BIFF X0 Program 2: Sky / Earth / Water

Birds' / Plants'/ Whales'-eye-views from the avant-garde and more!

One Night Only w/ Freak Job

Faced with constant rejection, an ambitious actor finds himself drawn into a strange venue for one last chance at stardom.

Baristas vs Billionaires

Starbucks baristas in Buffalo, NY organize against corporate exploitation, sparking a nationwide uprising lead by the next generation.

Turn Up The Night

The meteoric rise and the catastrophic fall of 80's hard rock / "hair band", Boy Elroy.

BIFF Shorts: Saturday Morning Cartoons

Fun, family friendly cartoons from WNY’s leading animation programs and global creators.

BIFF X0 Program 3: Icons + Apparitions

Remixed content, found footage, the cult of celebrity, and AI (yai yai)!

The Fisherman

A heartwarming tale of family and the enduring spirit of a true fisherman told with laughter, magic, and the rich culture of Ghana.

The Librarians

Librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

BIFF X0 Program 1: Echoes + Exchanges

Between performance and sincerity, the personal and the political, presence and absence– interviews, correspondences, and other exchanges.

Raising Aniya w/ This Side of Salina

Aniya, a young dancer based in Houston, embarks on a journey to heal her spirit and find her voice after being displaced by a hurricane.

Last Farm in Reykjavik

The rise and fall of the Icelandic punk scene, and the curious establishment of the Icelandic Punk Museum in a repurposed public toilet.

BIFF Shorts: Racial Justice in View

Evocative shorts exploring racial and social justice issues.

Free Event

A Rare Grand Alignment

Midair in the mountains of Norway, during a rare celestial event, three boys find themselves stranded in a cable car w/ a dead body.

BIFF X0 Program 4: Medicine + Magic

Medical interventions and magical reels!

BIFF Legacy Gala: Everyday People w/ Stephen McKinley Henderson

Join us as we celebrate the work of acting legend Stephen McKinley Henderson – BIFF's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!

Dream!

A musical that journeys across Thailand’s sweeping landscapes to follow an orphaned girl’s determined quest for family.

F*CKTOYS w/ But...You're A Dolphin!

A lush, fever dream that reimagines the Tarot's Major Arcana via the story of AP: a struggling pollyanna seeking salvation from a curse!

Peaches Goes Bananas + Barking in the Dark

¡Musical double feature by Marie Losier – Peaches + The Residents!

Queremos Nuestra Agua / Together for Water

Youth of the Chocó Rainforest become inspired by their elders and denounce the contamination of their rivers.

BIFF Shorts: Industrial

Portraits of industrial landscapes – oil refineries, canals, grain silos, and more.

The Act of Dreaming

Three recently-arrived immigrant families struggle to adjust to a new life in Buffalo, New York.

Remaining Native

Ku wants to be an elite runner, but when the remains of Native children are found, he must face his family's past to run towards his future.

Free Event

Yurlu | Country

Portrait of a Banjima Elder’s final year as he fights to reclaim a homeland scarred by the largest contaminated site in the S. Hemisphere.

The Panic

J.P. Morgan and Charles Barney contend with the financial crisis of 1907. Buffalo plays NYC!

Cutman

Two broken souls come to the end of their road at a desolate Upstate New York motel, where they find revenge and redemption.