THANK YOU BUFFALO + BEYOND — THAT’S A WRAP!
The 17th Buffalo Int’l Film Festival wrapped this week — 190 films screened from 31 countries, many with filmmakers in attendance to present their work to WNY audiences and participate in live Q+As. Official Film Selections and ancillary programming included –
Narrative Films That Screened October 5–9th in Buffalo, NY + Filmmakers in Attendance to Present Their Work:
ALIEN FOOD — Giorgio Cugno (Dir) — Director Giorgio Cugno and Producer Giulia Mercandino in attendance — Best Narrative Feature (Global) Award Winner
EIGHT EYES — Austin Jennings (Dir)
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“Learning to Dance” — Cat Ashworth (Dir) — Director Cat Ashworth in attendance
FANCY DANCE — Erica Tremblay (Dir) — DECOLONIAL SPOTLIGHT — Best Narrative Feature (Domestic) Award Winner
HEARTBREAK FALLS — John Michael Nolan (Dir) — Director John Michael Nolan in attendance
IF YOU WERE THE LAST — Kristian Mercado (Dir) — OPENING NIGHT GALA — Director Kristian Mercado, and Producers Andrew Miano + Dan Balgoyen in attendance — BIFF Audience Award Winner
NEW STRAINS — Artemis Shaw + Prashanth Kamalakanthan (Dir)
ONLY THE GOOD SURVIVE — Dutch Southern (Dir) — LATE NIGHT SPOTLIGHT — BIFF Boundary Breaker Award Winner
POUNDCAKE — Onur Tukel (Dir) — Composer Michael Montes in attendance.
SCRAP — Vivian Kerr (Dir)
THE PASSENGER — Michelangelo Antonioni (Dir)
THE PUPPETMAN — Brandon Christensen (Dir) — CITY CENTERPIECE — Director Brandon Christensen in attendance
WHERE THE ROAD LEADS — Nina Ognjanović (Dir)
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“Midnight Ride” — Alessandro Farrattini Pojani (Dir)
UNDER THE INFLUENCER — Alex Haughey (Dir)
UNFRIENDING — Brett Butler + Jason Butler (Dirs) — Co-directors Brett Butler + Jason Butler in attendance
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Documentary Films That Screened October 5–9th in Buffalo, NY + Filmmakers in Attendance to Present Their Work:
98 DEGREES WEST -ZAMIR DISCOVERS BOURDAIN’S AMERICA — Stephen R. Powell (Dir) — Director Stephen R. Powell and Documentary Participant/Star Zamir Gotta in attendance — Best WNY Feature Award Winner
A DECADE AT DBS — JJ Alfieri + Daniel Leahey (Dirs) — Co-director Daniel Leahey in attendance. In loving memory of JJ Alfieri.
A THOUSAND PINES — Sebastián Díaz + Noam Osband (Dir) — Co-director Noam Osband in attendance — Best Documentary Feature (Domestic) Award Winner
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“It’s Possible” — Dorothea Braemer (Dir) — Director Dorothea Braemer in attendance
AURORA’S SUNRISE — Inna Sahakyan (Dir) — Best Documentary Feature (Global) Award Winner
BREAK THE GAME — Jane M. Wagner (Dir)
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“Pronoia” — Shawn Chiki (Dir) — Director Shawn Chiki in attendance
CHASING CHASING AMY — Sav Rodgers (Dir) — Producer Ryan James in attendance
EAT BITTER — Pascale Appora-Gnekindy + Ningyi Sun (Dirs) — Co-director Ningyi Sun in attendance
GO ON, BE BRAVE, Brian Beckman + Miriam McSpadden (Dirs)
I LIKE IT HERE — Ralph Arlyck (Dir) — Director Ralph Arlyck in attendance
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“Gone Before Your Eyes” — Cara Yeates (Dir) — Director Cara Yeates + Producer Sergio Maza in attendance — Best Narrative Short (Global) Award Winner
