2017 Festival Schedule

Note: Online ticket sales end Wednesday, April 5, at noon.

Join the excitement as we kick off the festival with wine, music from the silver screen by Gino DeLuca, and some toasts from local dignitaries and festival organizers! Complimentary wine for VIP ticket holders.

This is a free event, open to the public

Gateway Cellar Winery, 211 South Main Street, Goshen

Miss Sharon Jones!
Followed by a Q&A with Dap Kings member, Binky Griptite.

Ticketed event

Festival patrons gather together with filmmakers and celebrity guests at the end of the first day to celebrate the launch of the Festival!

VIP ticket required

Blank Space, 109 East Lincoln Avenue

>> A block of short films exploring the fragility of life and things that are most important – Learn through Comedy.

Vulassic Park, Tim Richardson, 1 min, US
Kidnapping, Jay Pulk, 8 min, US
The Importance of Sex Education, L. Elizabeth Powers, 15 min, US
Yo Soy Pedro, Jordan Inconstant, 11 min, France
Slices, James Murray, 13 min, Ireland
Bruce, Adam Etheridge, 14 min, UK
Think Twice, Eliaz Rodriguez, 7 min, US
MD Memories, Matt Braunsdorf, 11 min, US
Sure-Fire, Michael Goldburg, 15 min, US

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>> Are you ready to get scared? We’ve got a block of short films just for you – Fright Night.

Plasma Vista, Sarah Cockings & Harriet Fleuriot, 8 min, UK
Trigger Finger of God, Fred Ireland, 3 min, US
Roadside Assistance, Bears Fonté, 7 min, US
Toward the Entryway, Kyle Klubal, 24 min, US
Oh, The Effing Horror, Justin T. Bowler, 17 min, US
Thornbird, Jonathan Stutzman, 9 min, US
Shell, Daniel Ahrens, 4 min, Germany
Empty Bed, Brandt Shandera, 7 min, US
2:00 AM, Huseyin Hassan, 16 min, Australia

This is a ticketed event

The Flying Dutchmen: A Year Later with Filmmaker Jon Helmuth

This is a free event – seating is limited

This event is a free informal Q&A session with local filmmaker Jon Helmuth. His feature-length documentary The Flying Dutchmen won Best Documentary at River Bend Film Festival 2016.

Jon Helmuth is a local entrepreneur and filmmaker. His first film, The Flying Dutchmen, features his cross-country motorcycle journey with his blinding friend who wants to see America one last time. The film won Best Documentary at River Bend Film Festival 2016.

Ignition Garage, 120 East Washington Street, Goshen

Join festival attendees for an informal Q&A session with our Filmmakers Panel: Matt Litwiller, Wes Jones, Sarah Elizabeth, Whitney Valcin, Leila Djansi, and Jordon Hodges.

This is a free event – seating is limited

Matt Litwiller, a producer and director whose short film Language of the Unheard won Best Student Documentary in the emerging filmmakers showcase at the American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

Wes Jones, a screenwriter for the critically acclaimed Showtime series Billions, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actors Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.

Whitney Valcin, an L.A.-based producer and casting director who has worked on casting projects for Fox, Disney, BET, and Tyler Perry Studios.

Leila Djansi, a multi-award-winning writer, producer, and director. Her film Like Cotton Twines was the winner of the Best Narrative Feature at Savannah Film Festival 2016.

Jordon Hodges, (RBFF ‘16), Goshen-born, L.A.-based actor, writer, and producer best known for playing Noah Daly in the award-winning independent film Sand Castles (2014).

Brody Bernheisel, a Goshen native and Goshen High School graduate, recently directed Strand of Oaks’ music video for the song Cry from their recent album Hard Love.

Sarah Elizabeth, a Goshen native and Goshen College graduate, is a professional film and television makeup artist who was a contestant on SyFY’s reality show Face Off.

Travis LaBella is a director of photography based in Los Angeles. Originally from New York, he studied film at Northwestern University and was the recipient of the ASC Student Heritage Documentary Award for his film Language of the Unheard. The film won Best Student Documentary in the emerging filmmakers showcase at the American Pavillion at Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

Jacqueline Reyno is a producer and director based in Los Angeles. She was the producer of the film Language of the Unheard, which was featured in American Cinematographer magazine.

