Rhode Island International Film Festival

It’s the final day of screenings at the festival, and what a ride it’s been! 🎥✨ Which film are you excited to catch before we wrap up RIIFF 2024?

Let us know your favorites from the week and what you’re looking forward to today! 👇

As we continue rolling through Day 5 of , the films just keep getting better! 🎥 Which ones have captured your heart, and what’s next on your watchlist today?

Let’s keep the festival spirit alive! 🍿✨

Day 5 of is here, and we’re ready for another round of incredible screenings! 🎬 What’s been your favorite film so far, and what are you most excited to watch today? Let us know in the comments! 👇✨

Join us today at Johnson & Wales University for a special event with renowned storyteller Len Cabral and filmmaker 🎬 Get an exclusive sneak peek of their upcoming documentary, followed by a package of short films curated by RIIFF. Don’t miss out on this unique experience!

Day 4 is here, and it’s packed with must-see films! 🎬✨ Whether you’re into gripping dramas, thought-provoking documentaries, or out-of-this-world sci-fi, there’s something for everyone.

Which screenings are you excited to catch today?

Reliving the magic of opening night! ✨ From the red carpet to the big screen, these moments set the tone for an unforgettable week at 🎬

What’s been your favorite part of the festival so far?

Day 3 of is here! 🎬 Today’s screenings are packed with incredible films. Which one are you most excited to see? Let us know! 👇

Day 2 is here! 🎬✨ Slide to see today’s screenings featuring short docs and the hauntingly beautiful ‘Moments of the Uncanny’ at the RISD Museum.

Which one are you excited to watch? Let us know 👇

It’s all smiles at as we count down the days! 😊 We can’t wait to share more smiles and unforgettable moments with you at this year’s festival.

See you soon! 🎬✨

Flickers is thrilled to include “Satisfaction,” directed by Bailey Tom Bailey in RIIFF 2024!

Set in Georgian England, Satisfaction follows a society lady who raises her pistol to duel with her aristocratic mentor over a grave insult.

Flickers is excited to welcome “Human, not human,” directed by Natan Castay into RIIFF 2024!

Otto spends night and day blurring faces on Google Street-view for a cent each. It’s the kind of work he and his friends around the world can find on the Amazon Mechanical Turk, the crowd-working platform.Alongside his friends, Otto sinks into a robotic world that raise the question of humanity.

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Presenting this year’s Rhode Island International Film Festival! Get ready to be captivated by the new voices of independent film from August 6-11, 2024 🌟🎥

Don’t miss out on experiencing the magic of cinema. Grab your tickets now at the link in our bio 🎟️✨

Flickers is proud to feature “Diane Warren: Relentless”, directed by Bess Kargman, in RIIFF 2024!

Diane Warren, a prolific songwriter with an unparalleled track record of writing mega-hits for industry giants, emerges as a force to be reckoned with in Diane Warren: Relentless. Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is responsible for the soundtrack of our lives.
In this intimate documentary, filled with Diane’s signature humor, audiences get a rarely seen glimpse into Diane’s life and underdog journey to where she is today.

Flickers is happy to announce that “From This Small Place”, directed by Taimi Arvidson, has been accepted into RIIFF 2024!

In this documentary, a six-year-old Rohingya boy named Hossain fills his days with grand adventure while growing up in the world’s biggest refugee camp. The crisis around him grows increasingly dangerous and he must grapple with the complexities of an unfair world for the first time in his young life.

Flickers is excited to feature “Madam”, directed by Kacie Anning, Madeleine Sami, and Peter Salmon, at RIIFF 2024!

Mack Leigh lives in small-town New Zealand with her husband Rob and their two sons. What was meant to be a short visit became permanent thanks to the free healthcare for their disabled son. When Mack discovers Rob’s been seeing a s*x worker, she’s surprisingly not angry but inspired. After all, s*x work is legal in New Zealand, and her marriage has lacked intimacy for years.
Always a renegade and a bit of an entrepreneur, Mack learns the only brothel in town is run by a do*****ag. With no money and no experience, she decides to open her own “feminist, ethical brothel.”

Flickers is happy to announce that “Lost Nation”, directed by Jay Craven, will be featured in RIIFF 2024!

