Rhode Island International Film Festival
2020 Online New England Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Drama | Rhode Island | |
Influence
Sixteen-year-old Cal, a high-achieving student struggling with his identity, begins to explore rebellion after his older brother makes a sudden return home.
2020 Online New England Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Drama | Rhode Island | Watch Online Now |
Trio
Two siblings struggle to coexist with their vice-riddled single mother.
2020 Online New England Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Documentary | Rhode Island | Watch Online Now |
Providence Lost
“Providence Lost” is a short nonfiction film that follows a family undergoing an eviction and their subsequent search for a new home. In 2018, the Trottiers were one of more than 8,000 households to be evicted in Rhode Island. Their struggle against soaring rents and a dysfunctional safety net is shared by a majority of renters across the nation. This portrait of a city divided, caught between the promise of glamorous development and the reality of our current housing crisis, forces us to reckon with the human cost of change, and asks us to imagine the possibility of a city for all.
We are very sad to inform our audiences that Madonna Trottier – friend, mother, and main character of Providence Lost – passed away on May 15, 2020. We share this film in her honor, as a testament to her struggle and strength.
Winner 2019 Dorry for Short Film
Directed, shot, and edited by Oscar d’Angeac
Additional footage from Jim Chawki-Sommen and Jennah Gosciak
Executive Producers: Sara Archambault and Denali Tiller
2020 Online New England Film Festival | New Hampshire Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival | Drama | Sci-Fi | New Hamsphire | Watch Online Now |
INCANDESCENT
When a nomadic alien race blots out the sun, an anguished young teacher tries to hold on to her humanity in a withering world. An apocalyptic sci-fi drama with an ultimately hopeful message.
2019 Online New England Film Festival | New Hampshire Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Vermont International Film Festival | Thriller | Vermont | Watch Online Now | Jury Award Winner
The Hike
Eager to escape their busy lives, a couple sets off on a backpacking trip. They journey up a remote trail, set-up camp and head to, “the top of the mountain”. On the way back they both become aware of a menacing presence and discover that their camp has been overtaken by a malevolent stranger.
2019 Online New England Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Drama | Massachusetts | Watch Online Now | Audience Award Winner | Jury Award Winner
The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop
Set in 1974 rural New England, this enchanting story moves through the days of Cecily, a seven-year-old girl who, after the death of her baby sister, lives in a world with no music, no color, no laughter, no love—that is, until a magical imaginary friend shows up and joins Cecily on the quest to save her family from the grief that is destroying them. Jennifer Potts wrote the feature film script The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop in 2014, and this short version is based on the first 15 pages of the feature film script. This short film will be produced as a proof of concept to raise funding for the feature film.
2018 Online New England Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Comedy | Rhode Island | Watch Online Now | Audience Award Winner
Nobel Prize
An unsuspecting customer falls into a web of words when a clerk decides to make her day more interesting.
2018 Online New England Film Festival | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Drama | Thriller | Rhode Island | | Audience Award Winner
Alone
A carpenter boarding up an abandoned house for the winter must fight to survive when strange events begin to occur. But how do you fight what you can’t see?