RUN N GUN 2022 - THE RIO SCREENINGS
All screenings at the Rio are 12 dollars each and are jam packed with 64 world premieres of films made for Run N Gun: Vancouver’s 48 hour Film Competition this year. All July 4th and July 6th screenings include tickets to the After Parties at Zawa following the late shows.
If you want to go to all the screenings & afterparties for the July 4th and 6th shows, we have a Run N Gun 2022 Rio Theatre MEGAPASS available for 25 dollars.

MONDAY July 4th
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RUN N GUN 2022: All Ages Show
When Monday July 4th: 6:30pm (doors 6:00pm)
Price: $12
Info: Join us for the most (and only) family-friendly(ish) show RunNGun 2022 has to offer! A cosmic mix of comedy, mystery, thriller, drama, and documentaries created in just 48hrs by teams of all ages – but many by or featuring performers under 19! Anyone and everyone is encouraged to join and support this eclectic mix of filmmakers.

Do You Know the Boogeyman?
Good fiction is based on truth. Urban legends, stalking creatures, and the monsters under your bed at night are no exception. These stories make you wonder about the truth: Do You Know The Boogeyman?

My Friend's Cousin's Roommate's Mom Told Me
Two sisters, estranged after their mother’s death, try to rekindle their relationship with a day at the notorious yet peculiarly inexplicable Surrealius Spa. From a slimy food rub to shovels in their hair to an ominously psychic spa worker, the two sisters soon notice something is not quite right with the spa or the spa worker. Will they succumb to the seductive Surrealius spa’s spells?

A Tour
One intrepid sibling and her terrified brother go on a tour of urban legends, guided by one of history's most legendary mystics.

The league of extraordinary professional murder mystery players
When the host of the final international murder mystery competition dies a terrible sudden death, a group of unlikely world-class, professional murder mystery players must solve their greatest mystery to date, who is the murderer. They soon realize the murderer might not be a he, a she, nor a they, but a ‘it’ straight from an Urban Legend.

The Bonk Zone
Two friends head out on a car themed legend hunt to the mysterious bonk zone where they meet an unlikely friend who accidentally gives them the answers to their burning questions.

Crooked Family
After losing their daughter a few months prior, a couple moves into a new house and finds a mysterious box in the treehouse in their backyard. Little do they know, opening that box was like opening Pandora’s box and letting out the story of a long known urban legend.

Kushtaka
A long time criminal becomes haunted by an urban legend of the Tlingit peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.. the Kushtaka

A Room To Die For
A screening of Tommy Wiseau's cult classic The Room proves to be the wrong place to bring a date.

Voodoo Child
An uptight woman hears an urban legend that the Jimi Hendrix shrine can give her guitar skills

Auditory Audits
A practical young person gets wrapped up into a mystery when their friend goes missing, they find cursed cassette tapes and somehow get involved in the legacy of an urban legend in a conservative little town.

Legend Of The Fae
Little Charlie the odd ball, is an explorer at heart. When Charlie discovers the land of the Fae, her older sister Em tells her the legend of the magical Fae burial myth. Entranced by the possibility of magic, Charlie gets too greedy. Some lessons really land you in the dirt.

Believe Me Now?
A skeptical journalist is assigned to investigate a local urban legend in a near by town. Lacking any interest in completing this story he begrudgingly starts digging into the history of this myth...

Ideal.
A woman deals with the disconnection of life and expectations of partnership.

The Stingers
A gang of anonymous beekeepers resurfaces to force local residents into apicultural compliance in the face of catastrophic global bee colony collapse.

Corporate Retreat
A group of coworkers attend a team building corporate retreat in the woods. When things go sideways, they learn that in the forest, it’s every man for themselves.

MIND/MATTER
A story about a young 8 year old girl, who
overcomes her fear of performing in front of a crowd through the
process of imagination.
RUN N GUN 2022: The Prime Time Show (all ages)
(followed by After Party at Zawa (19+):
Monday July 4th: Doors at 8pm. Show at 8:30
Price: $12
Info: It’s time to laugh, to cry, to rage, and to feel your feels during Monday’s Prime Time Show. This block boasts a mix of some of the most ambitious shorts created for this year’s RunNGun. We have heartfelt drama mixed with mysterious mysteries and twisty thrillers that wil leave you thinking… should *I* do a RunNGun?
This screening will be followed by a kick-off party and mingler at Zawa on Commercial Drive. This is a great opportunity to meet the filmmakers and have a beverage (or 5) on a Monday worth breaking your curfew for.

