BIFF Shorts: Lost Connections

BIFF Shorts: Lost Connections

Films about those lost and found moments in life.

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Bear

Giovanni Alfonzetti (Dir), 13 minutes, World Premiere, USA

A family is faced with tragedy in the shadow of a looming forest.

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Dorris 85

Grace Phillips (Dir), 12 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

In an attempt to maintain composure and a sense of normalcy in a tough situation, elderly couple Dorris (Susan Slatin) and husband Alvin (Chiz Schultz) celebrate a significant birthday in this tender and nuanced drama.

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The Walk

Victoria Negri (Dir), 4 minutes, NY Premiere, USA

In this surreal thriller, a woman (Kerry Lacy) grapples with understanding a world she thought she knew, as she struggles to leave a relationship.

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__In The Pink __

Katharine Stocker (Dir), 13 minutes, NY Premiere, USA/UK

A young medical professional who discovers she might be infertil in this drama about friendship, youth, and maintaining normalcy, when something as fundamental as bodily autonomy is taken away.

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Signs

Jason Satterlund (Dir), 16 minutes, NY Premiere, USA

Two disillusioned sign spinners (Danette Wilson & Jameel Saleem) find love and friendship on the streets of West Los Angeles.

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The Bonefish

Daniel Houghton (Dir), 8 minutes, World Premiere, USA

A mother of two goes on an underwater journey to make a profound decision that will reshape her family in this moving animated drama.

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Cool for Five Seconds

Dani Wieder (Dir), 12 minutes, NY Premiere, USA

The past is present when Colleen (Katherine Bourne Taylor) reunites with her estranged sister Eleanor (Mary Tilden).

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Limited

Mark Datuin (Dir), 15 minutes, NY Premiere, Canada

BIFF alum Mark Duatin returns to the festival with a powerful drama exploring an abusive mother-son relationship that comes to a head after an attempted reconciliation in adulthood.

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Just Desserts

Edward Hicks (Dir), 14 minutes, NY Premiere, UK

Revenge is a dish served cold in Edward Hicks’ quirky comedy that finds a best man and a bridesmaid proving their love for eachother in unexpected ways on the morning of their friends’ wedding.

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