Niagara
Our Film Noir Friday screening this year is the wonderful 1953 Technicolor thriller starring Marilyn Monroe as Rose Loomis, a femme fatale plotting to murder her older, jealous husband, George, while vacationing at Niagara Falls. The plot intensifies when another couple becomes entangled in the couple’s dangerous, deceitful, and turbulent relationship.
Nip
An addict on a late night cigarette run gets himself in an awkward position.
North Carolina Shorts 2026: Program 3: Winston Stories
Sponsored by Reel South and Nelson Mullins. RiverRun is pleased to be affiliated with Reel South. Reel South SHORTS, the digital hive of the PBS series Reel South, showcases the best in Southern short-form and is built on partnerships with the South’s regional film festivals.
Nuisance Bear
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
Ogun Oru
A divorced and weary military veteran fights to protect her young son from a ruthless sleep demon.
Oh Solo Violet
As the line between memory and reality begins to blur, Violet’s ex begins appearing in ways she can’t explain…or escape.
On Guard
An unstable fencer invites her biggest competition to an after hours duel.
Once Upon a Wetland
As restrictions tighten across the country, Durham, North Carolina preps for the annual Beaver Queen Pageant: a campy, un-beaver-lievable celebration of LGBTQIA activism, environmental conservation, and outrageous critter cosplay.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six
In a strict boarding school, MiaoMiao’s quiet longing unfolds through a box of chocolate, where desire and control begin to dissolve.
Other Houses
Immigrant Radka Winslow must choose between the American Dream or living a creative life back in Bulgaria. Other Houses tells the poetic and funny story of Radka’s life-changing summer of choices.
Over Your Dead Body
A dysfunctional married couple retreats to a secluded cabin to repair their relationship, but each secretly plots to murder the other. Starring Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, and Juliette Lewis, this film just premiered at SXSW in March.
Papertown
While this film is listed in our program guide, as of Monday, April 13, Papertown is no longer playing at RiverRun 2026.
Pescador
Parallel stories of two American siblings in Costa Rica, one a marine biologist searching for a mythical sea creature and the other her shipwrecked brother whom a fisherman has taken in as his new son.