Black and White
What starts as a simple game of chess quickly evolves into a game of life and death. The pieces are set. Time to start digging.

The Digger's Dance
After receiving golden tickets in the mail, strangers find themselves facing off against a sultry clan of womem due to mistakes in their past.

The Legend of Gary the Bagman
A girl brings her boyfriend to join her d&d group

Pilgrim Way
Three young people face dark family secrets on a road shrouded in mystery.

The Observatory
Two lovers on the verge of a breakup spice things up by going to an observatory known to be haunted.

Hooky
A teenager comes to terms with being safe in the current world.

After The Rain
Dealing with the weight of the world, a gardener takes solace in tending his his plot.

Miners
A group of miners search for gold in the middle of nowhere.

A Fork in the Road
A lost soul wanders through the woods placing his bets on rumour that infinite wisdom awaits those with the knowledge needed to unlock it.

Until Next Time
A poor man shows to be more than valuable when he helps someone get over their grief of a lost loved one.

Call me AT
Majid is a loving father to AT (Aida), a trans boy who is battling to gain his family’s acceptance. While Majid is hyper-focusing on saving what’s left of his daughter, AT is preparing for a magical ritual based on the ancient story of Soraya’s transition. Majid fails to see is that his child is a young boy who is yearning for his father’s love and blessing. In a parallel universe where he overcomes his cissexism and cultural taboos, and AT’s ritual plays out, Majid is able to accept his son, Kian, and say farewell to the façade that was once holding his trans son prisoned.

Swiped
A socially awkward young man attempts to improve his love-life by using a mysterious catfishing profile, but his success turns to regret when it begins to take over his life.

Break The Chain
Two partners are living a happy, successful live together until their life is turned upside down after an ominous email turns into a living nightmare.

An Honourable Man
Two jackasses at the funeral for the great and powerful Julius Ceaser plan their eventual rise to power.
Bloody Mario
To honour the death of his beloved sister Mario invites his friend to watch a new documentary about her.
Wednesday July 6th / AFTER DARK DAY
RUN N GUN 2022: After Dark 1
When: July 6th - Doors at 6pm / show at 6:30
Price: $12
Info:Just because it won’t be dark at 6pm, doesn’t mean we can’t give you a fright, or make you say “What the actual f*ck?!” Inside the Rio, the lights will be down and the shorts will be rolling. This screening is perfect for those with a dark sense of humour, and those that love a solid horror film.

Wobblin Jaws
A drifter along the tracks stumbles upon a legend of the old west in a bit of a bind.

The Collector
The CRA go to extreme measure to take down the 1%

The Ultimate Experience
When an adrenaline junkie seeks the ultimate experience with an old friend, he gets much more than what he bargained for.

The Blue Whale Challenge
After an unexpected incident, Jimmy finds himself caught up in a game that brings him to a revelation he doesn't expect.

DIRTY
Centered around the urban legend that eating soil from Nelson Park will make you last longer in bed; a man decides to try this obscure strategy and finds success.

64 Special
An assassin is haunted by his 64th hit

Super Support
Tensions rise in a support group for superheroes who lost their powers when Kelly, who still has per power of invincibility, comes to rock the boat.

Safe Word
An amorous young couple test the limits of their boundaries and wind up taking their relationship to a precarious new level.

F*cking Nuts!
Two people wish to leave a legacy behind. Whether they do or not is up to you. But if history has anything to say about it, they will be infamous.

Only In America
Three roommates desperately try to save their friend, but completely bungle the process.

Gravedigger
MURDER! A guest is murdered at a party and a skeptical detective has to detect whether one of the guests are guilty, or if it was the work of the legendary GRAVEDIGGER!

Rent Free
Upon moving into her first home, Kenny discovers home ownership isn't all it's set out to be...