Ignition Garage, 120 East Washington Street, Goshen

>> A block of short films exploring Indiana.

Remedy of a Killer, James Wallace Jr., 16 min, Indiana
MAL 1138 (Animation), Shaun Michael Pope, 5 min, South Bend, IN
Personal Pep Squad, Charlie Anderson with Hoosier Burn Camp, 2 min, Indiana
I Hate My Brother, Christopher Kennedy, 15 min, Warsaw, IN
The Realist, Taylor Fredricks, 23 min, Indiana
Love Bites, David Boyer, 5 min, Mishawaka, IN
Deadpoint, Matthew Herbertz, 12 min, Bloomington, IN
Deaners, David Garry, 20 min, Fairmont, IN

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Wes Jones, a screenwriter for the critically acclaimed Showtime series Billions, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actors Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.

Pass Required (day or weekend) and admission is limited to first 50 attendees

This workshop will be led by professional film and television makeup artist, Sarah Elizabeth. She will lead the audience in an “Aging and Rejuvenation Makeup Demo.”

In this 90-minute workshop, Sarah will ask for audience input that will guide a process of aging and beautifying a character right before your eyes. Using film and television makeup techniques while creating a hypothetical story about the character, Sarah will begin by transforming half of the model’s face from their current age to around 20 years older. Then, she will remove the aging makeup from the model and rejuvenate her with beautifying makeup tricks. Sarah will also discuss aspects of the makeup application process of design in television and film.

Sarah Elizabeth, a Goshen native and Goshen College graduate, is an award-winning makeup artist for television, theatre, and film. In 2012, Sarah was a contestant on Season 3 of SyFy Channel’s reality television series Face Off, appearing 9 of the 11 episodes and assisting on the winning team.

Pass Required (day or weekend) and admission is limited to first 50 attendees

>> A block of Local short films.

Truth Hurts, Khyler Runnels, 5 min, Ft Wayne, IN
Living History, Mason Mellinger, 23 min, Goshen, IN
Sock Puppets, Jesse Bontreger, 10 min, Goshen, IN
One Chance Love (music video), Idris Busari, 5 min, Goshen, IN
Transitive, Austin Sarver, 7 min, Kokomo, IN
Admit One, Riley Mills, 30 min, Goshen, IN
Harmony, Margaret Orr, 2 min, Bloomington, IN
Commitment, Michael Kouroubetes & Matthew Kowalski, 3 min, Goshen, IN
The Date & Time, David Kendall, Goshen, IN
NuWorld, Tommy Weber, 15 min, Upland, MI

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Blues for Willadean

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Kush
Followed by a Skype Q&A with Director Shubhashish Bhutiani.

This is a free Goshen First Fridays event

Wig’d Out
The film will be followed by a Q&A with Executive Producer Sandy Rusk.

This is a free Goshen First Fridays event

Festival patrons, filmmakers and sponsors gather for fun, conversation, music from the silver screen by Gino DeLuca, and food.

VIP ticket required

Blank Space 109 East Lincoln Avenue

>> A block of short films exploring the theme Seeking Wisdom.

Gloria, Edward Hicks, 12 min, UK
4 Tempos, Fábio Santos, 7 min, Portugal
Drifting, Samuel Galloway, 7 min, Australia
Dreams on Sale, Vlad Buzaianu, 9min, Romania
Recursion (Animation), Joel Benjamin, 15 min, US
I Am God, and Severely Underqualified, Theo Gee, 15 min, UK
Memory Hospital, Pedro Paulo de Andrade, 18 min, Brazil

This is a ticketed event

Like Cotton Twines
Followed by a Q&A with director, writer and producer Leila Djansi, and producer Whitney Valcin.

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Leap 4 Your Life
Featuring Make Up Artist Sarah Elizabeth

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Donnie Darko
This screening doubles as a “Sweet Sixteen” Special Event to celebrate the cult classic’s 16th birthday. Actress Beth Grant, who plays Kitty Farmer in the film, will be present for a brief interview prior to the film.

This is a ticketed event

Coffee Talk with Actress Beth Grant

This free event is an informal Q&A session with Hollywood actress Beth Grant at Ignition Music Garage.

Beth Grant is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces and one of the world’s most versatile actresses, having starred or acted in over 70 films, included Academy Award-nominated films Rain Man (1989), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Jackie (2016), along with multi-Academy Award-winning film including best picture, The Artist (2012).

