Poetics of the Moving Image Panel
11:30 AM Saturday October 7, 2017
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Explores the power of the moving image through a poetic lens focusing on devices like structure, rhythm, metaphor, mise-en-scène and more.
NY <3 Film Roundtable
12:00 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Revolution Gallery
Roundtable guests discuss the growth of NY filmmaking communities, and the myriad opportunities for shooting your next film in WNY.
8 Days, 8 Borders (w/ More Than Two Days, One Word, & Jonah)
12:15 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Squeaky Wheel
A gut-wrenching first person account of Sham, a fierce single mother of two, as she escapes the Syrian civil war.
Woman on Fire
12:45 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
North Park Theatre
BIFF alum Julie Sokolow returns to the festival with the award-winning, crowd pleasing story of Brooke Guian.
Buzz One Four (w/ The Collection)
1:00 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Burchfield Penney Art Center
The ill fated flight of a Cold War B-52 bomber loaded with two thermonuclear bombs that crashed 90 miles from Washington DC.
BIFF SHORTS: INTERSTATES
1:00 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
Provocative storytelling where the journey is more important than the destination.
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
2:45 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
North Park Theatre
Marie Curie as she struggles for recognition in the male-dominated science community of early 20th century France.
Women in Film Panel
3:00 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Squeaky Wheel
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.
BIFF SHORTS: DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
3:15 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
BIFF SHORTS: DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, 90min
Family dramas, light comedies, chance encounters and life long love affairs: private matters take cente...
Voices Beyond the Wall: Twelve Love Poems from the Murder Capital of the World
3:15 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Founded 25 years ago in San Pedro Sula, infamous for its poverty and violence, Our Little Roses is the only girls’ orphanage in Honduras.
BIFF SHORTS: EXPERIMENTAL
4:30 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
Squeaky Wheel
A cinematic platform for abstract expressions, poetic essays, and unique perspectives.
The Algebra of Need
5:00 PM Saturday October 7, 2017
North Park Theatre
Courting lovers wandering Buffalo's city-scapes in a hypnotic state.