“Signing Tony Raymond” will open this year’s Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) on Nov. 6.

The festival will take place from Nov. 6-9 in historic downtown Rome. This is the 22nd iteration of the film festival, which has hosted the likes of Ethan Hawke and Tim Blake Nelson in years past.

According to a press release, “Signing Tony Raymond” comes from filmmaker Glen Owen. The film, which was shot in Georgia, is set in the modern day college football recruiting era and stars Michael Mosley, Mira Sorvino, and Rob Morgan. The festival also announced that it will host a screening of “Lone Samurai,” Josh C. Waller’s film about a Japanese warrior marooned on a desert island. That film will screen on Nov. 8.

“This year RIFF is presenting a special focus on Georgia productions while continui

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