REIFF - Block A

THEY WON’T LET US BE ANGELS Narrative Short | USA | 7m (Paducah,KY)

This hip hop musical short was the 2022 Best Film Winner of the Paducah 48 Hour Film Project - A scientist on the run tracks down a conspiracy that saw him framed for the murder of his colleague.

PALEFACE Narrative Short | USA | 9m (Hopkinsville, KY)

A merciless outlaw discovers blood money has its own price as he comes face to face with a supernatural vigilante.

165 MILES: CATASTROPHE IN KENTUCKY Documentary Short | USA | 44m (Western Kentucky)

On December 10, 2021, one of the longest tracked tornadoes in U.S. history ripped a twisted trail of death and destruction 165 miles long through Western Kentucky. Dozens were killed but somehow hundreds in the path survived. These are some of the stories that will be shared for generations.

SHAWNEE SHOWDOWN Documentary Short | USA | 59m (Southern Illinois)

“Keep the Forest Standing” - During the late 1980s and the1990s, a small, dedicated group of activists fought on the ground and in the courts to stop clearcutting, oil and gas drilling, and ATV use in the Shawnee National Forest located in Southern Illinois. They won the support of their community and the struggle in court. 17-years later, the injunction was lifted by the court, and the Forest Service resumed logging. Will our Illinois treasure be despoiled? How do we keep the forest standing?