The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), is marking its 19th edition this year, with events scheduled from November 13-22 across multiple locations including Nassau, Rock Sound, and Harbour Island Eleuthera.
BIFF Founder and Executive Director, Leslie Vanderpool, announced (on Saturday, September 14, 2024) the program is a line-up, comprising films both in and out of competition.
BIFF will be hosting a total of 40 films hailing from 28 different countries. The exciting line-up includes world premieres, Caribbean premieres, and all Bahamian premieres. The festival features four competition categories: Spirit of Freedom: Narrative, Spirit of Freedom: Documentary, New Visions, and Short Film.
Vanderpool emphasized BIFF’s esteemed role in global cinema, “we must be recognized for our commitment to presenting a diverse range of impactful films. BIFF underscores the importance of freedom of expression through film, viewing film festivals as platforms for curated visuals to elicit immediate audience reactions. The festival is known for its festive atmosphere, fostering a culture of camaraderie among attendees and creating a space for inspiration and unity”.
Established over 12 years ago, BIFF continues its tradition of island hopping to the beautiful island of Eleuthera,. This year, touching down in Rock Sound and Harbour Island.
The official BIFF feature lineup is comprised of the following films:
SPIRIT OF FREEDOM (NARRATIVE)
ALL THE LOST ONES (Canada) / Director: Mackenzie Donaldson
ENDLESS BORDERS (Iran) / Director: Abbas Amini
THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE (N. Macedonia) / Director: Goce Cvetanovski
TILL LOVE DO US PART (China) / Director: Ran Li
WINGWALKER (Mexico) / Director: Alonso Alvarez-Barred
SPIRIT OF FREEDOM (DOCUMENTARY)
CITY OF MERMAID (Femmenell) (Italy) / Director: Andrea Fortis
NORMAN / NORMAN (Jamaica) / Directors: Gabrielle Blackwood, Charles Warburton
WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY (Ukraine) / Director: Alisa Kovalenko
NEW VISIONS
BLACK DOG (United Kingdom) / Director: George Jaques
BOUND (United States) / Director: Isaac Hirotsu Woofte
EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS (USA) / Director: Titus Kaphar
WHAT MARY DIDN’T KNOW (France, Greece, Sweden) / Director: Konstantina Kotzamani
BAHAMIAN SPOTLIGHT
OCEAN’S ROSE (United States, Bahamas) / Director: Madeline Grace Kennedy
PEANUTS (Bahamas) / Director: Kevin Taylor and Producer Charlie Smith
TING AND TING (Bahamas) / Director: Kevin Taylor and Producer Edgar Seligman
BUSHITOAD (United States, Bahamas) / Director: Jovan Mikhail Bailey
TINGUM (Bahamas) / Director: Lavado Stubbs
SHORT FILMS
ANGIE’S LOVE (Nigeria) / Director: Bayo Lambo
BIRTHMARKED (Mahgerefteh) (Iran) / Director: Mehrshad Golkarian
CAMPING IN PARADISE (Norway) / Director: Eirik Tveiten
GIFT (China) / Director: Xiaoton Jiang
GONE BEFORE YOUR EYES (Canada) / Director: Cara Yeates
I PROMISE YOU PARADISE (Egypt) /Director: Morad Mostafa
IVAN (Cayman Island) / Director: Jazz Pitcairn
LA SIRÈN (United States, Nigeria) / Director: Owokere “Benji” Unanaowo
NOLA (Canada) / Directors: Natalie Remplakowski, Aisha Evelyna
PICTURE DAY (United States) / Director: Kelly Pike
SAGE (United Kingdom)/ Director: Max Blustin
SON (Iran) / Director: Saman Hosseinpuor
SPIDER-ZAN (Iran) / Director: Maryam Khodabakhsh
STINKY MANGO (Jamaica) / Director: Ina Sotirova
THE BASICS OF LOVE (United States) / Director: Joshua Nathan
THE CHURCH OF TONY DUFRESNE (Canada) / Director: Patrick Hodgson
THE ONLINE SHOP (Germany) / Director: Carsten Woike
THIRSTYGIRL (United States) / Director: Alexandra Qin
TO END ALL SPELLS (United States, Ghana) / Directors: Nana Kwabena, Zak Cedarholm
TRINIDAD REMAINS (Trinidad) / Director: Karen Martinez
WHAT YOU EAT (Japan) / Director: Ryo Sena
YELLOW DAISY BUTTERFLY (South Africa) / Director: Diek Grobler
