The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival holds its 21st edition at the Collins Road Theatres, Marion, Iowa. CRIFF will celebrate the work of filmmakers from across the state, throughout the country, and around the world, all with connections to Iowa.

Schedule of Events:

April 5, 2024:

Friday Afternoon:

Theatre 1:

12:20 pm: Origin Point - 39m:49s
12:59 pm: Tillie - 14m:47s
1:14 pm: II Amendment - 16m:40s
1:31 pm: Q&A / Break
1:40 pm: Wheel of Death - 7m:53s
1:48 pm: The Kids’ Table - 45m
2:32 pm: Never Lose - 3m:25s
2:36 pm: Outlaws: A Poem - 4m:32s
2:41 pm: Agnus Dei Music Video - 5m:39s
2:46 pm: It’s Not Weather - 1m:58s
2:48 pm: Q&A / Break
3:05 pm: Posthumous - 12m:05s
3:17 pm: Romantics & Rebels - 15m:03s
3:32 pm: Suffer In Silence - 16m:51s
3:49 pm: Devil’s Due - 16m:10s
4:05 pm: Behind Everyman - 6m:53s
4:12 pm: We Joined A Cult - 4m:10s
4:16 pm: Genesis - 7m:20s
4:24 pm: Limits - 15m:16s
4:39 pm: Drawn - 24m:30s
5:03 pm: Q&A / Break

Theatre 2:

12:20 pm: Resurrecting Forest Grove - 57m:40s
1:18 pm: Q&A / Break
1:30 pm: Parsons – the School that Changed the Rules - 1h:18m:20s
2:48 pm: Q&A / Break
3:00 pm: 29 Years, A Second Chance at Life - 44m:29s
3:44 pm: Lost in the In-Between: Graduating into 2020 - 58m:26s
4:43 pm: Bonicel - 20m
5:03 pm: Parts & Pieces - 4m:11s
5:07 pm: Q&A / Break

Friday Evening:

Theatre 1:

5:50 pm: CRIFF Welcome Overflow
6:05 pm: Friendly Faces - 1h:50m
7:55 pm: Q&A / Break
8:05 pm: The Family You Choose - 27m:55s
8:33 pm: Lightsaber Battle - 6m:58s
8:40 pm: Automated Confession Service - 4m:25s
8:44 pm: Jamiroquai Has No Friends - 12m:16s
8:56 pm: Layaway - 12m:57s
9:10 pm: Q&A / Break
9:20 pm: The Salvages - 1h:01m
10:21 pm: Q&A

Theatre 2:

5:50 pm: CRIFF Welcome!
6:05 pm: Arcades & Love Songs - the Ballad of Walter Day - 1h:47m
7:52 pm: Q&A / Break
8:05 pm: Outlaws: A Poem - 4m:32s
8:10 pm: The Inside Singers - 29m:54s
8:39 pm: Tama Flint: A Meskwaki Tradition - 27m:08s
9:07 pm: A Century of Citizenship - 2m:28s
9:09 pm: Q&A / Break
9:20 pm: Shift: The Ragbrai Documentary - 1h:0m:34s
10:21 pm: Q&A

April 6, 2024:

Saturday Morning:

Theatre 1:

9:00 am: Friendly Faces - 1h:50m
10:50 am: Q&A / Break
11:00 am: Jamiroquai Has No Friends - 12m:16s
11:12 am: Tillie - 14m:47s
11:27 am: Thick as Thieves - 11m:34s
11:38 am: Charlotte’s: A Love Story - 5m:53s
11:45 am: The Kids’ Table - 45m
12:30 pm: Q&A / Break

Theatre 2:

9:00 am: Arcades & Love Songs – the Ballad of Walter Day - 1h:47m
10:47 am: Q&A / Break
11:00 am: The Inside Singers - 29m:54s
11:30 am: Shift: The RAGBRAI Documentary - 1h:0m:34s
12:30 pm: Q&A / Break

Theatre 3:

9:00 am: Blue Christmas - 1h:20m
10:20 am: Q&A / Break
10:30 am: Martian Encounter - 7m:30s
10:38 am: Crimson Archer a G.I. JOE fan film - 1h:29m
12:07 pm: Q&A

Theatre 4:

9:00 am: The Salvages - 1h:01m
10:01 am: II Amendment - 16m:40s
10:18 am: Q&A / Break
10:25 am: Devil’s Due - 16m:10s
10:41 am: Suffer In Silence - 16m:51s
10:58 am: Behind Everyman - 6m:53s
11:04 am: The Family You Choose - 27m:55s
11:33 am: Posthumous - 12m:05s
11:45 am: Wheel of Death - 7m:53s
11:53 am: Q&A

Theatre 5:

9:00 am: This is He - 32m:25s
9:32 am: Limits - 15m:16s
9:48 am: Dear Liza - 4m:03s
9:52 am: Q&A / Break
10:05 am: Knee High - 1h:53m:18s
11:58 am: Q&A

Saturday Afternoon:

Theatre 1:

1:05 pm: Blue Christmas - 1h:20m
2:25 pm: Milkshake - 10m:31s
2:36 pm: Q&A / Break
2:45 pm: Crimson Archer a G.I. Joe fan film - 1h:29m
4:14 pm: Q&A / Break
4:25 pm: Thick as Thieves - 11m:34s
4:37 pm: Origin Point - 39m:49s
5:16 pm: Q&A

Theatre 2:

1:05 pm: Lost in the In-Between: Graduating into 2020 - 58m:26s
2:03 pm: Tama Flint: A Meskwaki Tradition - 27m:08s
2:31 pm: Q&A / Break
2:45 pm: Parsons – the School that Changed the Rules - 1h:18m:20s
4:03 pm: Q&A / Break
4:15 pm: Documentary Forum

Saturday Evening:

Theatre 1:

6:05 pm: Knee High - 1h:53m:18s
7:58 pm: Q&A / Break
8:10 pm: Dear Liza - 4m:03s
8:14 pm: Agnus Dei Music Video - 5m:39s
8:20 pm: It’s Not Weather - 1m:58s
8:22 pm: Martian Encounter - 7m:30s
8:29 pm: Drawn - 24m:30s
8:54 pm: S’mores - 3m:49s
8:57 pm: We Joined A Cult - 4m:10s
9:02 pm: Never Lose - 3m:25s
9:05 pm: Q&A / Break
9:30 pm: (Overflow if necessary) The Eddy Awards Ceremony presented by Farmers State Bank

Theatre 2:

6:05 pm: Resurrecting Forest Grove - 57m:40s
7:03 pm: 29 Years, A Second Chance at Life - 44m:29s
7:47 pm: Q&A / Break
8:00 pm: A Century of Citizenship - 2m:28s
8:02 pm: Parts & Pieces - 4m:11s
8:07 pm: Bonicel - 20m
8:27 pm: Life in Color - 5m
8:32 pm: Romantics & Rebels - 15m:03s
8:47 pm: Why Not Me? - 12m:50s
9:00 pm: Q&A / Break
9:30 pm: The Eddy Awards Ceremony presented by Farmers State Bank

April 7, 2024:

Student Cinema:

Theatre 1:

1:00 pm: Student Cinema Sunday Welcome
1:05 pm: The King of Berry - 13m:47s
1:19 pm: I’m Listening - 12m:18s
1:31 pm: PAW - 19m:24s
1:50 pm: This is He - 32m:25s
2:23 pm: Genesis - 7m:20s
2:30 pm: Charlotte’s: A Love Story - 5m:53s
2:36 pm: Q&A / Break
2:50 pm: Student Filmmaker Forum
3:40 pm: Lightbulb - 14m:55s
3:55 pm: Hell’s Gold - 8m:56s
4:04 pm: The King of Berry - 13m:47s
4:18 pm: PAW - 19m:24s
4:37 pm: Layaway - 12m:57s
4:50 pm: Q&A / Break
5:15 pm: (Overflow if necessary) Student Recognitions and Audience Choice Eddy Presentation

Theatre 2:

1:05 pm: DUNK - 5m:09s
1:10 pm: melancholia - 4m:01s
1:14 pm: Lightsaber Battle - 6m:58s
1:21 pm: 90 Pounds of Butter - 14m:49s
1:36 pm: Before Our Eyes - 20m
1:56 pm: Hell’s Gold - 8m:56s
2:05 pm: Lightbulb - 14m:55s
2:20 pm: Milkshake - 10m:31s
2:30 pm: Automated Confession Service - 4m:25s
2:35 pm: Q&A / Break
2:50 pm: Student Filmmaker Forum
3:40 pm: I’m Listening - 12m:18s
3:52 pm: Dunk - 5m:09s
3:57 pm: melancholia - 4m:01s
4:01 pm: 90 Pounds of Butter - 14m:49s
4:16 pm: Before Our Eyes - 20m
4:36 pm: Life in Color - 5m
4:41 pm: S’mores - 3m:49s
4:46 pm: Why Not Me? - 12m:50s
4:50 pm: Q&A / Break
5:15 pm: Student Recognitions and Audience Choice Eddy Presentation

Dates: April 5 - 7, 2024

Location:

Collins Road Theatres,
1462 Twixt Town Road,
Marion, IA 52302.

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