A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers
Jung Myung Kim, a photographer who has dedicated over 40 years to capturing wildflowers in Korea, shares his story of pursuing his passion for capturing flowers.
Documentary Shorts 2026: Program 1
RiverRun is an Academy Award-qualifying festival in the category of Documentary Shorts. This is one of two shorts blocks in competition, of which the winner may submit for Academy Awards consideration.
LIMITLESS Shorts
LIMITLESS: Stories Without Restraint features films made by, starring, and centered on people with visible and non-visible disabilities. These urgent, defiant worksdisrupt outdated narratives and assert inclusion as essential—not optional—to the future of storytelling.
School for Defectors
In an industrial area of Busan, South Korea sits the tiny Jangdaehyun School. It has just 20 students, all of whom are North Korean defectors. School for Defectors tells a joyful story of youth, inspiration, and our shared humanity.
Wave of Blue
Jung-woo, who dreams of becoming a professional swimmer, lives with his hearing-impaired mother, Jae-kyung. When he is given the opportunity to join the national training center, he falls into deep conflict, afraid of leaving his mother with a disability on her own.