INTO THE SPOTLIGHT — Thaddeus D. Matula (Dir)
KENYATTA: DO NOT WAIT YOUR TURN — Timothy Harris (Dir)
KIM’S VIDEO — David Redmon + Ashley Sabin (Dirs)
LOVE IS NOT AN ORANGE — Otilia Babara (Dir)
MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983 — Elisabeth Subrin (Dir) — ARTHOUSE SPOTLIGHT — Best Experimental Film Award Winner
PLAN C — Tracy Droz Tragos (Dir)
RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE — Katja Esson (Dir) — Producer Ronald Baez in attendance, and joined by PUSH Buffalo’s Executive Director Dawn Wells-Clyburn + Former Executive Director Rahwa Ghirmatzion
[SIX YEARS] — Paige Sarlin (Dir) — Director Paige Sarlin in attendance
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“Accordion” — Tony Conrad (Dir)
STARTING FROM ZERO — Hassan Amini (Dir) — Director Hassan Amini, Star Khalid Andish, and Producers Elizabeth Ogilvie + Sky Sitney in attendance
THE GOLDEN THREAD — Nishtha Jain (Dir)
THE ONLY DOCTOR — Matthew Hashiguchi (Dir)
TRADITION, TRAUMA & TENDERNESS– Alex Simmons + Valerie Walawender (Dirs — Co-Directors Alex Simmons + Valerie Walawender, and documentary participants Audrey Hager + Peter Jones in attendance
UNSEEN — Set Hernandez (Dir) — NIGHT ZERO SPOTLIGHT — Director Set Hernandez + Star Pedro in attendance
ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ / WE WILL SPEAK — ᎤᎶᎩᎳ/Schon Duncan & Michael McDermit (Dirs) — Director of Photography & Editor Jacob Koestler in attendance
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Shorts Blocks That Screened October 5–9th in Buffalo, NY + Filmmakers in Attendance to Present Their Work:
“Butter” — Henry Fowler + Jack Sanders (Dirs)
“Swim Captain” — Christa Haley (Dir)
“Apophenia” — Billie Frank Smith (Dir) — Director Billie Frank Smith in attendance
“Could You Take My Equipment?” — Sheila Warren (Dir) — Director Sheila Warren and Star MJ Jopling in attendance
“Rad Dad” — Zach Weintraub (Dir)
“Stalemate” — Ian Patrick Michael Hagerty (Dir) — Director Ian Patrick Michael Hagerty in attendance
“Indoor Baseball” — Christian Cerezo (Dir) — Director Christian Cerezo in attendance
“Assaman” — Katrina Brook Flores (Dir)
“Kingdome” — Shawn Antoine II (Dir)
“The Old Young Crow” — Liam LoPinto (Dir) — Best Narrative Short (Global) Award Winner
“Sir” — Maurizio Ravallese (Dir)
“Mine Mine Mine” — Duncan Ragg (Dir)
“The Residents” — Ginger Leila Port (Dir)
“Manatee” — Allie Viti (Dir)
“Tail Between Her Legs” — Nora Marris (Dir) — Director Nora Marris in attendance
“Supermarket Affairs” — Hang Luong Nguyen (Dir)
“Blue Hour” — J.D. Shields (Dir)
“Boiling Over” — Paulo Miranda (Dir) — Director Paulo Miranda in attendance — BIFF Boundary Breaker Award Winner
“Love, Daddy” — Kevin Bauer (Dir)
“Paper Planes” — Michael Glover Smith + Alyssa Thordarson (Dirs)
“The Naming of Things” — Gadi Rubin (Dir) — Director Gadi Rubin and Producer Catherine Hogan in attendance
“She’s Clean” — Jenn Harris (Dir)
“Spag Bol” — BRICK (Dir)
“Well Worn Boot” — Matt Wisniewski (Dir) — Director Matt Wisniewski in attendance
“Drawn” — Ty Clancey (Dir)
“Eye Scream” — Alexis Naydean Colson (Dir) — Director Alexis Naydean Colson in attendance
“Paint Her Red” — Bella Thorne (Dir)
“Purge” — Shannon Cleveland (Dir)
“Strings” — Director Rodrigo (Dir) — Director Rodrigo Moreno in attendance
Night Drives — Season 2 Collection — Jono Hunter (Dir) — Director Jono Hunter in attendance
