The sixth edition of the Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF) runs from 13-20 April at the Nuovo Olimpia cinema, Via in Lucina 16/g. Sponsored by Rome city council and the ministry of heritage and fine arts, the festival will see 25 feature films, 18 documentaries, over 30 Italian and 15 international shorts, ten digital shorts and five animated videos from over 25 countries over the eight-day period. All films are making either their world or European debut at the festival, which showcases work that has yet to be picked up by the established film industry. Among the documentary films is