Ridgefield Independent Film Festival announces official selections for Riff No. 9

Ridgefield Independent Film Festival
Various locations, Ridgefield, Connecticut
May 16-19, 2024

Still from Ramona photo via Ridgefield Independent Film Festival
Still from Ramona photo via Ridgefield Independent Film Festival

The Ridgefield Independent Film Festival which presents its 9th Edition May 16-19, 2024 announced its OFFICIAL SELECTIONS at a Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting celebrating 9 years of RIFFing in Ridgefield, at Keeler Tavern Museum’s Garden House. RIFF also announced that all screenings for RIFF No. 9 will take place at The Prospector Theater who stepped up to host the festival this year as the sole screening venue for features and shorts, May 16-18. Ridgefield Guild of Artists, a new venue this year, will host a film installation during their spring show, May 18 – June 16;  Ridgefield Library will host a RIFF film stills gallery exhibit, May 1- 20; and longtime partner, Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center will once again host the Filmmakers’ Awards Brunch on Sunday, the 19th.

Official Selections are listed below:

TITLE DIRECTOR

A Chaplain’s Journey

Steven Havira

Be Nice To Fish

Samuel B Russell

Blue Hour

J.D Shields

Crookedfinger

Julia Halperin, Jason Cortlund

Cut

Saba Amiri, Peyman Ezzati

Cutter

Eden Wright

Don’t Be Dainty…It’s Derby

Alix Speyer Bacher

Dress Code

Grace Power

Excursion

Una Gunjak

FERN

Katherine Bourne Taylor, Mary Tilden

Harlem Fragments

Cameron Tyler Carr

His Truth is Marching On

Daniel Morrison

How To Paint a Peace Sign

Rick Gomez

It’s A Hollywood Life!

Laurie Valentina Gomez Acosta, Maya Weldon-Lagrimas

Jailhouse To Milhouse

Buddy Farmer

Kazhal

Ali Azhari

Look at Me

Taylor Olsen

Ministry of Surf

Collins Reagan

Not the Same Clarence

Brian Russell, Samuel B Russell

Penny

Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid

Pilea

David Jurmann

Portrait of Consumption

Gillian Fortin

Purgatory Jack

Brett Butler, Jason Butler

Ramona at Midlife

Brooke Berman

Rip My Heart Out

Nefeli Koutsouki

Shadow Acting

Lawrence LAW Watford

Sparkle

Kristen Wolf

The Island

MAHMUT TAÅž

The Lake

Sue Norton

The Last King

Ali Mashayekhi

The New Flesh

Rupert Jörg

The Orchestra Chuck Built

Christopher Stoudt

The Price of The Ticket

Karen Thorsen

The Sugar Maker

Ethan Isaac

Three A.M.

Karin Trachtenberg

Under the Willow Tree

Catherine Hassell

Upon Return

Devan Jordan, Emily Sedgwick

Water of Life

Sündüs Gören

Will You Remember Me?

Will Dowler

Please visit RIFF’s website https://www.riffct.org for more information.

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