The shovel Face
An under-confident Jamie consults a mentor to woo his crush, Nancy. The mentor is a gardener who shovels in the park and has a weird shovel tattoo on his side neck. He suggests Jamie to change his wardrobe and buy clothes that bring a little machoism in his personality. However Jamie makes a fool out of himself by wearing something too gaudy when he meets Nancy the next time. Facing humiliation, Jamie feels down and almost out when the mentor gives him a golden advice to create an Instagram account and start posting pictures of his abs.

ALMANAC
Two friends enjoying a their favourite board game are approached by a shovel wielding stranger, possessing the forbidden rules to the fabled game “Almanac.”

ˈkandē
Low time drug dealers decide to go on a big heist to acquire a new foreign drug, which is rumored to cause people to develop powerful abilities.

Retrograde
A recently deceased woman is brought back to life and goes on a murderous rampage to confront the lover who did this to her.
RUN N GUN 2022: After Dark 2: The Dark Strikes Back, After Party @ Zawas
When: July 6th 2022 - Doors at 8pm show at 8:30
Price: $12
Info: This is the show your mother warned you about. This screening boasts the biggest content disclaimer of the festival, and we are going to see the true depravity of running a festival where “anything goes”. If you thought the After Dark screening was dark… hold onto your butts. This block is full of spooky films, pitch black comedy, and sh*t you never thought you’d see at a local indie film screening. It’s the block you don’t want to invite your grandma to… unless she’s actually pretty cool.
We know this screening pairs great with alcohol and a rowdy crowd, which is why we’re heading to Zawas after to celebrate all the wonderful weirdos… and probably decompress.

Play Your Cards Right
A couples date night at an old pub is turned upside down when their drinking game delivers magical results.

Two Dead? Girls
Four teenage girls venture off into a forest, unbeknownst to most of them the forest is rumoured to be haunted. As tension and paranoia build amongst the group they are lead to do things they never thought they'd have to do.

Syzygy
After losing her wife, Florence enacts a spell to bring her back but it doesn’t go as planned.

The Lake House
A couple stranded on a lake house need to survive the wilderness, and surivive eachother.

Crossroads
After a long night, a young woman finds herself locked outside by her Karen of a roommate. The only recourse is to smash the window or to take the deal offered by a stranger.

Redheads Dont Have Souls
It’s almost Hannah’s 27th birthday and she wants to join “the club”. She’s heard all her life that redheads don’t have souls but she isn’t worried about the afterlife. Her friend Myra is tired of the jokes and sets out to prove Hannah has a soul.
Face Stealer
Face Stealer follows a young girl who finds herself in a small town bar that has been plagued by the presence of a three headed monster luring people to their demise.

Last Call
A pair of witches seduce and kill men so that they can collect sacrifices for satan.

MOM
A young man comes home to find that his house and family are no longer there.

La Dame Blanche
Art certainly influences us. Usually, it causes a surge of thoughts and emotions running through our brains, bringing us to tears or laughter. But there is the artwork that can cause some genuinely undesirable effects. It is about an artist obsessed with the dream of a legendary woman in white. After Creating her portrait, she suddenly appears in reality, which messes up her creator's life

Oneirodynia
Vivian, curious and brave, unsuccessfully seeks out a highly popular urban legend. However when she gets home, she's about to witness everything.

Grave
Lonely Gil is searching for meaning in an urban graveyard. One night, wandering the cold dark streets he stumbles upon a comedy club and laughs like he’s never laughed before. He returns the week after to find the comedy club has vanished, if was it ever really there?

Time Capsule
The siblings fae and Levi learn to deal with the sudden loss of their mother by going on a spiritual hike of a life time.

Meow Meow Meow Meow
a feline tale at an adult sleepover helps Larissa speak her inner truth and accept herself for who she truly is

Thicker Than Blood
On the set of a trashy daytime talk show (in the vein of Jerry Springer or Maury) we see what appears to be your typical DNA paternity test episode, where both of the men brought to the show by the pregnant woman refuse to claim the unborn child.

MOSHPIT
Wanderers of a desolate world are confronted by a supernatural force, causing them to question what is reality and what is not.