
BIFF Offscreen: SRS (Silk Road Songbook)
Duende
Weaving songs of resistance into the land, and broadcasting women’s voices on an ancient Eurasian migration route known as the Silk Road.
The Sun Also Rises, The Sun Also Sets
Oct 9 @ 6:00PM-7:30PM + Oct 17 @ 6:30AM-8:00AM: live performance by Crossborder Collective streamed to social + website
Drawing from the visual language of the establishing shot and the closing shot and of opening and closing credits, The Sun Also Rises, The Sun Also Sets is a literal cross-border exchange of perspectives and performances.
Dates + Locations:
Oct 9, 2025 – Sunset (6:44PM): Peace Bridge, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada / Peace Bridge, Buffalo, New York, USA
Oct 17, 2025 – Sunrise (7:29AM): Peace Bridge, Buffalo, New York, USA / Peace Bridge, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
About the artists:
The Crossborder Collective is an anonymous group of media artists living in Western New York and Southern Ontario.
Weaving songs of resistance into the land, and broadcasting women’s voices on an ancient Eurasian migration route known as the Silk Road.
Join artists Stephanie Rothenberg + Kate Gaudy (+ more TBA) for a Westward facing picnic w/ live performances!
Featuring internationally known Czechoslovak puppeteer, storyteller, author and actor, Vít Hořejš with century-old hand-carved marionettes.