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Feature Film | Riley

  • 120 mins

Riley

Directed by Benjamin Howard

The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.

In association with Charthouse Films
Cinematography by Michael Elias Thomas
Produced by Benjamin Howard, Tommy Anderson, Laura Scarano
Starring Jake Holley, Colin McCalla, Riley Quinn Scott and Connor Storrie.

Filmmakers in attendance for Q&A following the film screening.

 

Date: Friday, November 17th

Venue: Museum Of Photographic Arts

Time: 8pm

Moderator: Ron Najor


 

Meet the Moderator, Ron Najor

Ron Najor was one of the lead producers on the critically acclaimed feature SHORT TERM 12, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at SXSW in 2013. Najor’s short film he co-wrote and directed, IT’S A MATCH, premiered at the Palm Springs International ShortsFest 2018 and became a Vimeo Staff Pick later that year. Najor followed that project up with the Indie Episodic Pilots THE DREAM and PRETEND PARTNERS, which he directed and co-wrote and were official selections of SXSW 2020 and SXSW 2021. In addition, PRETEND PARTNERS received a Special Jury Recognition at SXSW 2021 for – BEST DUO.UO.

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Riley

Directed by Benjamin Howard

The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.