BIFF Shorts: Redemption Tales
Virtual Screening
October 6-20, 2022
BIFF Shorts: Redemption Tales
Seeking redemption? You’ve come to the right shorts block. Stories of growth and pivotal moments. 110 minutes.
Just Like You
Sebastien Rabas (Dir), 20 minutes, UK, New York State Premiere
A handyman from the south coast of England seeks to understand his opiate addiction by exploring inter-generational trauma in his family, trying to break the cycle before it affects his young daughter.
West Bottoms
Greg Sheffer (Dir), 20 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere
Larry Poole is a drifter. Most nights, he can barely sleep while battling regret from decades of bad decisions. The kind of decisions that would drive anyone away…including his only daughter Jessica.
Hold Me, Don’t Touch Me
Adrian Todd Zuniga (Dir), 9 minutes, UK, New York State Premiere
Disconsolate over the death of her child, Aidy skips grief counseling and enters a pub on a freezing London evening. Soon, her melancholic night is interrupted by Stella, an eager but ill-equipped stranger intent on helping Aidy.
The Outing
Joanne Mitchell (Dir), 15 minutes, UK, New York State Premiere
1970's: A lonely divorcee, Nellie, meets widower Frank on a trip to the seaside. Nellie lets herself be swept away by the hope of connection. But as the seagulls circle overhead and Frank begins to ask too many questions, Nellie realises she will never be able to escape a monstrous family secret ...
Wolf Tone
Lauren Cook + Nathan Pancione (Dir), 16 minutes, USA, Buffalo Premiere
Violinist Jea (TL Thompson) returns home to reconnect and reconcile with mother Lisa (Jami Tenille) in this nuanced drama from BIFF alumni Lauren Cook and Nathan Pancione.
Write Here
Jake Muñoz Consing (Dir), 15 minutes, Philippines, New York State Premiere
An aging gay man in mid-stage Alzheimer's struggles to hold onto his identity and onto the memory of his one true love.
In Tagalog with English subtitles.
The Stupid Boy
Phil Dunn (Dir), 15 minutes, UK, New York State Premiere
London is being terrorized by christian white supremacists. While a broken man is groomed for the next attack, a boy from Brixton sees the world in a different way. But seeing things differently can be dangerous.
