Films With Class Shorts Program – Elementary School 2026
DIRECTOR(S):
Sarah Schulz, Christopher Schmier; Gordon LePage; Alissa Fagin; Aidan McAteer; Alex Z. Avila; Jared Callahan; Danny Bourque; Rajesh PK SYNOPSIS:
Teaching through film. RiverRun recognizes the unique and critical role arts education plays in reaching students both inside and outside the classroom. Through our free education program, Films With Class, we present free screenings of carefully curated films for area students at the Festival each spring.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A.
Films with Class is sponsored by
Patty & Malcolm Brown in honor of Jane McKim
Presented in Multiple Parts
Something Greater Than You
A pair of feuding raccoons, having found shelter from a winter storm, receive an unexpected guest....
9 min | Gordon LePage | USA | North Carolina | English
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Sound & Color
Sound & Color is a 15-minute documentary about an artist with sound-to-color synesthesia as she collaborates w...
15 min | Alissa Fagin | USA | North Carolina | English
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The Cloud Herder
An aging herder protects her flock of clouds from an oncoming storm....
7 min | Aidan McAteer | Ireland | North Carolina | N/A
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The Apricot
The Apricot tells the story of a 10-year-old boy and his first summer working on the family's apricot farm. Th...
10 min | Alex Z. Avila | Mexico | North Carolina | English, Spanish
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Like Father
A poignant look at the work of renowned children's author Richard Scarry as his son carries on the family lega...
8 min | Jared Callahan | Austria | North Carolina | English
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Sunspark
While scavenging for spare parts, a lonely robot discovers someone who desperately needs his help....
11 min | Danny Bourque | USA | North Carolina | N/A
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Blu’s
Growing up freely in harmony with nature, witnessing her beautiful environment being swallowed up by industria...
10 min | Rajesh Pk | India | North Carolina | N/A
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