The Big Hit
Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous …
Festival year: RIFF 2020
Calamity
1863, United States of America. 12-year-old Martha Jane and her family are headed West in large covered wagon train in search of a better life. After Martha Jane’s father is …
Echo
Iceland, Christmas time. As everyone prepares for the holidays, a peculiar atmosphere falls upon the country revealing emotions of both excitement and concern. In the middle of the countryside, an …
Martin Eden
When Martin falls in love with wealthy and well-educated Elena, he is caught between his dreams of rising above his humble origins to become a writer, his love for the …
On Time and Water
RIFF in partnership with Kabinett, Iceland Naturally and the National Nordic Museum in Seattle presents the world-premiere of Andri Snær Magnason’s new work ON TIME AND WATER. How do you …
Earth
Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans – with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people, in mines, quarries and at large construction sites, engaged in …
Last and First Men
What can we learn from the voice speaking to us from two billion years away? LAST AND FIRST MEN juxtaposes the seminal speculative science fiction story by Olaf Stapledon, a …
Instinct
In spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution. Nicoline, an experienced psychologist, starts a …
Collective / Colectiv
Investigative journalists uncover massive fraud in the Romanian health care system revealing the price of corruption and ultimately, the price of truth. In 2015, a fire at Bucharest’s Colectiv club …
Imagine the Earth is your Lover
The One Minutes Series ‘Imagine The Earth Is Your Lover’ is curated by Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens and creates a document of the ecosex movement. In the series of …
Wintopia
A box of tapes uncovered. A lifelong Utopian obsession. A daughter’s attempt to complete her father’s final film. Wintopia traces the enigmatic footsteps of renowned documentary filmmaker Peter Wintonick through …
