2025 All-Access Bison Pass

BIFF's 2025 All-Access Pass to theatrical screenings and official events in Buffalo, NY

BIFF Offscreen: Judy Multiplied

What do all of the works in the collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum have in common? Dorothy’s ruby slippers of course!

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BIFF Offscreen: Alchemy of Cinema

Movies + music on the radio!

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BIFF OFFSCREEN: Over the Rainbow + Down the Yellow Brick Road

Far far away...behind the moon, beyond the rain...

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BIFF Party: Zero / Charm

BIFF's Night Zero party is back at House of Charm! Plus Peaches + The Residents + Icelandic Punk + Harry Belafonte listening party!

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The Tallest Dwarf

Filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman embarks on a journey to understand the rumors of dwarfism in her family and her place in dwarf culture.

BIFF Shorts: Canvas 716

Bricks, rust, steel, flesh, nature, and other canvases that inspire bold Western New York creatives.

BIFF Shorts: Interior Lives + Spaces

Stories about home.

BIFF Offscreen: Velella Velella

A cameraless film made w/ found materials from San Diego's shoreline.

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BIFF Shorts: Climate Stories + Earth Works

An ode to sovereign seeds, restoration of vanishing habitats and cultural practices, and biodiversity in its myriad, magnificent forms.

BIFF Shorts: Memory + The Archive

Recorded accounts, artifacts, memory and its lining.

To Close Your Eyes and See Fire

Beirut lies in ruins. Yet, even after the explosion at the city’s port, life goes on.

BIFF Panel: In Focus + On Location – Baristas vs Billionaires

BIFF's Opening Night Gala film in focus – featuring Director Mark Mori, Producer Alec Baldwin, and some of Buffalo's favorite baristas!

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BIFF Offscreen: Incantations

A late-night, long-distance bicycle ride to the median of US 380 West Highway under a bright full moon.

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BIFF Shorts: Never Too Late

An ode to next chapters, transformative experiences, and starting over.

BIFF X0 Program 2: Sky / Earth / Water

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

BIFF Party: Legal in Canada

BIFF's signature birthday bash is back at the silos! Oh Canada!

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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 led by the next generation.

BIFF Shorts: What Could Go Wrong?

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BIFF Offscreen: Video Nasty !!!

I don't think we're in Saskatoon anymore!

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BIFF Offscreen: SRS (Silk Road Songbook)

Weaving songs of resistance into the land, and broadcasting women’s voices on an ancient Eurasian migration route known as the Silk Road.

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Turn Up The Night

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

BIFF Panel: On Location – Hallmark Makes Its Mark in WNY

Recent Hallmark Media WNY productions Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story + A Newport Christmas in focus!

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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)!

Nado

An intimate, powerful journey through the life and work of one of the greatest Italian sculptors of the twentieth century.

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 Shorts: Episodic Comedies

Teen dreams and drama queens, doomsday cult deserters, murder, mayhem, and more!

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.

Interaction

A gig-economy housekeeper moves quietly thru the lives of countless people and their private spaces – recording their most intimate details.

Keep Quiet and Forgive

Taught to suffer quietly, and to "forgive and forget”–– brave women from some of the USA's most secretive communities find their voices.

The Dutchman

This contemporary adaptation of the Award winning play expands upon the original, and explores themes of race and identity in America.

BIFF Party: House Party

You're invited to BIFF's House Party!

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BIFF Shorts: Dance Me to the End

of love and other entanglements.

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.

BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

Unique stories from around the block and the region.

Last Farm in Reykjavik w/ Menu Venue

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: Danger Zone

NSFW / WTF / LMFAO Movies!

BIFF Panel: Building a Career in Film Production

Join the team behind The Revenge of La Llorona and Film Commissioner Tim Clark for a look behind the lens!

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BIFF Shorts: Students (Sunday Showcase)

The next generation of great storytellers, now!

BIFF Shorts: Next Gen

Thoughtful and fun, teen made shorts.

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BIFF Shorts: Trips + Transformations

Sometimes it's the journey, not the destination...

