# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BIFF Shorts: Chapters
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: BIFF SHORTS: CHAPTERS

Life's phases, transitions, and milestones. Total runtime is 79 minutes.

BALL LIGHTNING

Catriona Trina Baker (Dir), 12 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

The true story of a refugee who fled the personal and social effects of Soviet run East Germany after the end of WWII and immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. The story is told through the eyes of the surrogate daughter that she raised after she was forced to give away her own infant daughter as the iron curtain rose.

ON HOMESTEADING

Nathan Keowen (Dir), 12 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Director Nathan Keowen in attendance.

After decades of building a life in rural Annapolis, two aging hippies come to terms with the prospect of leaving their homestead as they face growing physical challenges of age.

THE BOOKSTORE THAT NEVER SLEEPS

Justin Zoras (Dir), 27 minutes, Canada, Western New York Premiere

Director Justin Zoras in attendance.

As moonlight settles over a quiet port town, a bookstore awakens for night owls and wanderers, its shelves holding stories and the silent memory of a friend never forgotten.

EVERLASTING

Caleb Kaufman (Dir), 27 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Everyone wants to leave something behind. For sculptor Cornelius Pepsi Lyon, this is the driving force behind his creativity. Over the past four decades, he built the largest sculpture garden in America made by an individual artist, with over 800 pieces of his work scattered around his 40 acre property.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/buffalo/biff-shorts-chapters/200030781570518
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Buffalo
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: North Park Theatre
- **lat**: 42.947841398072
- **long**: -78.855285942918
- **full address**: North Park Theatre, 1428 Hertel Avenue,Buffalo,NY,United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is BIFF Shorts: Chapters being held?
  - **A:** BIFF Shorts: Chapters takes place on Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm to Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm at North Park Theatre, 1428 Hertel Avenue,Buffalo,NY,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing BIFF Shorts: Chapters?
  - **A:** BIFF Shorts: Chapters is organized by Buffalo International Film Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** BIFF Shorts: Chapters is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Buffalo, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If BIFF Shorts: Chapters sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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