Each pass provides one (1) corresponding seat to any of the 124 films from 24 countries at the theater and/or online, and all other events at this year's Buffalo Int'l Film Festival.

*BIFF Bison Pass requires online registration. Each pass holder should register individually. Once you have set up your account, you can reserve all theatrical and online screenings via Eventive. (unless they have sold out)

If you are attending festival events in person, you can also receive a physical pass/passes as well, either at our Night Zero Party on Thursday 7PM-9PM at Bar Della Citta, or at the North Park Theatre starting at 9PM on October 7th and throughout the festival during operating hours, until just before our last show on October 11th.

__All Bison Pass holders will also receive:__

1 free admission per pass to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery – Thursday, October 7 through Sunday, October 10 during regular business hours

1 free admission per pass to the Burchfield Penney Art Center – Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10 during regular business hours

Open bar (well/wine/draft) and appetizers with pass from 7PM-9PM Thursday October 7 @ Bar Della Citta

1 drink ticket (well/wine/draft) and appetizers per pass during the opening night party from 9:30PM-11:30PM Friday, October 8 @ The Tralf

1 beer ticket and tapas per pass during the marathon party from 3PM-12AM Saturday-Sunday, October 9-10 @ Duende at Silo City

__Primary Festival Venues:__

North Park Theatre (1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14216)

Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222)

Duende and Silo City (85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, NY 14203)

The Tralf (622 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202)

Bar Della Citta (1488 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216)

*Please note that seating is on a first come, first serve basis.

Bison Pass

All access pass to all festival films, events, parties + more!

North Park Theatre

7PM-9PM on Thursday at Bar Della Citta – just a short stroll away from the North Park Theatre, our main festival venue.

Come pick up your [Bison Pass](https://buffalo.eventive.org/passes/buy) and kick-off the 2021 festival with cocktails and conversation before [the evening's film offering](https://www.buffalofilm.org/lineup/events/laguna-ave/) at our annual Night Zero gathering.

[Bison Pass](https://buffalo.eventive.org/passes/buy) holders will be provided with appetizers and an open bar (well/wine/drafts). There is a cash bar and food for sale for all other attendees, and [Bison Passes](https://buffalo.eventive.org/passes/buy) will be available for sale at the party.


Night Zero Party

Come pick up your Bison Pass and kick-off the 2021 festival with cocktails and conversation!

BIFF Offscreen

Bar Della Citta

__Laguna Ave__

David Buchanan (Dir), 80 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

Stars James Markham Hall Jr, Russell Steinberg and Sheridan Ward; Producer and Writer Paul Papadeas; and Producer Alison Barone in attendance.

In this charmingly campy, lo-fi sci-fi comedy, a disaffected former musician is drawn into the mysterious and sinister world of his downstairs neighbor.

Laguna Ave

A disaffected former musician is drawn into the mysterious and sinister world of his downstairs neighbor.

Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A

__Sapelo__, Nick Brandestini, 91 minutes, Switzerland, NY Premiere

A beautiful portrait of a place, family and community, Sapelo is the story of matriarchal griot, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and her adopted sons coming of age in the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.

Sapelo

The story of matriarchal griot, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people. 

__Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust__

Ann Kaneko (Dir), 84 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

Director Ann Kaneko in attendance.

From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” *Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust* poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational women.  Members of the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Nation, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

Members of the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees & environmentalists defend their land and water from LA.

__Leda__

Samuel Tessler IV, (Dir) 75 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

Director Samuel Tressler IV and Star Adeline Thery in attendance.

Presented in 3D.

A young woman's isolation and terror lead to madness in this retelling of the Greek myth.

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__This Bank of The River__

Shoaib Sultan, 30 minutes, Pakistan, WNY Premiere

Director Shoaib Sultan and Producer Nighat Shah in attendance.

__BIFF 2021 Boundary Breaker Award Winner__

A young girl (Hibba Aziz) faced with the stress of school, married life, and rigid social constraints battles her demons in this meditation on gender equality and mental health in Pakistan.


