Amarelo Banana
After another night of insomnia, a man comes across a strange community living in his building and discovers the elaborate illusion they have created.
Angelique
A narcissistic Broadway actress returns to her hometown under mysterious circumstances. She runs into a childhood friend and, much to her annoyance, they spend an afternoon together.
Animated Shorts 2026: Program One
RiverRun is an Academy Award-qualifying festival in the category of Animated Shorts, meaning the winner in this category may submit for Academy Awards consideration.
Animated Shorts 2026: Program Two
RiverRun is an Academy Award-qualifying festival in the category of Animated Shorts, meaning the winner in this category may submit for Academy Awards consideration. Sponsored by Zaloo’s Canoes.
Animation on Screen: A Conversation with UNCSA Animation and Forsyth Tech Digital Effects and Animation Technology
Delve into the craftsmanship and innovative approaches that embody contemporary animation and digital effects. Panelists will discuss training, emerging tools, and career opportunities in the animation filmmaking industry.
Anorgasmia (a.k.a. All the Things We Do to Survive)
Two lost souls in search of a volcano.
At Night
In the midst of war, a man watches his beloved one by lighting the three matches he has left. Then, in the pitch darkness, a forest grows from their lovemaking and protects them from the war.
Back on Track
After a random shooting left him paralyzed at age 18, Chris Rivera rediscovered life through his love of basketball. 20 years later, he leads the Triad Trackers, redefining success beyond wins and losses.
Beat the Lotto
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery, people began to dream. But mathematician Stefan Klincewicz noticed a flaw in the game and attempted to fix the draw, causing an extraordinary public battle with the Lotto that divided the nation. Who will win in the end?
Because Today is Saturday
It’s Saturday, and a woman struggles with the difficulty of reconciling her home life and her need to escape.
Beetle Summer
A young girl who lives in the countryside of Japan is raising a rhino beetle for beetle fights in order to gain friends. But before then she needs to train and nurture it.
Behind the Lens: BIPOC Voices in Documentary Film
What does it take to build a sustainable career as a BIPOC documentary filmmaker in the American South? In this dynamic panel conversation, three documentary filmmakers will share candid insights from their journeys working across the region.
Blackout
It’s the Eid holiday. We’re in an apartment building that is owned and lived in by three generations of a very conservative family. When the elderly grandfather gets sick, his daughters believe that his illness is because of bad luck brought on by a young woman who rents an apartment in the building.
Blu’s
Growing up freely in harmony with nature, witnessing her beautiful environment being swallowed up by industrialisation, Blu decides to fight for the wildlife, meadows, rivers, and trees before they disappear completely.
Born to Lose
When a small-time dealer loses his father and gets in deep with a dangerous crime boss, he must rebuild his father’s vintage motorcycle and find redemption with the help of an aging veteran before his debts destroy him.