__BIFF Offscreen: Silent Signals__ is on view sunrise to sunset in the building front of __499 Franklin Street__, __October 5 - 9, 2017__.  

Selections include (in looping order):

__One Minute and Forty Seconds for Anna__ ([Barbara Lattanzi](http://www.wildernesspuppets.net/)) is a hand-coded computational video that visibly references color field painting (circa 1960s, NYC) and its search space of pigment flow interacting with surface roughness. 

__Blue. Glitter. Slow.__ ([Natalie DiIenno](http://nataliediienno.com/)) is a gesture akin to grazing the aesthetic sublime – this video is an abstract reflection of those experiences of bodily displacement that facilitate a removal from the world as we know it. 

__Ception__ ([Alice Alexandrescu](https://www.alicealexandrescu.com/), Yu Fayefaye & [Shasti O'Leary Soudant](http://shastiolearysoudant.com/)) – in the process of absorption, the sponge contracts on itself, creating in itself a kinetic potentiality, a vacuum that must be filled once the compression reaches its nadir. It is the cycle of inhalation and exhalation, of inspiration and expiration. Out with the old, in with the new: the present, ad infinitum.

This elasticity, this capacity for yield, speaks of the yin in Chinese Taoist philosophy; that which is dark, that which is resilient, that which is female. The traditional Chinese vision of woman is the embodiment of softness, wetness, darkness, the cavity. That cavity has a purpose.

A contraction is a preparatory step in the act of creation.

__Emergence__ ([Jason Bernagozzi](http://www.seeinginvideo.com/)) explores the tension between violence and intimacy at a small town pro wrestling match in Johnson City, NY. As the wrestlers engage in their dramatic struggle for dominance, the frame difference processing analyzes and exposes the intricate details of their movements, expressions and interactions. The artist frames the archetype of the pro wrestling match as a tension between consensual physicality and the performance of masculinity.
**Event image (still from Emergence) courtesy of Jason Bernagozzi.* 

Shot in Cuba, __TIME__ (Liz Chow) is about time.

__Restoration__ (__Debora Bernagozzi__) – in a cemetery in Malaysia in 2012, multiple grave photographs were smashed by people attempting to steal the metal behind them. An attempt was made with Photoshop to restore of the strangers' faces. This is the first of a series of three videos.

__Suspension Landscape After the Drought: Camera Views Episode Three__ ([Rebekkah Palov](http://rebekkahpalov.us/)) is an episodic video piece wherein rotating forms in orbit are apparently without any gravitational mass. Episode three is a stereo image floating in locked-time with false changing perspective, color and horizon. The appearance of a mouse cursor and X,Y,Z, Spherical coordinates breaks the false-illusion of a non-reality day cycle.  The title references a sort of suspended state of emptiness, stasis found after a “drought”, a non-fertile period and could be an allegory for an estrangement or fascination in stuck-living and unknown futures.

In __Lizard Bites Back__ ([Tessa Rex](http://www.tessarex.com/) & [Patch Sinclair](http://patchsinclair.com/)) a haze of Super8 captures the Lizard Bites Back ‘protestival’ at Olympic Dam uranium mine, Roxby Downs, South Australia. An activist reads the names of nuclear testing sites. The lizard enters.

__All pretty maids with patience wait__ (Carolyn Tennant) is an experimental video that uses a looped fragment of Kodachrome documentation of Balloon Day 1962, sampled from a newly digitized collection of home movies made by Muriel Orr-Ewing (1900-1994). The title is taken from a Cornish folksong "I Love My Love" arranged by British composer Gustav Holst in 1916: "All pretty maids with patience wait that have got loves at sea; I love my love because I know my love loves me!"

__A View with a Room__ ([Jessica Dolence](http://www.jessicadolence.com/)) is a video montage of moving wallpaper and transitional scenes, which consider the relationship between decorated virtual interiors and Cyberfeminism. Historical cultural trends from the Victorian Era to contemporary cyber sub genres like Sea Punk are referenced throughout, as the rooms push and pull from the extension of space created by a digital world. Ambient and subliminal, wallpaper forces the background to become the subject initiating a conversation about gender, virtuality, and ways in which feminism continues re-define itself through technology. 

In __Debt Tide__ ([Sophie Hamacher](http://sophiehamacher.com/)) four young women explore a coastal landscape. Their carefree wanderings are intermittently interrupted by the realities of the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. As a celebration of youth and friendship, this short film is also a fragmented meditation on debt and a playful reflection of innocent rebellion. Excerpt.

__Post-it Manifesto__ ([Jason Livingston](https://clas.uiowa.edu/cinematic-arts/people/jason-livingston)) is a 22-year-old, Hi-8 lo-fi video meant to have some fun with the format of the manifesto, wondering what kinds of grand claims could be made in an era of posts.  Who would have known so many posts would return in the Facebook age?