Broken Toilets — Jesse Toledano (Dir) — Director Jesse Toledano in attendance
Away From Home — Sydney Lolita Cusic (Dir) — Director Sydney Lolita Cusic in attendance
How Not to Date While Trans — Nyala Moon (Dir)
“Applause” — Guilherme Daniel (Dir)
“With Love and Sincerity” — Phil Hastings (Dir) — Director Phil Hastings in attendance
“artifacts of you, artifacts of me” — Brecht De Cock (Dir)
“istén:’a” — KJ Edwards (Dir) — Best Documentary Short (Global) Award Winner
“Amplifying Feedback Loop” — Vanessa Sweet (Dir) — Director Vanessa Sweet in attendance
“Saha: The Book of Earth Mediums” — Elia Vargas (Dir) — Director Elia Vargas in attendance
“Cancer Alley” — Pamela Falkenberg + Jack Cochran (Dirs) — Co-directors Pamela Falkenberg + Jack Cochran in attendance
“Sin título” — Ignacio Tamarit (Dir)
“Bezuna” — Saif Alsaegh (Dir)
“Fluid” — Carleen Maur (Dir)
“no regrets” — Emeline Mann Sanchez (Dir)
“Che” — Ignacio Tamarit (Dir)
“The Voice in Isabel Fleiss’s Office” — Jim Haverkamp (Dir)
“Cinzas e nuvens / Extended Presences” — Margaux Anne Ali Dauby (Dir)
“Vela”– Esteban Powell (Dir) — Director Esteban Powell in attendance
“Two Dollars” — Natalia Cricri (Dir)
“Sara’s Sojourn at CHC” — Casey Jo Harrington (Dir) — Director Casey Jo Harrington in attendance
“When Tomorrow Comes” — Kyra Cannon (Dir)
“Passenger Seat” — Neha Gautam (Dir)
“Ama” — Quamae Newsome (Dir) — Director Quamae Newsome in attendance
“Eve and the Apple” — Jack L. Levy (Dir) — Director Jack L. Levy in attendance
“The Champion of Fortune” — Aurora J Mills (Dir) — Director Aurora J Mills in attendance
“Stories We Could Have Told You” — Darcy Miller (Dir)
“First Hermanubis: Initiation” — Michael A. Morris (Dir) — Director Michael A. Morris in attendance
“TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY, Nov. 2003” — Matt Whitman (Dir) — Director Matt Whitman in attendance
“The Steak” — Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi (Dir) — Director Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi in attendance
“Unthinkable Conversations” — Emma Richardson (Dir) — Director Emma Richardson in attendance
“Al Lado Del Camino” / “On The Roadside” — Ricardo Chetuan (Dir)
“El Funeral” / “The Funeral” — Sofía Blanco (Dir) — Director Sofía Blanco in attendance
“Coming Home” — Jesse McCracken (Dir) — Director Jesse McCracken in attendance
“Na Żywo” / “Live” — Mara Tamkovich (Dir)
“Riwayat Ceti”/”What Ceti Does” — Azalia Muchransyah (Dir)
“You Will Be My Music” — Bob Williams (Dir) — Director Bob Williams, Star Paul Marinaro + Director of Photography Christopher Peppey in attendance
“The Michael Groden Papers” — Godfrey Jordan (Dir) — Director Godfrey Jordan, and Stars Molly Peacock + James Maynard in attendance
“You’re NOT for ART!”– Lukia Costello (Dir) — Director Lukia Costello in attendance
“Affirming Ourselves” — Aurora Sikelianos (Dir)
“Love Don’t Bully” — Yoselin Anchondo, Alina Luna, Ryan Oakley Hunter, Dr. Lisa Spencer (Dirs)
“Kuineraqq” — Magnus Shipe (Dir)
“Symptoms of Incarceration” — Owen Miller (Dir)
“Stress Ball” — Ryan Kretz, Will Mcneal, Owen Miller (Dir)
“The Target” — West Side Studios (Dir) — Co-directors from West Side Studios in attendance
“Treachery” — West Side Studios (Dir) — Co-directors from West Side Studios in attendance
“Rhinestone Cowboy” — Yabisi Asili (Dir)
“Daylight Star” — Laviba Akther (Dir)
