Nonfiction Storytelling

An in-depth discussion with our documentary filmmakers on techniques and tactics for nonfiction storytelling.

Free Event

Spiral Farm

After two strangers arrive in her isolated commune, 17-year old Anahita begins to question her place in the world.

Surviving Lunch w/ Parkland: Stories from the Survivors

School shooting survivor Gabriella relocates to a Florida and navigates the cruel culture of her new high school.

The Butler

In Filip Bajon’s sweeping epic, an orphaned Kashubian boy is taken in by a Prussian aristocrat and grows up in her palace.

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Marion Stokes archived television broadcasts amassing a 70,000 VHS tape collection capturing wars, triumphs, catastrophes, and more.

BIFF Shorts: Influence Operation

Comedies, dramas and thrillers about role models, muses and social media influencers.

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

A 13-year-old social outcast runs away from his home to to search for his estranged mother.

The Sympathy Card w/ Jones

When Emma’s cancer takes a turn for the worst, she presents her new wife Josie with her dying wish.

Clover

Brothers Jackie and Mickey along with a teen witness Clover find themselves on the run from the city’s most notorious crime boss.

Della Bella

Festa! Sets by DJs JonLuc, Ellen Degenerate and Rufus Gibson.

Free Event

King Bibi

Chronicling Benjamin Netanyahu’s rise to power and the four decades of public appearances that changed Israel forever.

Dosed w/ Hope Served Fresh

After years of prescription medications failed her, a suicidal young woman turns to psychedelic medicine and healers.