__cosmologies 1__ (Dietrich-Olivier Delrieu-Schulz) experiments with photocopier as camera.

__TETON__ (__[Jessica Earle](http://www.jearle.net)__) is part of an ongoing series of animated sketches.  In place of a sketch book, these digitized thought fragments are used to capture ideas for future expansion.

__Unfinished Abduction Video (UAV)__ ([Keith Poplawski](http://www.keithpoplawski.com/ "Keith Poplawski")) is a work in self-progress desert pilgrimage documenting a search for solitude gone haywire. At the end of the industrial era, our protagonist finds itself questioning the evolving lines between memory and the ephemeral. Was this by design? And whose design was this? Shot with a circuit-bent PXL-2000 on Audio Cassette.

__Bloodroot__ (__[Anna Scime](http://www.a--a.org)__) is a poem about gratitude, language, and friendship. Yeh-gwaw-reeh-who-waw-ta-theht Ne-we-dee-kweh-jawks-ooye. Excerpt.

BIFF Offscreen: Silent Signals

Video art on view sunrise to sunset October 5th - 9th in the building front of 499 Franklin Street.

BIFF Offscreen

BIFF HQ

__Unstoppable Irving Fields__, Martin Feinberg (dir), 78min, 2017

__BIFF USA: Documentary Feature__

99-year old Irving Fields is the hardest working piano man in New York City, having co-written hits with Louis Armstrong, he continues write and perform new material every week in Manhattan. Martin Feinberg creates an enlightening, intimate portrait of Irving as he attempts to reinvent himself on the edge of his 100th birthday. 

__@ [North Park Theatre](https://www.northparktheatre.org/) – Friday, October 6, 12:30PM__

Screening with: 

__Cab Elvis__, Andrew Franks (dir.), 10min, 2017

Take a ride with Dave Groth, a Seattle cab driver who dresses like Elvis and his finds himself in a battle against the city’s livery dress code in Andrew Franks’ acclaimed portrait.  


[__Watch the trailer for Unstoppable Irving Fields here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVA94j19JEI&t=3s)


Unstoppable Irving Fields (w/ Cab Elvis)

99-year old Irving Fields is the hardest working piano man in New York City.

Screening

North Park Theatre

__Charlie vs. Goliath__, Reed Lindsay (dir.), 75min, 2017

__BIFF USA: Documentary Feature__

__Director Reed Lindsay in attendance__

Going up against an opponent with $3 million in special interest funding, a penniless 75-year old former Catholic priest, Charlie, Hardy takes on his incumbent US senator – traveling from small town to small town in Wyoming in an old school bus.


__@ [North Park Theatre](https://www.northparktheatre.org/) – Friday, October 6, 2:30PM__

Screening with:


__Brooklyn in July__, Bob Celli (dir.), 21min, 2017

Thaddeus Daniels stars as a WWII veteran drawn to New York City in the summer of 1945 looking for a better life, but still haunted by fear and hatred he had hoped to leave behind in Bob Celli’s heartbreaking period drama. 


[__Watch the trailer for Charlie vs. Goliath here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRuSUjxzj0)

Charlie vs. Goliath (w/ Brooklyn in July)

Charlie Hardy takes on an his incumbent US senator, traveling from small town to small town in Wyoming in an old school bus.

__Two Worlds__, Maciej Adamek (dir.), 59min, POLISH-W-ENG-SUB, 2017 

__BIFF Global: Documentary Feature__

The inspiring and intimate story of Laura, a 12-year old who faces the extraordinary challenge of caring for her deaf parents in Maciej Adamek’s family portrait.



__@ [Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center](http://www.hallwalls.org/) –  Friday, October 6, 4:45PM__

Screening with:




__Test of Courage__, Rena Dumont (dir.), 20min, 2017

Set against the backdrop of WWII, two boys meet in a graveyard in a night they’ll never forget in Rena Dumont’s chilling *Test of Courage*. 
 
 

__Just An Inconvenience__, Terry McGlade (dir), 24min, 2017

__Director Terry McGlade in attendance__

BIFF 2016 alum Terry McGlade returns to the festival with an endearing portrait of sister Rosemary, as she battles multiple health crisis linked to multiple autoimmune diseases in *Just An Inconvenience*.




[__Watch the trailer for Two Worlds here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT8YizpE1pI)


Two Worlds (w/ Test of Courage & Just An Inconvenience)

The inspiring and intimate story of Laura, a 12-year old who faces the extraordinary challenge of caring for her deaf parents.

Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

__Waking David__, Kevin Nash (dir), 90min, 2017

__BIFF Global: Narrative Feature__

A young, head-strong American pop psychologist (Harriete Madeley) takes a detour when visiting London, unraveling old family secrets in Kevin Nash’s improvised domestic drama. 


