REIFF Opening Night - Film Block A

Opening Block of Films for REIFF 2024. After Party to Follow. 

SHIFT Narrative Feature | USA | 1 hr 23 min (Kentucky Director)

Tom, a Steve Buscemi type with less drive, takes the night shift job at Your Storage in Chicago armed with security monitors, lackluster wit, a late night radio DJ, and his trusty office chair Grace Kelly, but the usually easy gig takes a mysterious turn when one of the regulars, Mrs. Jones, lures an unsuspecting man into her unit - a man that Tom never sees again.

AFTER THE FLOOD Documentary Short| USA | 24m (Louisville, KY)

In the wake of historic climate disasters Kentuckians of color and their allies come together to support impacted community members, and cultivate the joy and diversity in Appalachian culture to inspire and facilitate change. The land, as well as the history of residents of color, are eroding away. Our goal is to not only preserve, but to give a platform for impacted residents to tell their stories, and in turn inspire viewers to elicit government action to heal and revitalize the land and community.

WINDOW TREATMENT Documentary Short | USA | 10m (Lexington, Kentucky)

The long-standing American military occupation of Okinawa is poetically explored in this essay film about an elderly man receiving new windows.