It Is What It Is

Double Feature 1

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Thursday: 10:00 pm – Wilson TheaterBuy Tickets
Friday: 10:00 pm – Sullivan TheaterBuy Tickets

 

  • BeatBoxing – The Fifth Element of Hip Hop
  • It Is What It Is

Beatboxing: The Fifth Element of Hip Hop

BeatBoxing – The Fifth Element of Hip Hop

 

Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Rating: PG
Runtime:  55 minutes
Director: Klaus Schneyder
Producer: Angela Viscido

 

 

Beatboxing has become a multi-lingual and diverse instrument applied in all genres of music.  The documentary shows how this modern style of music has spread and how it continues to enrich the entertainment world.

It is What it isIt Is What It Is

 

Genre: Musical, Comedy
Country: USA
Rating: PG
Runtime:  40 minutes
Director: VP Boyle
Producer: VP Boyle, Andrew Gerle

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A modern day contemporary movie musical with a completely original score, IT IS WHAT IT IS explores the lives of seven young New Yorkers during a twenty-four hour period of near misses, tattered relationships and crumbling dreams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUD_IK3ly_A

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Bright

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Friday: 2:30 pm – Wilson TheaterBuy Tickets
Saturday: 12:00 pm – Hendricks Art CenterBuy Tickets

 

  • Redemption Inc.
  • Bright


Redemption, Inc Redemption Inc.

 

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Rating: PG
Runtime:  30 minutes
Director: K. Adithya Ashok
Producer: K. Adithya Ashok

 

Evan Freeman is a charming self-help speaker for a questionable organization which offers self-help classes to the masses. But instead of helping people solve their problems, Evan exploits them for their personal wealth. He crumbles under the weight of his guilt and decides to do the right thing, even if it means betraying the core values of the organization he represents.

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BrightBright

 

Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Rating: PG
Runtime:  40 minutes
Director: Benjamin Busch
Producer: Benjamin Busch

 

A blind man must guide a quirky young man through a desparate fear.

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Falling Up

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WINNER OF THE BIFF 2012 BEST SHORT FILM AWARD…
Line of Departure 

Friday: 2:30 pm – Rotary CenterBuy Tickets

 

  • The Line of Departure – WINNER BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
  • Falling Up


A Line of DepartureThe Line of Departure

WINNER
BEST SHORT FILM AWARD 

Note: This film included in “Bundled Bests”
Sunday: noon – Angel MuseumBuy Tickets
Sunday: 2:30 pm – La Casa GrandeBuy Tickets

Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Rating: PG
Runtime:  26 minutes
Director: Folleh Tamba
Producer: Juan Montelongo

 

A Purple Heart recipient shares his last day before his second tour of duty.

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Falling UpFalling Up

 

Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  39 minutes
Director: Ryan Marzolph
Producer: Ryan Marzolph

 

A young man struggles with a technology his family created, which can record a person’s thoughts, and its implications on identity, memory, and what it means to be human.

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Sub Rosa

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Friday: 7:30 pm – Beloit LibraryBuy Tickets
Saturday: 12:00 pm – Domenico’sBuy Tickets

 

  • The Florestine Collection
  • Sub Rosa
  • The Rockford Pro-Life Community

The Florestine CollectionThe Florestine Collection

 

Genre: Animation
Country: USA
Rating: G
Runtime:  31 minutes
Director: Paul Gailiunas, Helen Hill
Producer: Paul Gailiunas, Helen Hill

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Experimental Animator Helen Hill found more than 100 handmade dresses in a trash pile on one Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. She set out to make a film about the dressmaker, an African-American seamstress who had recently passed away. The dresses and much of the film footage were later flood-damaged by Hurricane Katrina while Helen was still working on the film. Helen was murdered in a home invasion in New Orleans in 2007. Her husband Paul Gailiunas has completed the film, which includes Helen’s original silhouette, cut-out, and puppet animation, as well as flood-damaged and restored home movies.

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https://beloitfilmfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sub-rosa.jpgSub Rosa

 

Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  20 minutes
Director: J.D. Dickey
Producer:  Leopoldo Marino

 

 

Laurel, a suburban woman, comes to believe her neighbor may be a criminal. By paying close watch over him and taking note of his activities, she convinces her friend Karen that the man is a menace and that his daughter Olivia may be in danger. But only by entering the man’s world and finding out what really motivates him, can Laurel take the next step.Laurel believes her neighbor may be a criminal and that his daughter is in danger.

 

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The Rockford Pro-Life CommunityThe Rockford Pro-Life Community

 

Genre: Documentary
Country:USA
Rating: PG
Runtime:  20 minutes
Director: Tom Doherty
Producer: Tom Doherty

 

 

Since 1985, over 50,000 abortions have been performed at The Northern Illinois Women’s Center, (N.I.W.C.), in Rockford, Illinois. Every day that the N.I.W.C. has been open, pro-life activists have come to protest, pray, and offer alternatives to the pregnant women entering the facility. This emotional documentary takes a look into the pro-life presence in Rockford, who they are, what they do, and some of the struggles they continually endure while standing up for the unborn.