__@ [North Park Theatre](https://www.northparktheatre.org/) – Friday, October 6, 5:00PM__

Screening with: 


__A L’arrache__, Emmanuelle Nicot (dir.), 22min, 2017
Two roommates from a foster home reunite in Emmanuelle Nicot’s powerful character study.


[__Watch the trailer for Waking David here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH4IbrlR0tY)


Waking David (w/ A L’arrache)

A young, head-strong American pop psychologist (Harriete Madeley) takes a detour when visiting London.

__In The Orchard__, Christopher Knoblock (dir.) 102min, 2017

__BIFF USA: Narrative Feature__

__Stephanie Lowell and Dana White in attendance__

Written and starring WNY native Dana White as a mother who’s chance encounter with a Marine suffering from PTSD (Jonas Bell) leads to profound consequences in Christopher Knoblock’s tense, emotional thriller. 


__[Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center ](http://www.hallwalls.org/)– Friday, October 6, 7:00PM__

Screening with:


__Rabbit Hole__, Stephanie Lowell (dir.), 3min, 2017

__Stephanie Lowell & Dana White in attendance__

Stephanie Lowell’s dramatic thriller explores the day in the life of a young addict caught in a nightmare.


[__Watch the trailer for In The Orchard here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv3eTd7rEYU)


In The Orchard (w/ Rabbit Hole)

A mother who’s chance encounter with a Marine suffering from PTSD leads to profound consequences.

__Mermaids__, Ali Weinstein (dir), 76min, 2017

__BIFF USA: Documentary Feature__

__Opening Night Gala__

__Director Ali Weinstein & Producer Catlin Durlakin in attendance__

Mermaids explores personal and cultural relationships with the iconic mermaid archetype –  from an underwater adventure park in Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida to Coney Island’s iconic annual Mermaid Parade.  


__@ [North Park Theatre](https://www.northparktheatre.org/) – Friday, October 6, 7:30PM__

Screening with: 


__Be__, Robert Cano (dir.), 5min, 2017
A young boy dreams of being as flowing as free as a stream Robert Cano’s fantasy.


[__Watch the trailer for Mermaids here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIBAx5k269k)


Mermaids (w/ Be)

Weinstein’s documentary explores personal and cultural relationships with the iconic mermaid archetype.

__Prodigy__, Alex Haughey & Brian Vidal (dirs.), 80min, 2016

__BIFF USA: Narrative Feature__

A psychologist (Richard Neil) engages a dangerous young women (Savannah Liles) with destructive superpowers in a tense, sci-fi morality tale.


__@ [Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center](http://www.hallwalls.org/) – Friday, October 6, 9:15PM__

Screening with:


__Memoir__, Alexander Jeffre (dir.), 15min, 2017

A doctor (Paul Petersen) searching for a cure for Alzheimer’s encounters a mysterious visitor (Cailey Fleming) who changes his research.


[__Watch the trailer for Prodigy here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqyexhDnNaI)


Prodigy (w/ Memoir)

A psychologist (Richard Neil) engages a dangerous young woman with destructive superpowers in a tense, sci-fi morality tale.

__Bitch__, Marianna Palka (dir.), 93min, 2017

__BIFF USA: Narrative Feature__

Mom (writer/director Marianna Palka) snaps into a vicious dog when prompted by her philandering husband (Jason Ritter), who is forced to take care of the family in this Kafka-esq dark comedy.


__@ [North Park Theatre](https://www.northparktheatre.org/) – Friday, October 6, 10PM__

Bitch

Mom (writer/director Marianna Palka) snaps into a vicious dog when prompted by her philandering husband (Jason Ritter).

__Train Driver’s Diary__, Miloš Radović (dir), 85min, SERBIAN-W-ENG-SUB, 2016

__BIFF Global: Narrative Feature__

Lazar Ristovski stars as Illija, a train driver nearing retirement who saves a young boy and takes him under his wing in a quirky drama selected as Serbia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. 


__@ [Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center](http://www.hallwalls.org/) – Saturday, October 7, 11:00AM__

Screening with:


__The Servant__, Farnossh Abedi (dir.), 9min, 2017
A bug becomes servant, a servant becomes a bug in Farnossh Adedi’s stark, playful animated short.


[__Watch the trailer for Train Driver's Diary here!__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq4lI2lWgr8)


Train Driver’s Diary (w/ The Servant)

Lazar Ristovski stars as Illija, a train driver nearing retirement who saves a young boy.

A family friendly lineup of fun, youth made shorts.

Selections include:

__Untitled__, Ruby Zephyr Soudant (Dir.), 2:05min, 2017  

__Red White & Blues__, Christopher Shirley-Brown (Dir.), 3:50min, 2017 

__Discord__, Bhakti Williams-Brown (Dir.), 1:47min, 2017

__Artificial People__, Breana Roberts (Dir.), 1:03min, 2017 

__Utsi__, Daniel Pedersen (Dir.), 1:15min, 2017

__Water Water__, Trayvon Frisbee (Dir.), 2:52min, 2017

__Cut Up__, Jamila Bryant (Dir.), 0:46min, 2017 

__Violence Buffalo__; Savanah Worth, Soundilou Cissko, Breana Roberts & Trayvon Frisbee (Dirs.); 8:54min; 2017

__Four Thirty PM__, Fiona Rigney (Dir.), 2:47min, 2017

__Better Happier__, Savanah Worth (Dir.), 0:16min, 2017

__Hive Mind__, Soundilou Cissko (Dir.), 1:38min, 2017

__Fear__, Breanna Roberts (Dir.), 1:31min, 2017

__Laba Dugsi Aan (My Two Schools)__, Najma Abdi & Faduma Ibrahim (Dirs.), 4:13min, 2017

__Cult of Noid__, Soudilou Cissko (Dir.), 1:06min, 2017

__Flint__, Breana Roberts (Dir.), 2:35min, 2017

__Shakti__; Isa Salim, Nurta Salim & Eid Dirrir (Dirs.); 15:48min; 2017

BIFF Shorts: Youth Showcase

A family friendly lineup of fun, youth made shorts.

Squeaky Wheel

__BIFF SHORTS: SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS, 53min__

A family friendly line-up of fun, animated shorts from around the region and around the world! 


__Roger 2, Mentes Films (dirs), 7min, 2017__

A James Bond style man of mystery suffers an accident on set that threatens his career in a stop motion animated comedy from collective 2 Mentes Films.  


__Land Without Evil, Katalin Egely (dir), 4min, 2017__

A lively exploration of the paradise that lies in all of our hearts, inspired by Guarani mythology.


__Water Path for a Fish, Mercedes Marro (dir), 7min, 2017__

A boy helps a fish get back to the sea in Mercedes Marro’s vibrant hand-drawn Spanish fantasy.


__Polybius, Brad Pattullo (dir), 5min, 2017__

__Director Brad Pattullo in attendance__

A boy encounters a mysterious new game in his local arcade in Brad Pattullo’s stop-motion send-up of 1980s conspiracy thrillers.


__Pittari, Patrick Smith (dir), 4min, 2017__

Inspired by Tom Robbin’s depiction of Tanuki, a Japanese mystical creature known for his mischief, Pittari tells the playful story of a destructive creature halted by an adversary.


__In Exile, Alexander Kurilov (dir), 11min, 2017__

A boy lives with his grandmother in an Eastern Europian village, left to own devices he toils away on a mystery project until he meets an unexpected friend in Alexander Kurilov’s award-winning computer animated drama.


__Citipati, Andreas Feix (dir), 7min, 2017__

After a meteorite strikes, a small dinosaur finds his way home in bold computer animated adventure.  


__Kamunyak, Sarah Gayden (dir), 6min, 2017__

__Director Sarah Gayden in attendance.__

A baby antelope becomes fast friends with a lioness in Sarah Gayden’s hand drawn fable inspired by an observation in the Samburu National Reserve. 


__Fallen Swan, Win Leerasanthanah (dir), 3min, 2017__

A baby swan is forced to fly in Win Leerasnthanah’s computer animated ode to taking the next steps in life.


__@ [North Park Theatre](https://www.northparktheatre.org/) – Saturday October  7, 11:00am__


BIFF SHORTS: SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS

A family friendly line-up of fun, animated shorts from around the region and around the world! 

Archive

Oct 5-9 2017

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BIFF Offscreen: Silent Signals

6:00 PM Thursday October 5, 2017

BIFF HQ

Unstoppable Irving Fields (w/ Cab Elvis)

12:30 PM Friday October 6, 2017

North Park Theatre

Charlie vs. Goliath (w/ Brooklyn in July)

2:30 PM Friday October 6, 2017

North Park Theatre

Two Worlds (w/ Test of Courage & Just An Inconvenience)

4:45 PM Friday October 6, 2017

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Waking David (w/ A L’arrache)

5:00 PM Friday October 6, 2017

North Park Theatre

In The Orchard (w/ Rabbit Hole)

7:00 PM Friday October 6, 2017

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Mermaids (w/ Be)

7:30 PM Friday October 6, 2017

North Park Theatre

Prodigy (w/ Memoir)

9:15 PM Friday October 6, 2017

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Bitch

10:00 PM Friday October 6, 2017

North Park Theatre

Train Driver’s Diary (w/ The Servant)

11:00 AM Saturday October 7, 2017

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

BIFF Shorts: Youth Showcase

11:00 AM Saturday October 7, 2017

Squeaky Wheel

BIFF SHORTS: SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS

11:00 AM Saturday October 7, 2017

North Park Theatre

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