Films

After All

After all is said and done, all that is left are memories. A man cleans out his childhood home while he remembers conversations from the…
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Afterwork

We are all condemned to work and repeat the same empty routines. Can we ever reach that eternal carrot at the end of the stick?…
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Animated Shorts 1

Films screening in this program of short animated works include: After All Extinguished KCLOC Late Afternoon Liv Phototaxis Poles Apart Sog Toys Two Balloons Weekends…
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Animated Shorts 2

Films in the program of short animated works include: Afterwork Between Sand and Tides Carlotta’s Face Darrel The Driver Is Red Late Season Lotte that…
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Between Sand and Tides

An exhausted girl travels across an endless desert to look for new hope, all the while trying to deal with her irascible anteater. This film…
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Carlotta's Face

As a child, Carlotta didn’t expect the people around her to have faces. She even doesn’t recognize her own face. Years later, she learns about…
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Darrel

Glances are exchanged in the metro. How many opportunities have you let slip by? Darrel will do everything possible to not let this one escape…
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Don't Walk

Inside the pedestrian signal, a man wants nothing more than to walk. But then he meets someone who wants something much different, and things get…
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The Driver Is Red

Set in Argentina in 1960, this true crime documentary follows the story of secret agent Zvi Aharoni as he hunts down one of the highest…
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Extinguished

In a world where flames represent love, it’s easy for your heart to get burned. This film screens as part of the Animated Shorts 1…
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The Fallen Swan

A baby swan discovers its potential to escape out of a well, and must overcome its fear and doubt to succeed. This film screens as…
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Garden Party

In the rich villa they inhabit, frogs explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts. In this film, nominated for Best Animated Short Film at…
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Good Boy

A hopeful man goes on a blind date with the woman of his dreams, expecting to have the best night of his life. Things seem…
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Hypertrain

On a train trip through spatial and temporal dimensions, a traveler suddenly comes across himself and a mischievous cat. This film screens as part of…
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KCLOC

A selection of brief interviews provide the voices for ten meticulously designed CGI clock characters, in a variety of real-world settings, as they respond to…
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Late Afternoon

Emily finds herself disconnected from the world around her. She drifts back through her memories to relive different moments from her life. Emily must look…
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Late Season

An elderly couple seem to have lost their affection for one another. One day at the beach, after falling asleep, something incredible happens–something that rekindles…
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Lion Dance

It’s love at first sight for Jian and Ayumi during the city’s annual Lion Dance–but will they be able to find each other during the…
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The Little Giraffe

A hungry little giraffe needs the help of a friend to reach the tasty leaves at the top of the tree. This film screens as…
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Liv

Instead of sitting around waiting for death, Liv goes back to her roots to live out the rest of her days in the wild. This…
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Lotte that Silhouette Girl

This film tells the tale of one of animation’s biggest influencers, Lotte Reiniger. Despite her monumental achievements within the field, she remains a footnote in…
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Love on the Balcony

A crotchety old man does what he can to break up his oppressively lovey-dovey neighbors. This film screens as part of the Saturday Morning Cartoons…
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Lovestreams

A story of net-cross’d lovers. This film screens as part of the Animated Shorts 2 block of films
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Miner Difficulties

Two very different robot miners left behind by their spaceships must work together to escape the planet before a meteor hits. This film screens as…
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Mosquito: The Bite of Passage

A mosquito on her first hunting trip with her mother tries to confess that she doesn’t like blood. This film screens as part of the…
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Mulan -- FREE Bailey Park screening!

Join us at Bailey Park in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter for a free outdoor screening of the 20th anniversary of both RiverRun and the Disney classic Mulan.…
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Odd One Out

Flipper, a 2D penguin chick, was somehow born into a 3D world filled with 3D penguins. Being different, Flipper struggles to find a place in…
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Party Mouth

A dubstep soundtrack and a talking toothbrush teach children how to brush their teeth. This film screens as part of the Saturday Morning Cartoons block…
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Phototaxis

Phototaxis uses exquisite pastel-on-paper palimpsest animation to illustrate the parallels between Mothman, a prophetic and demonized creature in West Virginia lore, and Narcotics Anonymous, the…
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Poles Apart

In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naive Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her…
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The Puppy Trials

Written by 3rd grader Claire Hartman, The Puppy Trials is the story of an old abandoned German Shepherd teaching a group of puppies how to…
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Saturday Morning Cartoons

Each year RiverRun presents our own version of Saturday Morning Cartoons to our young audiences. We search high and low for the best new animated shorts that we…
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Sog

After an enormous flood, fish are left stranded in the tops of old trees. In danger of drying out they scream sharply, and the inhabitants…
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Sunny and Gerd in Spring Cleaning

A whistle blows, signalling break time. Things go from zero to chaos when Sunny finds himself in a tight spot and Gerd has to rescue…
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Supernova

When a little boy’s late night viewing of his favorite space adventure videotape is cut short by a scolding from his mom, he channels the…
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Tête à Tête

A young woman visits her family. Over the weekend tensions flare, whilst technology provides an easy respite. As Kerri’s gaze shifts from the screen, she…
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Toys

In 1930s farm country, a father wants a son, but he gets a little girl. He tries to toughen her up by giving her toys…
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Train to Peace

The sound of the Berlin subway takes a stranger back to the history of his country–Iraq–where peace is rare and happiness only comes as a…
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Two Balloons

Two adventurous lemurs navigate their handmade dirigibles halfway around the world to return to each other, though happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion.…
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Undiscovered

Sasquatch has always remained elusive in photos–but not for the reasons we think. This film screens as part of the Saturday Morning Cartoons block of…
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Unexpected Discoveries

A young fellow stumbles upon an ordinary flashlight that allows him to explore other places. Unexpected Discoveries reminds us to always be present. You never…
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The Wayward Kite

A little kite breaks its tether, fleeing to the city for a dream. The setbacks it faces make it grow, change, and realize its real…
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Weekends

A young boy is shuffled between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal, dreamlike moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken family…
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Wishing Box

A pirate and his sidekick monkey finally find a treasure box after years of sailing, and the box can make all your wishes come true–if…
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The Wishing Cranes

When an orphaned paper boy fails to spend time with his lighthearted younger sister, she makes a wish by folding his papers into a thousand…
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