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: 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.

BIFF X0 Program 1: Echoes + Exchanges

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

BIFF X0 Program 2: Sky / Earth / Water

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

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 Shorts: 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!

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!

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

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.