Still from BOYSICK
Directed by: Maël Caradec
BIFF SHORTS: POP ROMANCE
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
Stories about love, heartbreak, relationships, pop music, and pop culture. Runtime is 69 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Still from MY HYPERPOP ERA
Directed by: Finley King
Still from WRITING FOR TIMOTHÉE
Directed by: Dana Nachman
Still from ANATOMY OF A F*CKBOY
Directed by: Fatimah Asghar