Under the Lights

Sam, a boy with epilepsy, is so desperate to feel normal that he wants to go to prom knowing the lights will cause a seizure.

BIFF Shorts: Racial Justice in View

Evocative shorts exploring racial and social justice issues.

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BIFF Shorts: Resilience + Resistance

Bold cinematic visions exploring cultural connections to the past, present and future.

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 Party: Kikioke !!

This party is marvvvelous!!

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Award Announcements

BIFF's Annual Award Announcements for Official Selections in Competition.

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Apostasy Blues w/ The Pitch

After a cult leader “raptures” along with his followers’ donation money, two cult members reenter the secular world to find him.

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!

BIFF Offscreen: The Stingy Tailor

Featuring internationally known Czechoslovak puppeteer, storyteller, author and actor, Vít Hořejš with century-old hand-carved marionettes.

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Wooden Hearts

A puppeteer travels from town to town, sharing Czech folk stories and bringing his hand-carved marionettes to life.

Queens of the Dead

A zombie apocalypse interrupts a warehouse party; forcing drag queens, club kids, and frenemies to put aside their drama and fight together.

Dream!

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

Alt-Right-Tab

A directionless twenty-something discovers through online gaming how to make friends, make it big, and become a real man.

Heightened Scrutiny

A critically timed snapshot of the state of transgender rights and justice in America.

$POSITIONS

A blue-collar Kansan attempts to save his family from the throes of poverty by investing their savings into speculative cryptocurrencies.

BIFF Shorts: Family Matters

Family portraits from around the globe.

Designed by Preeti

A story about second chances, personal transformation, and the strength required to pursue one’s true path despite formidable obstacles.

BIFF Shorts: Growing Up

Rites of passage, cultural exchanges, self discoveries, and lessons learned.

اللي باقي منك / All That's Left of You

A Palestinian teenager gets swept into a protest in the Occupied West Bank and experiences a moment of violence that rocks his family.

BIFF Shorts: Students (Monday Showcase)

The next generation of storytellers from Western New York and around the world!

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!

BIFF Shorts: Child's-Eye-View

A child's-eye-view of the adult world around them.

Mistura / Mixture

A journey of personal transformation through Peruvian cuisine, identity, and hope.

BIFF Offscreen: Let Them Eat Cake (w/ Kate)

Join artist Kate Gaudy for cake at the Canadian border!

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BIFF Offscreen: BIFF On the Half Shell

Join artist Stephanie Rothenberg for oysters at the Canadian border!

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BIFF Offscreen: Watercolors (w/ Randy)

Gift exchanges + paintings in the park!

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BIFF Offscreen: Canadian Sunset Artists' Picnic

Join artists Stephanie Rothenberg + Kate Gaudy + Randy Hadzor for a Westward facing picnic w/ live performances!

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Stationed At Home

On Christmas Eve 1998, in a small, forgotten city, a taxi driver on the graveyard shift awaits the sight of the International Space Station.

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.

BIFF Panel: Remaining Native In Focus

BIFF's Decolonial Spotlight film in focus – featuring Director Paige Bethmann + Ross John Jr of Run Like A Native!

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Following Harry

Legendary artist and civil rights leader Harry Belafonte embarks on a deeply personal and reflective journey– inspiring the next generation.

Remaining Native Run

Join Paige Bethmann, RLAN + BIFF for a run from North Park around Delaware Park and back in honor of BIFF's 2025 Decolonial Spotlight!

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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.

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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.

BIFF Shorts: On Masculinity

Mediations on masculinity and tales about teens at the cusp of adulthood.

BIFF Panel: In Focus + On Location – The Panic

BIFF's Closing Night Gala film in focus – featuring Writer/Director Daniel Adams, and Stars Cristiana Dell'Anna and Anastasiya Mitrunen!

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Clear Sky

Given up for adoption the day he was born, Shawn struggles w/ addiction and a broken connection to his Anishinaabe culture.

BIFF Party: Last Call!

Kick back and unwind after 8 days of film, music and art!

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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.

BIFF Offscreen: The Sun Also Rises, The Sun Also Sets

A literal cross-border exchange of perspectives and performances.

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