“Potassium and Blood: The Bananaverse” — Tech Arts for Youth (Dir) — Co-directors from Tech Arts for Youth in attendance
“Twilight” — Tech Arts for Youth (Dir) — Co-directors from Tech Arts for Youth in attendance
“Thunder and Shadow” — Roja Khanam (Dir) — Director Roja Khanam in attendance
BIFF SHORTS: RACIAL JUSTICE IN VIEW
“Six Winters Gone Still” — Justin Emeka (Dir)
“Our Longhouse” — Maurice John, Jr. (Dir) — Director Maurice John, Jr. in attendance
“Two Wars: The Road to Integration” — Sean Donovan + Steven Tedesco (Dirs) –Co-directors Sean Donovan + Steven Tedesco in attendance
“Indigenous Resistance: Now and Then” — ‘Wáats’asdiyei Joe Yates (Dir)
“Native Hope Champions: Riding for the Missing” — Frank Blanquet + Sahar Khadjenoury (Dirs)
“Wallowing Bull” — Noam Sol Azouz + Dan Lior (Dirs)
“I Am Kanaka” — Genevieve Sulway (Dir)
“Standout” — Danielle M. Fuller (Dir) — Director Danielle M. Fuller in attendance
BIFF SHORTS: SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS
“Starchild” — Eternity Shorter (Dir) — Director Eternity Shorter in attendance
“Kindled”– Julia Ruch (Dir) — Director Julia Ruch in attendance
“Reaper 4 Wage”– Diamon Williams (Dir) — Director Diamon Williams in attendance
“Little Vermin” — Simone Victoria Collini (Dir) — Director Simone Victoria Collini in attendance
“Little Latte”– Caitlin Cummings (Dir) — Director Caitlin Cummings in attendance
“Lights Out” — Marielena Cruz (Dir) — Director Marielena Cruz in attendance
“Sketch” — Taylor Anne Huntsberger (Dir) — Director Taylor Anne Huntsberger in attendance
“Buggin’” — Samuel Fesmire (Dir) — Director Samuel Fesmire in attendance
“Journey Across the Bridge” — Stefie Gan (Dir)
“Pizza Party Panic” — Timothy Lawrence Clavier (Dir) — Director Timothy Lawrence Clavier in attendance
“Mr. Vaxt’s Venture” — Nina Berionni (Dir)
“Marisol” — Aubrey Alcoy (Dir)
“Not So Ordinary” — Jessica Millace Fisher (Dir) — Director Jessica Millace Fisher in attendance
“Aero Orange” — Marcus Fehér (Dir,) — Director Marcus Fehér in attendance
“Sugar Freed” — Sarah Gaygen (Dir) — Director Sarah Gaygen in attendance
“Receiving” — Blake Barit (Dir) — Director Blake Barit in attendance
“welcome 2 my home” — Othergirl (Dir) — Director Othergirl in attendance
“Hunted” — Victoria Andrea Garcia Madera (Dir) — Director Victoria Andrea Garcia Madera in attendance
“You’re Breaking Up I’m Going to Call You Back” — Mira H. Steuer (Dir) — Director Mira H Steuer in attendance
“Long Dark Road” — Aaron Connor (Dir) — Director Aaron Connor in attendance
“Caught the Bug” — Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis (Dir) — Director Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis in attendance
“What Is Up With Trans People?” — Jamie Hager (Dir) — Director Jamie Hager in attendance
“Showrunner” — Maria Gian (Dir), 10 minutes — Director Maria Gian in attendance
“Don’t Forget Me” — Nick Criscitello (Dir) — Director Nick Criscitello in attendance
“Reverie” — Ash Russell (Dir) — Director Ash Russell in attendance
“Smoke and Suds” — Shine Xing (Dir) — Director Shine Xing in attendance
“Volatility” — Kora Gozdziak (Dir) — Director Kora Gozdziak in attendance
“What’s Cookin’?” — Liliana N. Cantillo (Dir) — Director Liliana N. Cantillo in attendance
“Coffee with Fate” — Mika Ervin (Dir) — Director Mika Ervin in attendance
“Feeling the Apocalypse” — Chen Sing Yap (Dir)