Leda w/ This Bank of The River

A young woman's isolation and terror lead to madness in this retelling of the Greek myth.

Burchfield Penney Art Center

__BIFF Shorts: Global Documentary__

Real stories from around the world. 66 minutes.

__Junior__

AJ Wilhelm (Dir), 11 minutes, USA/Haiti, WNY Premiere

Gifted as a teenager, Jérôme “Junior” Simeon was recruited by top Haitian roots music group Racine Mapou de Azo and spent 20 years touring the world until his high profile career comes to a shocking end threatening his legacy.

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__From Trash to Treasure: Turning Negatives Into Positives in Lesotho__

Iara Lee (Dir), 25 minutes, USA/Lesotho, WNY Premiere

From erosion to overgrazing to enduring poverty, the people of Lesotho— a highland country surrounded by South Africa— adapt to challenges by upcycling discarded trash into beautiful jewelry, clothing, and rugs. BIFF alum Iara Lee crafts an immersive portrait of the artistry of a country adapting to environmental challenges with boundless creativity. 

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__Our Feet Are Rooted__

Krista Imbesi (Dir), 30 minutes, USA/Uganda, NY Premiere

Western New York native Krista Imbesi chronicles a Northern Ugandan advocacy group using non-violent techniques to fight the government for their ancestral land.


BIFF Shorts: Global Documentary

__Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez__ 

Susan Stern (Dir), 71 minutes, USA, NY Premiere

Arthouse Centerpiece

Director Susan Stern in attendance.

A loving tribute to the legendary and controversial, Buffalo-raised underground cartoonist and graffiti artist, Spain Rodriguez.


Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

A loving tribute to the legendary and controversial, Buffalo-raised underground cartoonist and graffiti artist, Spain Rodriguez.

__Catch the Fair One__

Josef Kubota Wladyka (Dir), 85 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

Opening Night Gala

Star and co-writer Kali Reis, and Producer Kimberly Parker in attendance.

__BIFF 2021 Best WNY Feature Award Winner__

A boxer retraces the steps of her kid sister in this Western New York lensed revenge thriller. This enthralling exploration of personal justice is simultaneously a meditation on the plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) across North America. Starring and co-written (with Wladyka) by Boxing World Champion Kali (KO) Reis.  Produced by Oscar-winner Mollye Asher, and Executive Producer Darren Aronofsky and more. An IFC Films release.


Catch The Fair One

A boxer retraces the steps of her kid sister after she disappears in this Western New York lensed revenge thriller.

Party Number 541 ((All of Us at The Tralfamadore)) runs from 9:30PM–11:30PM on Friday at Buffalo's beloved Tralf Music Hall. 

[Bison Pass](https://buffalo.eventive.org/passes/buy) holders will be provided with food and a drink ticket redeemable for well/wine/drafts. There is a cash bar and food for sale for all other attendees, and [Bison Passes](https://buffalo.eventive.org/passes/buy) will be available for sale at the party.

Admission is free for all party-goers after 9:30PM, and early arrivals will be able to enjoy the end of WNY’s High Octane Dueling Pianos set, which wraps at 10PM.

At 10PM sharp, party-goers will be treated to a special performance by [Jordan Smith & the Dancers of the Haudenosaunee](https://www.buffalofilm.org/lineup/events/biff-offscreen-jordan-smith-and-dancers-of-the-haudenosaunee/).

All interested party-goers will also be treated to a Three Chord Bourbon tasting.

Come hang out after our [Opening Night Gala](https://www.buffalofilm.org/lineup/events/catch-the-fair-one/), enjoy some cocktails and conversation, and experience reality in four dimensions!

Party Number 541

 ((All of Us at The Tralfamadore)) Come time-warp with us for two Earth hours...

BIFF Parties

The Tralf

__BIFF Shorts: Danger Zone__

NSFW / OMG / LMFAO flicks… the weirder, wilder sider of BIFF is back.
103 minutes.

