BIFF SHORTS: WILD CHILD

Coming-of-age stories and tales of rebellious teens. Total runtime is 101 minutes.

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SOMETHING WILD

Zsuzsanna Konrad (Dir), 20 minutes, Hungary, Western New York Premiere

In Hungarian w/ English subtitles.

In an average Hungarian family home, a straight-A-student, yearning to be free, starts turning into a bear.

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A STABLE FOR HORSES

Davie Paterson (Dir), 8 minutes, Australia, New York State Premiere

As Remy prepares for a baptism by fire, his uncle recounts the legend of his father and the sad, violent tale of the Smith Street Sharps.

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SHE HAS NO NAME

Cagla Karslioglu (Dir), 19 minutes, Türkiye, Western New York Premiere

Director Cagla Karslioglu in attendance.

In Turkish w/ English subtitles.

After a curious 6 year old girl discovers a worm in her childhood backyard, she becomes a defiant young woman through a series of pivotal events in her life. Finding power and spite in the worms that follow her, she makes her way through quiet rebellion, sexual encounters and secrets, navigating expectations of womanhood in the 1960s-1970s Istanbul. A journey of self-preservation against the ingrained, one awakening after another.

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I OWE YOU A TOUCH

Marwan Elshafie (Dir), 15 minutes, Egypt, East Coast Premiere

Director Marwan Elshafie in attendance.

In Arabic w/ English subtitles.

Following a personal tragedy, teenage Seif sets out to purify himself, only to find that the path to water is anything but simple.

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GALLINA

Fernando Reinaldos (Dir), 16 minutes, Spain, Western New York Premiere

In Spanish w/ English subtitles.

In rural Spain, ten-year-old Pablo loves spending time at his granny’s countryside home, playing with his younger sister Alba and his best friend Martín. But everything changes when Martín pressures him to betray his family, leaving Pablo to question where he truly belongs.

Many thanks to Mailuki Films.

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LEAF

Horatiu Carpiuc (Dir), 20 minutes, Romania, Western New York Premiere

In Romanian w/ English subtitles.

A single father’s surprise for his 14-year-old daughter turns into a tense confrontation when he discovers her with an older boy, forcing them to confront their bond.

Many thanks to Mailuki Films.