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Raven's Hollow

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Friday: 10:00 pm – Wilson TheaterBuy Tickets

 

  • Fractured Minds
  • Pure Evil
  • Raven’s Hollow

Fractured MindsFractured Minds

Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Rating: R
Runtime:  28 minutes
Director: Frank  Battiston
Producer: Frank  Battiston, Rene Fornari, Kevin Walton, Jose Jacho, Terrence Lee

 

A couple hits the road for a weekend getaway, hoping to restore their malfunctioning marriage. On their way they belief that this is the weekend that they will get to enjoy each other without interruptions. Their hope, however, turns into despair when the most desired getaway soon becomes a fight for survival as the couple is taken hostage by a psychotic serial killer.

However, they are not alone in this nightmare but they will soon find out that this can easily change. Now more than ever, they will require each other’s strength and love to find a way to escape.

Pure EvilPure Evil

 

 

Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Rating: R-MA
Runtime:  23 minutes
Director: Mark Bauer
Producer: John Stevenson, Carlos Miranda, Jesse Beleck, Carole Robards

Reverend John Cole is a beloved man. By his wife, his children, his congregation. But he has a secret. Once a week, every week, he locks himself in the basement. Nobody else is ever allowed to go down there. What is John doing? What is he hiding? Today, his 12-year-old son Jake has decided to find out.

Raven's Hollow Raven’s Hollow

Genre: Horror, Animation
Country: USA
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  11 minutes
Director: Colin Clarke
Producer: Colin Clarke

On Halloween night, a rural ghost story comes true… Billy, his sister Lisa, and her boyfriend Mike, spend a night at the drive-in after trick or treating on Halloween. When Billy threatens to walk home through an old cornfield, Mike tells him a legend of Old Farmer Blood, who is said to have seeded his field with the blood of murder victims. When Billy disbelieves, Mike leads the trio into a nightmare of unrelenting terror.

Welcome from Larry Arft | Beloit City Manager

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Posted – Jan 8, 2012

Dear BIFF Attendee:

On behalf of our residents and City officials, it is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to the City of Beloit and the extraordinary Seventh Annual Beloit International Film Festival. Whether you are coming from around the corner, across the country, or beyond our borders, we are pleased to welcome you to our community and hope you will enjoy your stay.

The producers of the 2012 Beloit International Film Festival have attracted some of the best new independent films and the most creative film makers. These films have been matched with great viewing venues in exciting locations to enhance your film viewing experience.

While here, we hope you will enjoy our great Midwestern hospitality, enjoy our local restaurants and specialty shops, and have an opportunity to view some of the great heritage art found along the Rock River.

Larry Arft | Beloit City ManagerWe are happy to have you visit and sincerely hope you enjoy your stay.

Sincerely,

Larry Arft
City Manager

Turner Classic Movie: North by Northwest (Closing Event)

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North by Northwest | Alfred Hitchcock presents

Alfred Hitchcock's North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest

The closing movie event of BIFF 2012 will be held at the Eclipse Center, featuring one of the greatest classics of American Film.

North by Northwest: Many consider it (at least from a plot standpoint) to be Hitchcock’s most accomplished effort. The screenplay, written by Ernest Lehman, keeps the viewer guessing but also provides answers in a timely fashion. Read more

Happy New Year from BIFF

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY NEW BIFF WEBSITE!

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Posted – Jan 1, 2012

It’s a new year and we’re proud to debut the new BIFF website for the 2012 season.

Welcome! C’mon in. Look around. Check us out. 

Here is where you’ll find everything you need to know about this years Beloit International Film Festival. We’ll be updating the site continually as we get closer to this years event Feb 16-19. For instance there are MANY new and truly exciting program additions we think you’ll enjoy. These will allow us to welcome an expanding audience to all that BIFF and our community has to offer.

Happy New Year (and website) from BIFFNow in our seventh year BIFF has continued to grow in stature within the community of independent  film festivals. We’re able to attract and present to you ever higher quality and competitively sought after independent films. We’ve made capital improvements to improve the film presentation and the list goes on and on. There’s more to tell you than we’ll take time to introduce to you here and now. So revisit the site to see the full detail on updates. “Like” our Facebook page (do it now) so you can get the updates as they’re happening.

There are many individuals and company representatives, serving mostly behind the scenes that make BIFF happen for you. Volunteers. Many are providing in-kind services. Many are outright financial sponsors. All are needed and appreciated to pull this all together to make it the wonderful event that it is. In the days and weeks ahead you’ll be hearing from some of these individuals as they introduce various aspects and program expansions to BIFF 2012.

For our part, a website such as this and the information presented for you is an organic, evolving proposition. It will always be a work in progress as events and news unfolds, up to, through and even past the event. As such you’ll bump into a wart here, an oops there. We’re keenly interested in making it as fun, informative, fun, accurate and fun as possible. So, if you see something amiss, just let us know. If something is unclear, let us know. You can reach us here.

So, welcome! We look forward to bumping into you at one of this years events and/or film venues. Say hi.

Now… Stay tuned, you’ll be hearing from others soon on some of the exciting things we have in store for you. We think you’ll be as excited about BIFF 2012 as we are.

Ana & Rick | BIFF webmastersRick-n-Ana
BIFF Webmasters