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• RiverRun Retro presents Invasion of the Body Snatchers with special guest Veronica Cartwright!

  December 11, 2019
  

  RiverRun Retro welcomes actress Veronica Cartwright for two screenings of a true January chiller, the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, dubbed by Pauline Kael in The New Yorker as a picture that “may be the best film of its kind ever made.” Cartwright joins us to discuss her career and the film at screenings on January 10 at 7:00 PM at Hanesbrands Theatre in Winston-Salem and January 11 at 5:00 PM at RED Cinemas in Greensboro.

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• Why Give Fruitcake When You Can Give Film?

  November 27, 2019
  

  RiverRun ticket vouchers make the perfect holiday gift for that special film lover or for yourself! A RiverRun Sampler gives you 10 film tickets for the price of 9 with none of those pesky ticket fees. The sampler is redeemable toward 2020 Festival film or gala tickets, and you’ll receive a FREE RiverRun Merchandise Voucher, good for $10 toward merchandise purchases during RiverRun 2020.  

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• Hoops Africa screening 12/5 at Marketplace Cinemas

  November 20, 2019
  

  North Carolina filmmaker Taylor Sharp joins us for a screening of his documentary Hoops Africa, a collection of stories that celebrates the past, present, and future of basketball in Africa, spotlighting the sport’s impact on society and its development on the continent. From the dreams of a young Zimbabwean player to honoring the NBA legends who paved the way before him, this film journeys through the growth of the game in Africa.

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• The First Rainbow Coalition--FREE Indie Lens Pop-up screenings 11/14 and 12/3!

  November 13, 2019
  

  The next installment in our Indie Lens Pop-up series of free community screenings is fast approaching! The film is The First Rainbow Coalition, and will be shown twice in the area. The first screening will be Thursday, November 14 at the Yadkinville Arts Council’s lovely Willingham Theater, with a 7:00 pm start time. A second screening will be presented in downtown Winston-Salem on Tuesday, December 3rd, at the newly renovated Forsyth County Central Public Library, beginning at 6:00 p.m. 

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• Decade of Fire -- FREE Indie Lens Pop-up screening 10/15!

  October 11, 2019
  

  On Tuesday, October 15, RiverRun kicks off its 2019-2020 Indie Lens Pop-up series of free community screenings with the film Decade of Fire. Co-presented by the Forsyth County Central Public Library, the film begins at 6:00 p.m. and will be followed by a panel discussion with guests including Allen Joines, Mayor of Winston-Salem; James Perry, President and CEO of the Urban League of Winston-Salem; George Redd, Director of Program Services for Habitat for Humanity of Winston-Salem; and Dr. Keith Vareen, Pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Kernersville.

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• RiverRun Arts presents Fiddlin' on 9/25 and 10/4!

  September 12, 2019
  

  We are delighted to be traveling to a pair of fantastic arts and live music venues in offering two screenings of the film Fiddlin’. The first screening will be on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, presented in partnership with Winston-Salem’s own The Ramkat! Doors for that screening are at 7 PM, and the film will start at 7:30 PM. Advance tickets are for sale at The Ramkat’s box office, as well as online here.

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• RiverRun presents “The Best of the 2019 Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project” on 9/12!

  September 3, 2019
  

  RiverRun International Film Festival, a sponsor of the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, will present “The Best of the 2019 Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project” at Marketplace Cinemas on Thursday, September 12.  Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door on the night of the screening.  Iris Carter, director of the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, will be on hand to introduce the screening.

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• RiverRun Retro presents BABY DOLL on 8/17!

  July 18, 2019
  

  Screen legend Carroll Baker (Giant, How the West Was Won, The Big Country) joins us for a Retro screening of her classic film Baby Doll (1956), directed by Elia Kazan and co-starring Karl Malden and Eli Wallach. Ms. Baker and film historian and RiverRun Advisory Board member Foster Hirsch will have an on-stage conversation about the film and its production.

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• If the Dancer Dances -- FREE screening 6/26 at UNCSA!

  June 19, 2019
  

  Our first RiverRun Arts screening will take place on June 26 at 7:30 PM at the UNCSA Main Theatre.  The film is IF THE DANCER DANCES, a new documentary which takes viewers into the intimate world of the dance studio. Stephen Petronio, one of today’s leading dance-makers, is determined to help his dancers breathe new life into RainForest (1968), an iconic work by the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham, who created his renowned dance company while teaching at Black Mountain, North Carolina. 

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• Charm City -- FREE Indie Lens Pop-up screening 4/30!

  April 24, 2019
  

  RiverRun’s 2018-2019 Indie Lens Pop-Up season concludes next Tuesday with a screening of the documentary Charm City at the Forsyth County Central Library.  A discussion will follow the screening including special guest Peter Gilbert, Wake Forest School of Documentary Film Production faculty member and co-executive producer of the film. 

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• 2019 film awards announced!

  April 16, 2019
  

  RiverRun is a juried film festival, and our juries in five competition categories convened on Sunday morning for their deliberations and awards were announced on Sunday afternoon.  RiverRun is an Academy Award-qualifying festival in the categories of Documentary Short Film and Animated Short Film. In addition, RiverRun audiences again voted for their favorite films during the 11-day Festival.  See below for a complete list of all of the award-winning films from this year’s festival!

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• Advance Tickets Gone or Selling Fast (Updated 4/11/19)!

  April 11, 2019
  

  Check this page for updates on films that are selling fast–and don’t forget that you can try the wait list when advance tickets are gone!

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• Three more new films announced!

  March 29, 2019
  

  We’ve added a trio of great films to our schedule since launch and our first publications, so take a look at these new additions–The Tomorrow Man, C’est la Vie, and Olympic Dreams!

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• Important Dates for the 2019 RiverRun International Film Festival

  February 15, 2019
  

  Can you believe that it’s less than a month until our 21st Festival (April 4-14)?! Time is closing in and we want to share some important Festival dates with you. Be sure to put these on your calendar!

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• The Providers -- free Indie Lens Pop-Up screenings in in March!

  February 11, 2019
  

  Our 2018/2019 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup of documentary screenings continues in March with three FREE presentations of the film The Providers. Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three “country doctors” in New Mexico at clinics offering care to all, regardless of ability to pay.

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• RiverRun Retro presents Bombshell: The Life of Hedy Lamarr on 1/26!

  January 8, 2019
  

  RiverRun Retro and Hanesbrands Theatre welcome filmmaker Alexandra Dean who will participate in an onstage discussion prior to screening her acclaimed documentary, Bombshell: The Life of Hedy Lamarr.  The New York Times review of the film noted, “Alexandra relates Hedy Lamarr’s ventures, those onscreen and off, with savvy and narrative snap, fluidly marshaling a mix of original interviews and archival material.”

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• RUMBLE -- free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening in Yadkinville 1/17!

  January 7, 2019
  

  Our 2018/2019 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup of free documentary screenings continues in January with an encore presentation of a standout film from our 2017 Festival, the fascinating rock doc Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. The film at long last makes known the untold story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of rock n’ roll: the Indigenous influence.

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• RUMBLE -- free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening 12/3!

  November 29, 2018
  

  Our 2018/2019 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup of free documentary screenings continues in December with an encore presentation of a standout film from our 2017 Festival, the fascinating rock doc Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. The film at long last makes known the untold story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of rock n’ roll: the Indigenous influence.

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• Holiday Affair with actor Gordon Gebert on 11/17 & 11/18!

  October 23, 2018
  

  RiverRun Retro hosts two screenings of the 1949 classic Holiday Affair, with star Gordon Gebert as special guest for an on-stage, pre-film conversation about his career and the making of this yuletide classic in which he portrays Janet Leigh’s son. The Winston-Salem Retro will take place Saturday, November 17, at 3:00 pm at a/perture cinema, and on Sunday, November 18, Retro goes to Yadkinville for the first time with a program and screening at 3:00 pm at the Willingham Theater at the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center.

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• RiverRun presents "The Best of the 2018 Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project" on 11/13!

  October 20, 2018
  

  RiverRun International Film Festival, a sponsor of the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, will present “The Best of the 2018 Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project” at Hanesbrands Theatre on Saturday, September 15, at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are $5 and will be available at the Hanesbrands Theatre box office on the night of the screening.  Iris Carter, director of the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, will be on hand to introduce the screening.

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• Dawnland--FREE screenings on October 23 & 24!

  October 16, 2018
  

  Our 2018/2019 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup of free documentary screenings kicks off this month with the gripping feature Dawnland. The film shares the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the United States through the first government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) in the nation, tasked with investigating the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on Native American communities.

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• We Are the Change screening 10/19 @ SECCA!

  September 25, 2018
  

  RiverRun International Film Festival proudly welcomes students and teachers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for a special screening of the documentary We Are The Change on October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at SECCA.   The film examines how the tragic events earlier this year inspired many of the surviving students to take on activist roles and illustrates the importance of students becoming activists on behalf of causes important to them. 

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• RiverRun Retro presents HIGH NOON with author Glenn Frankel on 8/17 and 8/18!

  July 10, 2018
  

  Our next installment of the RiverRun Retro series rides into town on Friday, August 17 at Hanesbrands Theatre in the form of Fred Zinnemann’s legendary western High Noon, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Author Glenn Frankel will join film historian Foster Hirsch to discuss the iconic film classic, with a reception and book signing to immediately follow. 

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• SUMMER SHORTS at Foothills Brewing--FREE outdoor screening 7/28!

  June 26, 2018
  

  RiverRun and Foothills Brewing are joining forces this summer to deliver a FREE evening of family-friendly short films, with mood lighting provided by the trusty twilight of a North Carolina summer sky! We present to you SUMMER SHORTS: An Evening of Family Fun and Film on Saturday, July 28, featuring food trucks, live music, and a selection of outstanding, family-friendly short films from recent RiverRun lineups–all created by UNCSA School of Filmmaking student filmmakers!

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• Served Like a Girl--FREE screening 5/22

  May 17, 2018
  

  Served Like a Girl is a powerful and poignant look at a group of diverse female veterans as they transition from active duty to civilian life after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The free community screening will take place Tuesday, May 22, at 7:30 PM at the Huber Theatre on the campus of Salem College. A panel discussion will follow the screening.

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• RiverRun announces 2018 award winners!

  May 2, 2018
  

  The RiverRun International Film Festival today announced the Audience and Jury Awards for the 2018 Festival. The 20th annual Festival ran April 19-29 and presented 165 films, representing 40 countries.

  The films showcased in this year’s Festival reflected diverse stories from around the world from both emerging filmmakers and established directors.   “We had more than 2,000 submissions for our 2018 Festival and we had many difficult choices to make in completing the program.  The juries were very impressed with our competition films and agreed it was difficult to make their final decisions,” said Rob Davis, RiverRun Executive Director.

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• Look & See -- Free screening 4/3

  March 23, 2018
  

  In 1965, Wendell Berry returned home to Henry County, where he bought a small farm house and began a life of farming, writing and teaching. A half century later Henry County, like many rural communities across America, has become a place of quiet ideological struggle. Filmed across four seasons in the farming cycle, Look & See attempts to characterize a place that is deeply interdependent with the people that inhabit it.

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