The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is proud to present its fourth annual Roving Eye Film Festival™. The popular and acclaimed festival celebrating documentary films is pleased to announce its 2009 schedule.
The theme this year is “Bridging the World Through Film.” During the Festival, which runs April 26-28th, eleven documentary films will be showcased. All screenings, unless otherwise noted, will be free of charge and open to the public and screened on the campus of Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. Additionally, many of the titles will be on reserve in the University library for faculty and students.
The 2009 Roving Eye Film Festival will cover such themes ripped from the headlines: torture and rendition's place in a democratic society; human rights in Africa; the efficacy of the death penalty; a profile on Wat Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted into the NBA; escaping the web of poverty in the inner city through education outreach; how the generation of Hollywood directors and producers from the 1970s impacted global culture; and the impact of advertising on our culture. Many of the films directors will be in attendance.