Films

Among Wolves

Twenty years after the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to struggle, but in one small mountain town, an unorthodox leader has stepped up to help…
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Becoming Who I Was

In the sparsely populated Ladakh region of Northern India, an impoverished young boy is discovered to be the reincarnation of a high-ranking Tibetan monk. However,…
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Bee Nation

Kahkewistahaw First Nation Reserve is a world away from Toronto in so many ways, but for Grade 3 student William Kaysaywaysemat III it’s a journey…
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The Carter Effect

This film recently had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival which makes sense, given the entire film is about how one man managed…
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The Devil We Know

Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, a group of West Virginians take on the powerful DuPont corporation, the creators of Teflon,…
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Donkeyote

Manolo leads a simple life in Southern Spain and has two loves: his animals, in particular his donkey Gorrión (“Sparrow”), and wandering through nature. Against…
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Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King

Through personal interviews and in-depth study, Olympia Stone’s latest film immerses the viewer in the work of sculptor and stop-action animator Elizabeth King, who embarks…
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Far from the Tree

Based on the New York Times best-selling book by Andrew Solomon, Rachel Dretzin’s beautifully crafted documentary examines the experiences of families in which parents and…
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Father's Kingdom

Father Divine was born in poverty, the son of emancipated slaves. At his peak, he was one of America’s most controversial religious leaders. His movement,…
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Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Feminism seems to be the scariest word in the English language, but not for those who experienced the game-changing awakening that was the Women’s Movement…
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Generation Wealth

Generation Wealth is an investigative documentary researching the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen, captured by the lens of…
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The Gospel According to André

André Leon Talley has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t…
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The Guardians

A visually dazzling meditation on the delicate balance between human and nature, The Guardians elegantly melds the life cycle of the iconic monarch butterfly with…
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In Pursuit of Justice

Walking past Jacquetta Thomas’ lifeless body in September of 1991 changed Greg Taylor’s life–and North Carolina’s criminal justice system–forever. Out late partying with a friend,…
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Itzhak

From Schubert to Strauss and Bach to Brahms, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life–struggles that…
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The Judge

When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He…
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

The most influential movie mogul that you’ve never heard of, Alan Ladd, Jr., is known to friends and colleagues simply as Laddie. He is also…
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Maynard

Raised in the segregated American South, Maynard Jackson, Jr. became the first black mayor of a major southern city, Atlanta, in 1973. The father and…
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Minding the Gap

Set against the backdrop of the blue collar town of Rockford, Illinois, this seemingly innocuous skateboarding documentary turns into so much more as we delve…
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North Carolina Shorts 1--Documentary

Films screening in this program of short documentary works include: Abby the Spoon Lady Driven Blind Gays for Trump The Maestro Princess Warrior Regrowth Strange…
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Opuntia

In 1528, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca crossed the Gulf of Mexico on a raft made of melted armor and slaughtered horses. Over the next…
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The Other Side of Everything

For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother’s apartment in Belgrade has kept her family separated from their past for over 70…
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Phantom Cowboys

Part time capsule, part folk song, and nearly a decade in the making, Phantom Cowboys follows three teenage boys as they approach adulthood in vastly…
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The Power of Glove

The Power of Glove is a documentary that chronicles the history and legacy of the Power Glove, a 1989 Nintendo controller that promised to forever…
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Precious Images

Precious Images, directed by 2018 Master of Cinema honoree Chuck Workman, is a breathtaking short film featuring approximately 470 half-second-long splices of movie moments through the…
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RBG

At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon…
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Rodents of Unusual Size

After decades of hurricanes and oil spills, the bayous of Louisiana face a new environmental threat–hordes of monstrous, 20-pound swamp rats. Known as nutria, these…
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multifaceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. And…
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Saving Brinton

In a farmhouse basement on the Iowa countryside, eccentric collector Mike Zahs makes a remarkable discovery: the showreels of the man who brought moving pictures…
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Silas

Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman’s commanding film profiles the life of Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and a symbol of…
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Stumped

Will Lautzenheiser was a year into a promising relationship and had just landed his dream teaching job when he visited the hospital for what he…
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Time Trial

Time Trial is an immersive film using innovative techniques to capture the very essence of professional cycling. The film takes audiences through every element of…
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What Is Cinema?

Following a screening of two of his seminal films, join RiverRun in a conversation with 2018 Master of Cinema honoree Chuck Workman, the esteemed Academy…
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The World Before Your Feet

For over six years, and for reasons he can’t explain, Matt Green has been walking every block of every street in New York City–a journey…
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