BIFF Shorts: Film on Film

A collection of 16mm films. Black and white, and color. Silent and with sound. Self reflexive, tactile cinema. 60 minutes.

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"First Hermanubis: Initiation"

Michael A. Morris (Dir), 40 minutes, USA, World Premiere

Director Michael A. Morris in attendance.

The first installment of a longer series of films using the figure of Hermanubis, a Hellenistic-Egyptian deity combining Hermes and Anubis, as a starting point for thinking about hybridized identities, magic and the occult. This first episode focuses on the story of the filmmaker's family, Greeks who came to the United States from Turkey in the early 20th Century, growing up in the Greek Orthodox Church, self-initiation into magic, and relocation to Cairo, Egypt.

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"TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY, Nov. 2003"

Matt Whitman (Dir), 8 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director Matt Whitman in attendance.

Nov. 2003: “An exquisite corpse indeed" then, years lost – just wanted it all to stop.

Content note: contains flashing images.

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