EXCESS BAGGAGE - Myriam Garcia Marienstras

5. AADI ANANTA - Ananta Dhungana

STUDENT ANIMATION SHORTS - 4:10 PM

Featuring a special highlight on Riverside City College

1. HUNGRY HOLLOW - Sarah Franny Ruyle

More to follow…

STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK ONE - 4:35 PM

1. VITA 2.0 - Vita Stoikova

2. YOU SHALL GO NO MORE - Raffaele Rossi

3. PURGATORY - Hwan-Su Kim

4. THE TALE OF A VILLAGE - Lusha Li

5. THE SILENT WHISPERS - Miranda Zhao

FEATURE FILM - 6:05 PM

BAAB - Nayla Al Khaja

Experimental & Surreal SHORTS -7:45 PM

1. IN THE LIGHT OF THE AFTERNOON - Emily Gross

2. ONE DAY THE SUN WILL ONLY SHINE FOR YOU. - Gjert Rognli

3. WHY DOGS HOWL - Sandi Johnson

4. THE MERMAIDS - Elena Viggiano

Featured Short - 8:25 PM

LET’S NOT RUIN THE PARTY BY TALKING ABOUT DEATH - Pia Andell

Doors close - 9:30 PM

End of Day 1


DAY 2: FRIDAY, april 10th - THE BOX THEATER, RIVERSIDE

DOORS OPEN - 12:30 PM

FEATURE FILM - 12:45 PM

CHIKZEEING - Rajendra Bagate & Vaibhav Kulkarni

ANIMATION SHORTS - 2:40 PM

  1. LUKAS NG DUGO - Annika Magbanua

  2. FANGIO: COURAGE OR DESTINY - Nicolas Pedro Villarreal

  3. IN HALF - Jorge Morais Valle

FEATURE FILM - 3:30 PM

DANCING ON THE EDGE - Reudi Leuthold & Beat Bieri

FEATURE Documentary - 4:40 PM

TEAM 28 - David Wittkower

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - 5:40 PM

CRACKING THE CODE: PHIL SHARP & THE BIOTECH REVOLUTION - Bill Haney

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - 7:20 PM

BEHIND THE BEARD: MAKING SANTA REAL - Brandon Rice

FEATURE FILM - 8:35 PM

GOING LONG - Vasilii Mozzhukhin

DOORS CLOSE - 10:00 PM

End of Day 2


DAY 3: SATURDAY, April 11th - The Box theater, Riverside

DOORS OPEN - 12:30 PM

FEATURE FILM - 12:45 PM

WHAT WE DREAMED OF THEN - Taylor Olson

STUDENT SHORTS BLOCK TWO - 2:30 PM

1. FRAMES - Han Chang

2. AN INESCAPABLE ESCAPE - Chloe Chen

3. SEE YOUR EYES - JiWon Song

4. LOVES ME NOT - Oscar Jimenez

5. CHICKEN RUN - Sang Feel Yook

SHORT DOCUMENTARIES - 3:40 PM

  1. RETURN: SAVING TURTLES - Ignacio Loera

  2. WHERE IS HOME? - Lamtiar Simorangkir

  3. MESSAGE FROM MY DAD - Patricia Bury Salier

  4. ROLLING FORWARD - Jackson Van Horn

SHORT FILMS BLOCK ONE - 5:05 PM

1. GRIND - Mark Apicella

2. 909 - Hunter Christy

3. KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS - Sam Tung

4. PATIENCE - Adrian Hernandez

5. YOGA GIRL - Kaitlyn Furey

6. DREAMER “SONADORA” - Juan Javier Aguirre

FEATURE FILM - 6:30 PM

INCUBATION - Joshua Land & Victor Fink

SOCIAL HOUR - 8:05

Snacks Provided

DOORS CLOSE - 9:15

End of Day 3


DAY 4: SUNDAY, April 12th - The Box theater, Riverside

DOORS OPEN - 12:30 PM

FEATURE FILM - 12:45

PLUCKED - Usher Morgan & Katie Vincent

SHORT FILMS BLOCK TWO -2:45 PM

1. ICE ICE BYE BYE - Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu

2. THE NOTEBOOK - Gerard Corporon

3. WHERE’S MY COFFEE CUP - Yehuda Sharim

4. FUEL - Noah Abel & Max Calzada

5. RIGHT ON! - Dave Rosas

6. FAITH AS A JACK SEED - Jose Gomez-Ambriz

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - 4:35 PM

LET US READ - Daniel Vital

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - 5:55 PM

OUR CITY, OUR AIRPORT - Andrew Lee

RIFF 24TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET - 7:45 PM

DOORS CLOSE - 9:45 PM

End of Festival