Set against the sprawling turbulence of the northern frontier, “Lost Nation” captures an indelible moment that illuminates the complexity and power of the American Dream – and the challenge to fulfill the promise of the American Revolution.

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Flickers is excited to welcome “FISHMONGER,” directed by Neil Ferron into RIIFF 2024!

In this supernatural dark comedy, a pathetic Irish fishmonger must survive a s*x pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother’s soul from burning in hell.

Flickers is thrilled to welcome “Escape Attempt,” directed by Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro into RIIFF 2024!

A soldier escaping a WWII concentration camp finds himself on an unknown planet in a distant future only to discover a frozen gulag controlled by a brutal alien race.
Based on the science fiction novella “Escape Attempt” by the iconic science fiction writers, the Strugatsky Brothers.

RIIFF is excited to include “Golden Garden Takeout”, directed by Maggie Wong, at this year’s fest!

A nosy Chinese American mother, Judy Li, investigates whether her teenage daughter, Steph, has a secret boyfriend...

Flickers is pleased to announce the acceptance of “Fish Out of Water”, directed by Francesca Scorsese, into RIIFF 2024!

Lexi, a struggling young mom, has an opportunity to reconnect with her estranged family after she’s approached by her now-sober father with news of her mother‘s failing health.

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RIIFF is excited to share that “Lock It Up”, directed by Laura Colella, has been accepted into RIIFF 2024!

On a film set with a troubled director, ripples become waves that throw the whole crew off course. Will they find their way, or is individualism the enemy of collective action? Witness action-packed inaction in action!

Flickers is thrilled to welcome “Like All The Others,” directed by Max Bommas into RIIFF 2024!

Willi Langner, who, in the face of the ending Second World War refuses sacrificing himself for the madness of National Socialism. However, he’s trapped in a bunker which has to be defended against the Soviets together with a comrade and a commander loyal to the regime. Willi has to think of something if he wants to get out alive. When he comes face to face with the Red Army, handcuffed to a machine gun, all hope seems lost.

Flickers is excited to include “Root Note,” directed by Guy Larsen in RIIFF 2024!

Four starving plants scavenge to exist on the edge of an arid slate mine. Then they discover something that gives them purpose and allows them to thrive - jazz music. Root Note is a story of finding your passion in a conforming world.

Flickers is proud to announce that “Dangerous Romance”, directed by Daisy Jacobs, will be featured in RIIFF 2024!

PG is addicted to romantic novels.
Lost in dreams of wild s*x and rescue, her days fly by, unseized, unlived. Who will save her from this dangerous romance?

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Flickers is happy to feature “Bits”, directed by Lilliya Scarlett Reid, in RIIFF 2024!

“Bits” is a story of a young woman in small town Montana who catches the attention of a serial killer on the hunt. When his pursuit ends abruptly, the young woman is overcome with rejection. Pining for closure, she struggles to untangle feelings of neglect and desire.

Flickers is delighted to include “Humantis,” directed by Paris Baillie in RIIFF 2024!

Humantises are masters of deception. But can they hide from change? When one Humantis unexpectedly goes through a physical transformation, it struggles to adapt and grow into its new self.

Flickers is excited to include “Ess*x girls,” directed by Yero Timi-Biu in RIIFF 2024!

This coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Ess*x. Navigating adolescence in Benfleet, Ess*x hasn’t been straightforward for British-Nigerian Bisola. She’s done her best to fit in, but even her two best friends Charlie & Saffron, who love her to bits, seem to be understanding her less and less recently. However, after an incident at her high school shunts her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year - the gorgeous, irrepressible Ashlee, who is everything Bisola wishes she could be - Bisola is plunged into a journey of discovering a whole new side of herself.

Flickers is excited to include “Gastro Gods,” directed by Philipp Straetker in RIIFF 2024!

“Gastro Gods” tells the story of F***y, a washed-up restaurateur, who has to compete with her celebrity chef brother Gunnar to take over their father’s world-famous restaurant. The situation seems hopeless until delivery driver Leila steps into her life. Leila herself was once a talented chef and has some unfinished business with the egomaniacal Gunnar.