BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

Unique stories from around the block and the region. Total runtime is 93 minutes.

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“Backroads”

Heidi Weinheimer (Dir), 5 minutes, USA, World Premiere

Director Heidi Weinheimer in attendance.

An experimental, mixed media exploration of the backroads between Rochester and Buffalo.

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“Buffalo 10”

Trisha Pickelhaupt (Dir), 12 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director Trisha Pickelhaupt and Writer/Star Claire Orange in attendance.

A glamorous trans woman aching for the simplicity of her upbringing moves back to Buffalo from NYC, where she tumbles into a Rust Belt dalliance at the local bowling alley.

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“In Totality”

Jesse Rudoy (Dir), 13 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director Jesse Rudoy and Participant Debora Ross in attendance.

Deb, the Rochester, NY’s solar task force leader, is in the spotlight, promising her community a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic spectacle. But as the moment of totality approaches, clouds loom, threatening to ruin the historic event that Deb has staked her reputation on.

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“Loving Day”

Daeil Kim (Dir), 16 minutes, USA, East Coast Premiere

Producer Melanie Sudyn and Star Sidney Flannigan in attendance.

An interracial couple's wedding plans take an unexpected turn when the Loving v. Virginia case, which legalized interracial marriage, is overturned, leaving them to navigate the fate of their child.

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“Golden Years”

Jared Meyer (Dir), 18 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director Jared Meyer in attendance.

A newly retired man has his friendship tested when he is involved in a horrifying accident.

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“That Old Black Magic”

Alan Trinca (Dir), 30 minutes, USA, East Coast Premiere

Writer, Director, Producer and Star Alan Trinca in attendance.

In 1964 Buffalo, Joe Marinaro is an asphalt laborer with dreams of becoming the next big crooner, but he needs a good old-fashioned miracle to seize an opportunity that could change his life forever.

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