BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories
Schedule
Sat Oct 12 2024 at 07:15 pm
UTC-04:00Location
North Park Theatre | Buffalo, NY
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Unique stories from around the block and around the region. 95 minutes.“Bloke with a Cell Phone”
Richard Fysh (Dir), 1 minute, World Premiere
Director Richard Fysh in attendance.
A flash satire that focuses its lens on our screen-obsessed culture.
“Lemon Water”
Oscar James Heard (Dir), 6 minutes, World Premiere
Director Oscar James Heard III in attendance.
A celebration of the resiliency, history, strength, boldness and creativity of African Americans throughout time.
“My Friend Matty”
John Takacs (Dir), 8 minutes, New York State Premiere
Director John Takacs in attendance.
When young Nick (Luke Speakman) and his family move into a house that has been vacant for 20 years, they learn the hard way that things aren’t always what they seem.
“When I See You”
Ben Richey & Tony Vescio (Dir), 10 minutes, World Premiere
Directors Ben Richey and Tony Vescio in attendance.
Terminally ill Roswell Park patient Aiden Lee Pickup records a special musical message for his three year old daughter.
“Love and Rodents”
Mary Wall (Dir), 10 minutes, World Premiere
Director Mary Wall in attendance.
A comedy about about the lengths a never-hurt-a-fly woman devises to capture and release a rodent that has invaded her home before her ever practical wife, who has a big surprise date night planned, gets rid of it by any means necessary.
“Apples to Oranges”
Trisha Pickelhaupt (Dir), 10 minutes, Western New York Premiere
Director Trisha Pickelhaupt in attendance.
Amid a beige backdrop of strip malls, parking lots, and weedless lawns; this essay filmed throughout Erie County playfully explores contemporary suburbia juxtaposed with 1950s ideals of the American Dream.
“Portland is the New Portland”
Christopher Scamurra (Dir), 17 minutes, New York State Premiere
Director/Writer/ProducerChristopher Scamurra, Writer/Producer/Composer Nicholas Reynolds and Star/Composer Matthew Danger Lippman in attendance.
A lonely musician in a small town creates a thriving underground music scene by inventing and posing as a multitude of bands. When Rolling Stone Magazine takes notice, his life unravels as he struggles to maintain the facade.
“Geoffrey Show Live”
Daniel Swinton (Dir), 16 minutes, World Premiere
22 year old citizen journalist Geoffery Rogers has reported live from the streets of Rochester, NY for nearly a decade, building a following that becomes endangered due to his outspoken opinions, questionable reporting tactics, and a series of embarrassing legal problems that threaten to make him infamous before he can become famous.
“The Waiting Room”
Jahaad Shairi (Dir), 12 minutes, Western New York Premiere
Director Jahaad Shairi in attendance.
A nun struggles with her faith after briefly flatlining and coming back to life having seen nothing in death (particularly... God).
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Where is it happening?
North Park Theatre, 1428 Hertel Avenue,Buffalo,NY,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
