Explores the power of the moving image through a poetic lens focusing on devices like structure, rhythm, metaphor, mise-en-scène and more.
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Roundtable guests discuss the growth of NY filmmaking communities, and the myriad opportunities for shooting your next film in WNY.
A gut-wrenching first person account of Sham, a fierce single mother of two, as she escapes the Syrian civil war.
BIFF alum Julie Sokolow returns to the festival with the award-winning, crowd pleasing story of Brooke Guian.
The ill fated flight of a Cold War B-52 bomber loaded with two thermonuclear bombs that crashed 90 miles from Washington DC.
Provocative storytelling where the journey is more important than the destination.
Marie Curie as she struggles for recognition in the male-dominated science community of early 20th century France.
A discussion with filmmakers about their work and what it means to identify as a woman behind the lens in film and media industries today.
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Founded 25 years ago in San Pedro Sula, infamous for its poverty and violence, Our Little Roses is the only girls’ orphanage in Honduras.
A cinematic platform for abstract expressions, poetic essays, and unique perspectives.
Courting lovers wandering Buffalo's city-scapes in a hypnotic state.
