Buffalo Film History Series: Buffalo’s Vitascope Theatre + Edisonia Hall

Watch the same films that screened at the Vitascope Theatre 130 years ago!

Free Event

BIFF Offscreen: A Little History of Cinema Told in Small Objects

An exhibition of pre-cinema technology!

Free Event

Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]

Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home.

Free Event

Every Contact Leaves a Trace

Since 1990, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected 600 business cards—together they form an archive of encounters.

Variations on Violence

Consumed by the distant violence he witnesses daily, a military drone pilot drifts toward self-destruction.

499 Days

A sweet Kentucky boy is diagnosed with an incredibly rare "orphan" brain cancer, and fights alongside his family with resilience and hope.

Humboldt USA

Countless places across the US still bear the name of Alexander von Humboldt — queer traveler, visionary naturalist, now largely forgotten.

BIFF Shorts: Saturday Morning Cartoons

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

Party USA

When Taylor can't get her shift covered after her dad dies, a downward spiral of red, white and blue-collared chaos ensues!

Dad Genes

A sperm donor's discovery that he's fathered dozens of children transforms him from anonymous donor to unconventional family man.

BIFF Legacy Gala: Dead Man w/ Gary Farmer

Join us as we celebrate the work of acting legend Gary Farmer – BIFF's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!

BIFF Shorts: Episodic Comedies

Big laughs, short episodes!

Time Warp

50 years after “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” electrified audiences, a drag theater co. stages a shadow cast of the cult classic.

Heartbreak Falls Part 2

The consummation of a business agreement triggers a tragic series of events.

All American Girls

An exploration of the cultural phenomenon, history, and impact of the iconic and wildly popular American Girl doll line.

Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution w/ "Final Press"

Featuring on-the-ground footage from workers and organizers, Partners takes us to the front lines of the historic union campaign.

Lunar Sway

Cliff is a young man looking for love in all the wrong places in a small desert town.

Still Ohio w/ "Nice Guy"

Desperate to salvage her relationship, a college student embarks on a cross-country carpool only to find herself trapped in a time loop.

The Long Hope

An examination of the struggles of the Seneca and Mohawk Nations to retain their sovereignty.

Humboldt w/ Buffalo Corridors: Jefferson Avenue

Humboldt Parkway was a beloved feature of Buffalo until it was bulldozed in the 1960s. Now the community has the opportunity to restore it.

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

A story of healing and hope based on Rushdie's memoir "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder."