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BIFF Panel: It Takes an Eco VillageBIFF Panel: It Takes an Eco Village

BIFF Panel: It Takes an Eco Village

Friday, October 11, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

Venue Website ⟶

Free Event

Oct 11 @ 4:00PM – 5:00PM: Live @ Buffalo Toronto Public Media + live streamed to social + website

This panel focuses on BIFF's Opening Night Gala Film – Eco Village – a folk-opera-romance and coming-of-age tale set in a commune, a runaway explores the contradictions and costs of living in utopia. Panelists will discuss their film, the production process and process of poiesis, creative exchanges, and more.

Panelists: Director/Writer Phoebe Nir, Star Sidney Flanigan, Star Lindsay Burdge, Star Eric Austin, Producer Giovanni Labadessa, and Editor/Co-Producer Linds Gray

Moderator: Anna Scime

*Please note there is free parking in Buffalo Toronto Public Media's parking lot for attendees. Seats are first come, first served and RSVP is encouraged.


WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE!

Read more about Eco Village here!

  • Video from Eco Village

    Directed by: Phoebe Nir

    Still from Eco Village

    Still from Eco Village

    Directed by: Phoebe Nir

Friday, October 11, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

Venue Website ⟶

Free Event

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