Romcom ‘A Little White Lie’ to open Ridgefield Independent Film Festival

The Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF) has announced the opening presentation of its eighth iteration will be “A Little White Lie,” a film by Michael Marren adapted from the book “Shriver” by Ridgefield resident Chris Belden.

The film stars Michael Shannon as a handyman who has never read a book in his life. He is mistaken for a reclusive novelist and is invited to a college literary festival where he falls in love with an English professor played by Kate Hudson. Zach Braff and Don Johnson co-star in this romantic comedy, which will be screened at The Ridgefield Playhouse on May 18th at 7:00 p.m.; a Q&A session with the filmmakers and a reception will follow the screening.

This year”™s RIFF has 45 selections from U.S. and international filmmakers. The festival”™s “Made in CT” program will Cob Carlson’s documentary “The Greatest Radio Station in the World” about Bridgeport’s WPKN-FM and stop-motion animated shorts created by fifth graders at the Farmingdale Elementary School in Ridgefield.

More information on the festival is available at the RIFF website.