This is a free event – seating is limited

Ignition Garage, 120 East Washington Street, Goshen

>> A block of short Documentaries from around the world.

Grandma Shirley, Travis LaBella, 12 min, US
A Life of the Mind: Niels-Erik Andreasen, Paul Kim, 7 min, US
Gardeners of the Forest, Ceylon Carhoglu, 15 min, Laos
Honest Space, Brody Bernheisel, 4 min, US
Molasses & Lemon, Robert Sickels, 4 min, US
Pvt Andrew Longley – 1864, Larry App, 7 min, Bristol, IN
Gospel Music Is…, Tiffany Blake, 16 min, US
The Stephensons, Jacqueline Reyno, 15 min, US
Language of the Unheard, Jacqueline Reyno & Matthew Litwiller, 21 min, US
Still Sophie, Caroline Knight, 7min, US

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This talkback will be an intimate discussion about the world of casting for film and television.

Whitney Valcin is an L.A.-based producer and casting director. She produced the film Like Cotton Twines, which was the winner of the Best Narrative Feature at Savannah Film Festival 2016. Valcin is also casting director who has worked on projects for Fox, Disney, BET, Tyler Perry Studios, and more. Valcin is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design and is the founder of the project management firm The Elocen Group.

Pass Required (day or weekend) and admission is limited to first 50 attendees

>> All student filmmakers featuring live action and animation. A lovely mix of some of the best young talents.

Rocket, Brenna Malloy, 29 min, US
Look at Me, Andres Gil, 14 min, US
Rabbit Blood (Animation), Yagmur Altan, 5 min, US
A long time ago in Silesia, Tomasz Protokowicz, 16 min, Poland
Decision (Animation), Mary Jo Zefeldt, 3 min, US
Adherence, Mav Block, 20 min, US
The Perfumist (Animation), Yukari Akaba-Rockmuller, Shannon S Lee, Daniela Lobo Dias, Sandra Rivero Ortiz, 2 min, US
Driver’s Ed, Chase Norman, 15 min, US
Icarus, Tom Teller, 20 min, US

This is a ticketed event

This talkback with Hollywood actress Beth Grant will be an intimate discussion about the art of acting.

Beth Grant is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces and one of the world’s most versatile actresses, having starred or acted in over 70 films, included Academy Award-nominated films Rain Man (1989), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Jackie (2016), along with multi-Academy Award-winning film including best picture, The Artist (2012).

Pass Required (day or weekend) and admission is limited to first 50 attendees

We’ve put all the River Bend Film Festival award-winning shorts together in one block.

Prior to the screening of this block, the screenplay winners will be announced by Festival alumnus Dave Orvis.

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>> A block of films exploring the theme Finding Love.

All I Want, Venika Mitra, 7 min, India
Postcards, Ines Pintor Sierra, Pablo Santidrian, 13 min, Spain
Mayfield, Zach Daulton, 20 min, Ohio
Chasing Grace, Julia Barnett, 12 min, US
Once upon a dream, Anthony Nion, 13 min, Belgium
A Guide to Love, Cooper Justus, 13 min, US
Tender Moments, Robert Neilson, 14 min, US

This is a ticketed event

Listening party with Binky Griptite

Day-, weekend-, and VIP-pass holders are invited to join us for a listening party with Dap-Kings guitarist Binky Griptite at Ignition Music Garage.

Binky Griptite is a songwriter, producer, vocalist, and guitarist best known as the guitarist and emcee for Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings.

Ignition Garage, 120 East Washington Street, Goshen

The Things We’ve Seen
Followed by a Q&A with director Tre Manchester.

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>> You have to see this block of short films – it’s a matter of Life and Death!

Catkiller, Wes Jones, 11 min, US
Injection, Michael Urbanski, 13 min, US
RedFish, Dordaneh Dadui, 16 min, Canada
Ghost, JP O’Brien, 19 min, Australia
Cuerdas (Animation), Pedro Solís García, 11 min, Spain
The Last Journey of the Enigmatic Paul WR, Romain Quirot, 17 min, France

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Tenn
This is the first ever public screening of the film! Actress Beth Grant will be present prior to the film for an interview.

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VIP ticket required