BIFF Shorts: On Masculinity

Mediations on masculinity and tales about teens at the cusp of adulthood.

Total runtime is 115 minutes.

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“Yo Rimbaud”

Dimitri Lucas (Dir), 15 minutes, France, Western New York Premiere

In French w/ English subtitles.

Arthur lives in a suburban town where everyone nicknames him Rimbaud, because he has always been a brilliant student. He has also just been admitted to a prestigious school where he thought he would fit in without difficulty. But during an oral exam, his accent will betray his social origins.

Many thanks to Manifest Pictures.

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“Elijah”

Razid Season (Dir), 19 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director Razid Season in attendance.

Haider, a Bengali Muslim taxi driver facing the reality that the American Dream may never be his, navigates new and complex territory when his daughter comes out as a trans-man named Elijah.

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"All The Real Boys"

Ohad Ira Amram (Dir), 11 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Jay helms a group of young incarcerated men as they go about their routine litter pick up. He keeps it light and airy with his cohorts, Chris and Chase. However, when their fellow inmate Rene can't get through to Darius, Jay attempts to save Darius from himself.

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"Cinco"

Diego Gardo + Victor Candela (Dir), 24 minutes, Germany/Spain, Western New York Premiere

In Spanish w/ English subtitles.

Ruby is a young man from a working-class neighborhood in Madrid, tired of the violence and distrust that define his group of friends' daily lives. Together with Nélson, Daniela, and Alexis, he spends the eve of Saint John's Night, where every plan and every action turn into a competition among the boys to validate their status within the group.

As night falls, Ruby finds himself at odds with his friends over an alleged theft, with the flames of the Saint John's bonfires as silent witnesses.a.

Many thanks to Mailuki Films.

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"Let's Leave it Untitled"

Mieszko Chomka (Dir), 15 minutes, Poland, International Premiere

In Polish w/ English subtitles.

The film follows a young man as he tries to preserve his everyday life in a form of a video diary. He shares those important moments (both beautiful and trivial) with his girlfriend and his best friend. That period of his life turns out to be the year of exploration, great changes and even greater uncertainty.

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