BIFF Shorts I 2024
5 BIFF Short Films, 80 minutes: Teacups, Australia/Ireland 2023; Klette,Belgium 2022; Carl and the Janitor, Denmark 2022; In the Garden of Tulips, USA 2023; The Family Circus, USA,2022
$12 General Admission | $8 Museum Members
BIFF Shorts I – Film Descriptions
Teacups, Australia/Ireland, Short Animation, 2023, 8 minutes Voiced by Hugo Weaving. For almost half a century, Don Ritchie would approach people contemplating suicide at the edge of a cliff, just 100 feet from his home, his palms facing up. Teacups explores Don’s surreal interactions with years of people on the edge.
The film asks, can a simple act of kindness save a life?
Directed by Alec Green, Finbar Watson
Klette Belgium, Short Film, 2022, 17 min Subtitled
A 26-year-old student, Morgane still lives with her mother, has not yet completed her studies, and her love life doesn’t get beyond one-night stands. She evidently doesn’t know how to get things done — in Brussels they call someone like that a Klette.
Directed by Michael Abay
Carl and the Janitor, Denmark, Short Film, 2022, 23 min Subtitled
This delightful, critically acclaimed film is a snapshot of the lives of 10-year-old Carl and his school janitor, Richard, who form an unlikely friendship during lockdown. They both love chess, music and outer space, but Carl has a lot of questions while Richard frets about his to-do list.
Directed by Thomas Levin Produced by Darwin Shaw and Will Hawkes
In the Garden of Tulips, US, Short Film, 2023, 14 min
At the height of the Iran–Iraq war, Caroline takes a final car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside.
Directed by Julia Elihu Produced by Aaron Lemle, Julia Elihu
The Family Circus, USA, Short Film, 2022, 18 min Partially Subtitled
A Vietnamese-American family’s plan to cover up a drunk driving accident begins to unravel when their emotional baggage spills out in front of the police.
Directed by Andrew Fitzgerald
BIFF Shorts I
$12 General Admission | $8 Museum Members
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