FIRST WAVE RVFF 2024 ANNOUNCED!
Check out our first wave of film announcements in this year’s stellar film lineup:
Riley has been hailed as one of the best coming-of-age films in ages, with a star-making performance from lead actor Jake Holley, who is scheduled to attend the screening, along with filmmaker Benjamin Howard!
Teaches of Peaches seamlessly weaves together dynamic tour footage and never-before-seen archival material, showcasing Canada's Merrill Nisker transforming herself into the fearlessly iconic powerhouse performer Peaches.
Chasing Chasing Amy explores the transformational impact of a '90s rom-com on a 12-year-old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers, the Kevin Smith cult classic, Chasing Amy, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its journey as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads.
Chuck Chuck Baby: Helen lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend, their new baby - and his dying mother, Gwen. Her life is a grind, and like all the other women she toils with at the local chicken factory, is spent in service of the clock. When Joanne, the girl she secretly loved at school, returns to town, Helen's world turns upside down.
Desire Lines is a hybrid feature film that blends personal interviews, archival materials, and narrative fiction as a framework for exploring the complicated and often unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality. A Sundance 2024 World Premiere.