Movie Lovers Rejoice! Ridgefield Independent Film Festival Returns For 9th Year

The Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF) is back for it's ninth year May 16 to 19 with 39 independent films screened at the Prospector Theater, Q&A sessions, and panel discussions.

Celebrating independent films from around the world this highly curated annual independent film festival that seeks to make the world a more compassionate place through the sharing of stories through cinema.

Compelling, award-winning documentary, JAMES BALDWIN:THE PRICE OF THE TICKET opens the festival on May 16th at The Prospector Theater. Using rarely-seen archival footage, the film melds intimate interviews with the author and civil rights luminary, along with interviews with Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, and Frances Foster, public speeches and vérité glimpses of Baldwin. There will be a reception at 7pm, catered by GALLO Ristorante in the Star Bar of the Prospector Theater, followed by the 8pm screening and a Q&A with the filmmaker, moderated by RIFF Board Member, Lisa Cambridge-Mitchell.

“I am thrilled to bring so many local filmmakers to screen their films at the beautiful Prospector Theater,” states festival founder/director, Joanne Hudson. “Our goal is to create an ecosystem for independent filmmakers in Connecticut.”

All films will screen at The Prospector Theater – 25 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877 May 16-18.

For tickets and more information visit: https://www.riffct.org/.