Still from E for Eileen
Directed by: Gerard Brennan and Kelly Ryan
BIFF Shorts: Live and Let Die
North Park Theatre
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Existential tales. 73 minutes.
"E for Eileen"
Gerard Brennan + Kelly Ryan (Dir), 24 minutes, France, Western New York Premiere
In French w/ English subtitles.
Eileen Gray spends her final moments in the house she designed and built. Her solitude interrupted by the arrival of old friends, she struggles not to drown in the past.
A Manifest Pictures release.
"Somewhere In Between"
Dahlia Nemlich (Dir), 15 minutes, Lebanon, Western New York Premiere
In Lebanese Arabic w/ English subtitles.
Facing their imminent separation, Elias and Christiane dive into their memories for one final goodbye.
A Manifest Pictures release.
"Soil"
Saman Abaee (Dir), 13 minutes, Iran, Western New York Premiere
In Persian w/ English subtitles.
The Iranian siblings brought their mother's ashes from America to Iran to spread them in the beautiful Lake Urmia; their mother had bequeathed them. Upon arrival, they are shocked to discover that the lake has completely dried up.
"A Show of the Stray"
Qi Tan (Dir), 15 minutes, China, Western New York Premiere
In Chinese w/ English subtitles.
Rong, a well-educated law student and a once-submissive son, met a girl and decided to be an actor against all judgement and difficulties. He was struggling between dreams and reality and looking for his true self.
Still from Somewhere In Between
Directed by: Dahlia Nemlich
Still from Soil
Directed by: Saman Abaee
Still from A Show of the Stray
Directed by: Qi Tan
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