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__As I Lie Awake__

Benjamin Tomson (Dir), 6 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

A dejected father (Drew Bialy) reveals the truth of his horrific sleep condition to a prying social worker (Lina D’Aore) in Benjamin Tomson’s Western New York-lensed chiller.
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__Behind Door Two__

Frank Felipe (Dir), 5 minutes, USA, NY Premiere

A young woman (Haley Gauthier) can no longer hide from what's haunting her apartment in Frank Felipe’s playful thriller.
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__Where's Mommy?__

Jarek Pulit (Dir), 1 minute, USA, World Premiere

Visual storyteller Jarek Pulit animates a twisted late night encounter, based on a true story.
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__Toy Terminator__

Matt Wisniewski (Dir), 7 minutes, WNY Short Film, USA, World Premiere

An isolated puppet-maker fights off a tiny insurrection in the latest, twisted creation from the mind of Matt Wisniewski.

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__Can’t Help But Run__

Pedro Tamames (Dir), 11 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

A night-shift warehouse worker (Danny Hancok) crosses paths with a compulsive kleptomaniac (Yueyao Li) in Pedro Tamames’ wild comic thriller. 

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__The Mainframe__

Courtlin Byrd, 13 minutes, USA, World Premiere

Courtlin Byrd’s The Mainframe playfully remixes the visual representations of the internet as seen in 1990s cyberpunk thrillers creating a playful neo-noir from the perspective of a network packet finding its way from point A to point B.

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__Nuevo Rico__

Kristian Mercado (Dir), 16 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

__BIFF 2021 Best Animated Film Award Winner__

A brother and sister stumble upon a celestial secret that changes their lives forever and propels them into Reggaetón stardom, but they soon discover that their newfound fame comes at a deep price in Kristian Mercado’s eye popping winner of the Jury Award for Best Animated Short at this year’s SXSW film festival. 

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__Black Goat: The 6000 Steps (Series Pilot)__

Davey Robertson (Dir), 44 minutes, WNY Short Film, USA, World Premiere

We’re proud to present the pilot episode of Davey Rotbertson’s independent, Western New York filmed series Black Goat: The 6000 Steps. Inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft, the first episode of this series finds 30 year old Elita (Eva Hamilton) and her boyfriend Theodore (Jeff Berg) traveling to a seemingly innocent weekend retreat at a mysterious bed & breakfast called ‘Le Chevre Noir,’ buried deep in the woods of Maine, where nothing is what it seems. Co-starring Gerry Maher and Josie Divincenzo.


BIFF Shorts: Danger Zone

NSFW / OMG / LMFAO flicks… the weirder, wilder sider of BIFF is back.

Jordan Smith & Dancers of the Haudenosaunee featuring Jordan Smith, Kehala Greene Smith, Jordy Smith, Gaehnew Printup and Ariyen Stevens. 

Performace starts at 10PM sharp. 

Event image courtesy Marcus Thompson Jr. 

BIFF Offscreen: Jordan Smith & Dancers of the Haudenosaunee

Featuring Jordan Smith, Kehala Greene Smith, Jordy Smith, Gaehnew Printup and Ariyen Stevens. 

2021 Lineup

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Bison Pass

12:01 AM Wednesday October 6, 2021

North Park Theatre

Night Zero Party

7:00 PM Thursday October 7, 2021

Bar Della Citta

Laguna Ave

9:30 PM Thursday October 7, 2021

North Park Theatre

Sapelo

12:00 PM Friday October 8, 2021

North Park Theatre

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

2:30 PM Friday October 8, 2021

North Park Theatre

Leda w/ This Bank of The River

3:00 PM Friday October 8, 2021

Burchfield Penney Art Center

BIFF Shorts: Global Documentary

5:30 PM Friday October 8, 2021

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

5:30 PM Friday October 8, 2021

North Park Theatre

Catch The Fair One

7:30 PM Friday October 8, 2021

North Park Theatre

Party Number 541

9:30 PM Friday October 8, 2021

The Tralf

BIFF Shorts: Danger Zone

9:45 PM Friday October 8, 2021

North Park Theatre

BIFF Offscreen: Jordan Smith & Dancers of the Haudenosaunee

10:00 PM Friday October 8, 2021

The Tralf

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