“Boxes” — India June (Dir) — Director India June in attendance
“A Life in Boxes” — Tayton T. Troidl (Dir) — Director Tayton T. Troidl in attendance
BIFF SHORTS: VAST CONFINEMENTS
“Blue Room” — Merete Mueller (Dir) — Best Documentary Short (Domestic) Award Winner
“Nanny” — Olzhas Ermerbaev (Dir) — Best Episodic Project Award Winner
“Una Eva Más / Just Another Eva” — Daniela Hernández (Dir)
“Lured” — John Hurley (Dir) — Director John Hurley, and Stars Rick Lattimer, Sue McCormack, Afrim Gjonbalaj, Sean McCormack, Jessica Stone in attendance
“To the Moon & Back” — Amanda Besl (Dir) — Director Amanda Besl in attendance
“Mi vida en 2 maletas/ My Life in 2 Luggages” — Gabriel Ponte-Fleary (Dir) — Director Gabriel Ponte-Fleary in attendance
“Bill Buys A Car” — Nate Chateaux (Dir) — Director Nate Chateaux in attendance
“The Mafia” — Logan Girdlestone (Dir) — Director Logan Girdlestone in attendance
“The Cookbook” — Pedro Chaves (Dir) — Director Pedro Chaves and Writer/Producer John Licata in attendance — Best WNY Short Film Award Winner
“This is not a pipe dream.” — Tracy Snyder (Dir) — Director Tracy Snyder and Writer/Producer Diane Almeter Jones in attendance
“hArmless” — Elizabeth Cappuccino (Dir) — Director Elizabeth Cappuccino in attendance
“Pink Pottery” — Christine Banna (Dir) — Director Christine Banna in attendance
“Media Study / Buffalo’s First Report to NYSCA” — Gerry O’Grady (Dir)
“Straight and Narrow” — Tony Conrad + Beverly Conrad (Dir)
“The School at Rincon Santo” — James Blue (Dir)
“James Blue” (Film-Makers excerpt) — UB’s Center for Media Study (UB CMS) Buffalo (Dir)
“Noisefeilds” — Steina Vasulka + Woody Vasulka (Dir)
“Vocabulary” — Woody Vasulka (Dir)
“A So Desu Ka” — Steina Vasulka (Dir)
“Bad” — Steina Vasulka (Dir)
“Sex in the City” — Peter Weibel + Hotel Morphila Orchester (Dir)
“The Endless Sandwich” — Peter Weibel (Dir)
“Lemon” — Hollis Frampton (Dir)
“Piece Mandala / End War” — Paul Sharits (Dir)
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Panels:
Panelists: Producer Ronald Baez, Director Set Hernandez + Documentary Participant/Star Pedro, Co-Director Noam Osband
Moderators: Lynne Bader, Kathryn Larsen, Anna Scime
Panelists: Director Kristian Mercado, Producers Andrew Miano + Dan Balgoyen
Moderator: Anna Scime
IN FOCUS + ON LOCATION: THE PUPPETMAN
Panelists: Director Brandon Christensen, Line Producer Mac Cappuccino, Buffalo Niagara Film Office Director of Operations Rich Wall
Moderators: Rachael Homewood + Anna Scime
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Offscreen Installations / Happenings / Events:
BIFF OFFSCREEN: CAGE MATCH DRESS REHEARSALS
BIFF OFFSCREEN: TURKEY BOI + BUDDY BOI
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Parties:
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The 2023 Buffalo Int’l Film Festival was made possible in part by the generosity of the following 2023 Sponsors + Supporters + Community Partners:
