BIFF Shorts: Pop Romance

Stories about love, heartbreak, relationships, pop music, and pop culture. Runtime is 69 minutes.

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BOYSICK

Maël Caradec (Dir) 25 minutes, France, Western New York Premiere

In French w/ English subtitles.

Milàn has a broken heart since his breakup with Gaëtan. In denial, Milàn makes one last attempt by following him on a dating app.

Many thanks to Manifest Pictures.

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MY HYPERPOP ERA

Finley King (Dir), 14 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

After the mysterious disappearance of her boyfriend, a grieving musician explores her pain through her passion.

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WRITING FOR TIMOTHÉE

Dana Nachman (Dir), 10 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

An aspiring screenwriter has her own meet-cute at a NYC rooftop party with a charming talent manager. He draws her in with his unabashed love of rom-coms, and their connection skirts dangerously close to revealing her secret life as a cult fanfic writer for Timothée Chalamet.

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ANATOMY OF A F*CKBOY

Fatimah Asghar (Dir), 20 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Producer Akram Shibly in attendance.

'Anatomy of a f*!ckboy' follows a young director, as she makes a documentary delving into ELI, a misunderstood charming queer person who has recently had a smear campaign launched against them. As the filming commences, the director realizes that she might have been duped and has fallen for a f*ckboy who is using her.