20

23

October 5-9

Buffalo, NY

Submissions

BIFF Shorts: Students

BIFF Shorts: Students

Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A

October 8-12, 2020

BIFF Shorts: Students A first look at exciting new voices in cinema. 56 minutes.


La Maestra

Caroline Kane (Dir), 4 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

During the Renaissance, a female student strives to learn how to draw the human body in this beautifully animated drama.


Euthanasia

Jade Edwards (Dir), 11 minutes, World Premiere, USA

An evocative exploration of pain, trauma and anxiety under the suffocating, patriarchal and hegemonic forces that rule society.


Voyage Log by Dooream

Doorim Kim (Dir), 11 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

A hypnotic, handmaid experimental narrative presented as a surrealist dream.


Art at the Edge

Madeline Weir (Dir), 15 minutes, NY Premiere, USA

In this meditation on the unexpected union of experimental media and science, experimental sound designer Nicole L’Huillier collaborates with CERN, the largest lab studying the breakdown of matter.


Estrangement

Miranda Prise (Dir), 8 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

A young substitute teacher (Lauren Lebeouf) returns to the catholic school that she left in shame to confront her worst fear.


Fallen Leaves

Bo Gao (Dir), 18 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

A Chinese art student perseveringly tries to find the right path for his painting style, but eventually he realizes what he really wants.


Alive Day

Lindsay O'Keefe (Dir), 10 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

Against all odds swimmer Breanna Sprenger, born with no legs and only one arm, goes for the gold in Lindsay O'Keefe's inspiring portrait.


Watch the filmmaker Virtual Red Carpet Q+A here!

Watch the Virtual Red Carpet Interview for Art at the Edge here!

La Maestra
Still from La MaestraDirected by: Caroline Kane
Euthanasia
Still from EuthanasiaDirected by: Jade Edwards
Voyage Log by Dooream
Still from Voyage Log by DooreamDirected by: Doorim Kim
Art at the Edge
Still from Art at the EdgeDirected by: Madeline Weir
Video from EstrangementDirected by: Miranda Prise
Fallen Leaves
Still from Fallen LeavesDirected by: Bo Gao
Alive Day
Still from Alive DayDirected by: Lindsay O'Keefe

You May Also Like...

Work

Work

Buffalo-based experimental music ensemble Wooden Cities sets about to create their new album.

Read more

BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

Celebrating unique perspectives, voices and stories from Western New York.

Read more

United We Sing

United We Sing

An a cappella group flies halfway around the world to collaborate with a choir of orphans in rural Kenya.

Read more

Home

News

About

Media

Support

Submissions

Accessibility

Opportunities

Land Acknowledgement

Archive

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Concierge

Contact Us

Social

Eventive

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

YouTube

Wikipedia

Eventbrite

Mailing List

© 2023 Buffalo International Film Festival