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Electronic Media/Film Program, w/ the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature + National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) + Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts & Culture Initiative + Erie County Arts and Cultural Funding + The City of Buffalo’s Delaware District + The Consulate General of Canada in NY + Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria + Tito’s Handmade Vodka + Lalena + Media Arts Assistance Fund (a NYSCA Electronic Media/Film Program in Partnership with Wave Farm, w/ the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature) + Villa Maria College + Wittlin, Dry & Dry, LLP + North Park Theatre + The Burchfield Penney Art Center + Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center + Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center + Journey’s End Refugee Services Center + Cinema + The Buffalo History Museum + The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (The Downtown Central Library’s Mason O. Damon Auditorium) + The Richardson Hotel Buffalo + The Lenox Hotel + Hostel Buffalo-Niagara + Matinee + Lyceum at Silo City + Duende + Silo City + House of Charm + Community Beer Works + ASI’s Arts Access Program + SUNY Buffalo State University, Communication Department + Buffalo Toronto Public Media + The Department of Media Study, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Buffalo — The State University of New York + Buffalo Niagara Film Commission
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Thank You to BIFF’s 2023 Jury + Tilke Hill W.i.P. Award Review Committee:
Marisa Cohen, Melinda Connine, Rebecca Farnham, Liz Flyntz, Sarah Galasso, B Ryan Glick, Maddee Hill, Nate Hill, Isaac Johnson, Laura Kraning, Kathryn Larsen, Douglas Levere, James Lullo, Laura Mallia, Donte McFadden, Dan Mecca, Kenny Miles, Jared Mobarak, Ryan Monolopolus, Tim Nobel, Joel Resnikoff, Ekrem Serdar, Erin Swain, G. Samuel Toles, Hilary Webber, Thomas Videon, Sean Volk
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Congratulations 2023 Tilke Hill W.i.P. Award Winner Meredith Vivian!
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Thank You to BIFF’s 2023 Red Carpet Hosts + Crew:
Rachel Henderson, Andy Morin, Shayne Neville, Elle Regan, Alycia Ripley, Alonzo Rodriguez-Spencer
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Thank You to BIFF’s 2023 External Committee Members + Squeaky Wheel’s Advanced Track Student Council Curators + Community Partners + Programmatic Partners + Volunteers:
Avye Alexandres, J.J. Alfieri, Laviba Akther, Jill Ambrosoli, Steven Ansell, Anthology Film Archives, Lynne Bader, Sonny Baker, Ray Barker, Jennifer Beckett, Berg Contemporary, Tom Berich, Peer Bode, Michael J. (Fox) Bouquard, Michael Bouquard, Terry Braunstein, Melissa Brown, Jacob Brzykcy, Laurie Buckley, Buffalo Rising, Buffalo Toronto Public Media (WNED-TV + WBFO-Radio / NPR), Michael Calleri, April Camlin, Ed Cardoni, Casting Buffalo, Tim Clark, Dawn Wells-Clyburn, Dexter Collins, Anne Conable, Dan Conklin, Robby Cydney, Lisa Czapla, Chris Dearing, De Del, Déjà, Luz DeLeon, Elizabeth Devine, Luke DeVita, Deanna DiGiuliio, Caroline Doherty, Jim Dry, Chris Dymond, Nasir Faulknor, Joel P. Feroleto, Film Fatales, Sidney Flanigan, Robin Foley, Sam Gayle, Cheryl Giancarlo, Michelle Gill, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Holly Grant, Chris Groves, Avis Grundler, Cameryn Handel, Tala Harden, Heather Hare, Justin Harris, Zach Heninger, Aaron Heverin, Adrienne Hill, Andrew Hollendursky, Victoria Hutton, Immaculate, Tyler Ineson, Interpretek (Rochester), Ithaca Senior High School, Issac Johnson, Peter Johnson, Suzannah Kaiser, Roselyn