BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

Narratives and documentaries from around the region and around the block. 78 minutes.

City Eyes

Nick Green (Dir), 11 minutes, Local Student Short Film, USA

After witnessing a murder delivery driver Jason (Simba Wedderburn) returns home to his wife Shannon (Rachel Henderson) rather than deal with the consequences.

Winter Mourning

Dahee Yun (Dir), 17 minutes, Republic of Korea / USA

Jinhee (Jaeun Koo), a Korean immigrant in Syracuse, spends her days working at a restaurant and fighting homesickness in this subtle and moving character study.

Echo Falls

Aaron Webb (Dir), 18 minutes, WNY Short Film, USA

With their marriage on the rocks, Eric (Nate Chateux) and wife Dana (Jessica Zwolak) take a walk in the woods with their son to lift their spirits in this thrilling study of marriage, masculinity and parenting.

"Be Good, Make Me Proud" - the Honorable Arthur O. Eve and the Educational Opportunity Program

Dorothea Braemer & Steve Peraza (Dir), 18 minutes, WNY Short Film, USA

BIFF 2021 Best WNY Short Award Winner

A heartwarming, thoughtful tribute to Arthur O. Eve, former NY State Assemblymember and Deputy Speaker, who started the Educational Opportunity Program at Buffalo State College.

Invisible Niagara

Brett Michael Cox (Dir), 14 minutes, WNY, USA, World Premiere

Idiosyncratic video essay about the history, ecology, politics and death-defying crossings between Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario.