REIFF Block B

ULTIMATE CITIZENS Documentary Feature | USA | 52m

In ULTIMATE CITIZENS, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, and due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place out of the building and on a playing field with “his kids,” the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of their own struggles to make a living and a home in a strange land. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who is the first to show that "love wins" on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country - one kid, chicken, extreme mile and friend at a time.

EMERALD CITY Narrative Short | USA | 21m

Two young men cross paths on the back roads of the American Southwest and despite their different backgrounds, find common ground along the Border.

Emerald City is an lgbtqia+ story of two young men: one who has aged out of foster care where he was placed after his parents were deported and the other on his way to join the border patrol. Each isolated in their own way, both seek a sense of community, of belonging, and meet on the back roads of the American Southwest, where they develop a tentative friendship that gradually becomes more.

BUILT DIFFERENT Documentary Short | USA | 40m

11-year-old, Paige Calendine, was born without legs and competes at state and national competitions against "normal" bodied kids in both archery and in gymnastics. Paige's mom, Heidi, says that Paige is BUILT DIFFERENT, not because of her disability, but based on her inordinate determination and courage. The people in small town, Zanesville, OH, rally to support Paige's dreams.