Kasmire, Jacob Kassay, Roja Khanam, Laura Kraning, Suzanne Laba, Kathryn Larsen, Carl Lee, DeWitt Lee, Seung Yeop Lee, Harry Lipsitz, Mark Longolucco, Juan Carlos Lossada, Chee Lullo, John Malinowski, Samuel Marabella, Logan Marquardt, Cat Martinez, John Massier, Olivia McCarthy, Laura McGough, Kyle Mecca, Tim Meehan, Don Metz, Brian Milbrand, Owen Miller, Martin Mlodozeniec, Jared Mobarak, Andy Morin, Jamie Moses, Robby Motz, Fox Mulder, Bill Murray III, Brian Muscato, Jamison Namingha, Frank Napolski, Taylor Napora, Bill Nascimento, Garineh Nazarian, Sakeena Nazir, Tara Nelson, Tim Noble, Newell Nussbäumer, Rebekkah Palov, James Pardue, Desiree Peacock, Holly Pilato-Scharnweber, Jon Piret, Rachel Pitonyak, Lauren Pizzicaroli, Anne Polina, Scott Propeak, PUSH Buffalo, Cydney Ramos, Mary Reid, Joel Resnikoff, Toni Roberto, Mia Rosen, Zainab Saleh, Al Schatz, Robert Schneider, Catherine Scheinman, Ekrem Serdar, Christopher Sharits, Micaela Shapiro Shellaby, Mark Shepard, Thomas Shields, Dante Simonetta, Jordan Smith, Rebekah Louisa Smith, Rick Smith, Eduardo Escribano Solera, Jessi Southwick, Dr. Lisa Spencer, Kathy Spillman, Bhawin Suchak, Jen Swan-Kilpatrick, The Artvoice, The Buffalo News, The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, The Internet Archive, The Niagara Gazette, The Wright Plaque, Jeffrey Termini, Neil Terry, Turquoise Trail Charter/ MESA students, Taylor Trusso, Steina Vasulka, Donna Marie Vaughn, Alex Vendura, Jerry Verdi, Rachel Violanti, J. Garret Vorreuter, Visual Studies Workshop (VSW), Sultana Wadhia, Rich Wall, Laurie Weltz, Annika Wilewicz, WIVB News 4 Buffalo (Wake Up! Team), WKBW 7 News, Bob Wright, Youth FX
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2023 Designs, Animations, UX By:
Phil Leif Bjerknes, LiSun Francisco, lalena, Tom Van Deusen
Trailer Music By:
Wume (“Pool of Light” © Wume)
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Thank you Buffalo + beyond — we could not do this without your support and generosity!
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Tammy McGovern (Chair), Paige Sarlin (Vice Chair), Keith Poplawski (Secretary), Meg Knowles (Treasurer), Michael Faust, LeRoi Johnson, Annette Daniels Taylor, Renee Russell (Emeritus), Renée M. Saracki (Emeritus)
STAFF:
Anna Scime (Executive Director), John J. Fink (Artistic Director), Ana Grujić (Marketing + Outreach Coordinator), Myari Ware (Platform Strategist), Elizabeth Dunning (ASI Springboard Fellow)
SUMMER INTERNS:
Ryan Brady, Zoe Crapsi, Sebastian DeJames, Dowon Song
FALL INTERNS:
Katie Daugherty, Carter Green, Max Mayfield, Karli Metros, Madeline Root
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About Buffalo Int’l Film Festival:
Buffalo International Film Festival (est. 2006) champions regional, national, and international films that push the limits of independent cinema — presenting quality films from around the world to WNY residents and visitors. BIFF is committed to amplifying diverse voices and exhibiting cutting-edge programming in narrative, documentary and experimental film. A proud supporter of local filmmaking and the arts; BIFF also offers workshops, seminars, industry panel discussions, fiscal sponsorship and professional development opportunities, as well as an Offscreen series of art, music and performance. For more info, please visit buffalofilm.org
