BIFF Shorts: Students (Sunday Showcase)

Name: BIFF Shorts: Students (Sunday Showcase)
Start: 2025-10-12T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-12T13:00:00-04:00
Location: North Park Theatre

Schedule

Sun Oct 12 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

North Park Theatre | Buffalo, NY

The next generation of great storytellers, now. Runtime is 100 minutes.
“Sweet Bunch of Daisies”
Annette Murray (Dir), 8 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere
Director Annette Muray in attendance.
After {Fauna} ends an unwanted pregnancy, {Flora} decides they must embark on a surreal journey through which they face the intricacies of friendship and grief.
“Catherine”
Reagan Christie (Dir), 10 minutes, USA, Buffalo Premiere
A young girl navigates her life in a convent of nuns and comes to discover her true purpose.
“The Trap”
Vitalii Havura (Dir), 8 minutes, Poland, US Premiere
Tensions between an estranged son fighting for his country and a mother torn between her family and political leanings come to a head in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson, Ukraine.
“Pin”
MJ Golzari (Dir), 5 minutes, US Premiere
Director MJ Golzari in attendance.
In a peaceful home shadowed by distant chaos, a woman tends to her quiet rituals. As the winds rise, the boundaries between serenity and turmoil begin to blur.
“Essence”
Natalie Bucki (Dir), 2 minutes, World Premiere
Director Natalie Bucki in attendance.
Time is of the essence.
“Adam”
Fadi Azra (Dir), 3 minutes, Syrian Arab Republic, New York Premiere
Waking to a face without eyes, in a body he no longer recognizes, Adam experiences the fracture between past and present, the erosion of memory that time brings, and the haunting fear of losing where he belongs.
“Jabberwock”
Eddie D. Murphy (Dir), 5 minutes, USA, World Premiere
Director Eddie D. Murphy in attendance.
Alice finds herself in an odd world in which she must find and confront the Jabberwock in Eddie D. Murphy’s reimagining of Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
“Soma on Stage”
Jay Ramos (Dir), 6 minutes, USA, World Premiere
Director Jay Ramos in attendance.
A puppet-maker and her puppet contemplate the differences between them and the tensions of our reality.
“Rocco”
Luke Gallagher (Dir), 8 minutes, Canada, World Premiere
Director Luke Gallagher in attendance.
A spirited young rescue dog navigates the sensory overload of the big city and the concerns of his new owners.
“Be Happy”
Angel Barber (Dir), 30 minutes, USA, Festival Premiere
Director Angel Barber and Producer Eddie D. Murphy in attendance.
Ten years after his show is canceled, a disgraced children's entertainer at rock bottom is taught how to be a better person when his old characters come to life.