Not A Tame Lion
Craig Bettendorf
Director
Writer and director Craig Bettendorf presents NOT A TAME LION, a Documentary Feature inspired by the success of his 2020 Docuseries pilot, SORRY WE MISSED YOU, John Boswell.
Bettendorf’s prior series pilot, TREADING YESTERDAY won the 2016 SCREENHITS Pilot Showcase in partnership with UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION MUSIC after a successful premiere at DANCES WITH FILMS XIX and is now in development.
Bettendorf’s first Documentary Feature, HOMOSAYWHAT premiered during the 30th Annual REEL PRIDE LGBT Film Festival in 2019 going on to win numerous festival honors before being picked up for sales representation by BLOOD SWEAT HONEY. HOMOSAYWHAT acquired distribution through CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO and was released in 2020.
Film Information
Director: Craig
Country: USA
Year: 2022
Language: English
Runtime: 118 min
Rated:
Credits
Writer: Craig Bettendorf
Producer: Kai Morgan
Beloved
Bishrel Mashbat
Director
Bishrel Mashbat was born and raised in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His father was a well-known film director, and his mother is a famous actor in Mongolia. Consequently, he spent most of his childhood on film sets following his parents around. At age 15, he moved to America to continue his education. In 2013 he graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. Through the years Bishrel has worked on many projects ranging from social issue-driven documentaries to TV series about Formula Drift to music videos and independent films. His work played nationwide in multiple countries and has been featured at many festivals around the world. In 2019, he released his debut feature IN THE LAND OF LOST ANGELS, which was considered the first Mongolian film made in the USA. Now he is back with his sophomore effort BELOVED.
Film Information
Director: Bishrel Mashbat
Country: USA
Year: 2021
Language: English
Runtime: 92 min
Rated:
Credits
Writer: Bishrel Mashbat
Producer: Boris Isaac
Director of Photography: Mike Maliwanag
Production Designer: Nimi Lkhagva
Key Cast: Iveel Mashbat, Jana Miley, Charletta Rozzell, Roy Oraschin
Another BIFF in the Books: The Box Office is Closed
Beloit was abustle and the weather once again cooperated as thousands of visitors attended more than 125 screenings in a dozen venues over ten days.
Puppets Puppets Puppets
John, Jody, Wilbur & Johnny Wittnebel
Event Organizers & Venue Hosts
The Castle
The Castle
501 Prospect Ave.
Beloit, WI 53511
608-362-1583
Wisconsin Public Television will be all over BIFF this year, and vice versa
A special relationship has been created between BIFF and Wisconsin Public Television that will bring PBS personalities to Beloit during the Beloit International Film Festival.
B.A.D. | BIFF After Dark 2022
BIFF After Dark 2022
Live Music & Entertainment in Downtown Beloit During BIFF
It’s that time of year again, film fans! BIFF is taking over downtown Beloit for 10 days of films, fun, and familiar (albeit masked) faces!
Each day’s film selection is only the start of the festivities. After you’ve had your fill of the excellent independent films on offer, join us each evening at one – or several! – of the popular local establishments for delicious food, creative and warming libations, and some truly inspiring entertainment. You’ll find us at the following:
Friday, Feb 25th. 8pm
David Hayes
Excellent food, drinks, and no cover charge. You can’t lose!
David Hayes
500 Pleasant St.
608-313-0700
Friday, Feb 25th. 8pm
Rainbow Bridge
A wide variety of music from classic to current country, classic rock, 80’s, oldies, and pop. Nightly food and drink specials and no cover charge.
132 W. Grand Ave.
608-312-2363
Saturday, Feb 26th. 10pm
DJ Emu
Wanna party it up right on Saturday night? Come for dance and house music until late!
530 E. Grand Ave.
715-501-5155
Monday, Feb 28th. 7:00pm
The Dave Potter Trio
And The Doiels
Country, blues, rock, and more with this family of generational musicians.
132 W. Grand Ave.
608-312-2363
Tuesday, Mar 1st. 7pm
Trivia Night
Bring your thinking caps for trivia.
530 E. Grand Ave.
715-501-5155
Wednesday, Mar 2nd. 9pm
Corgi Karaoki
Come howl with Levi and his corgi until very, very late!
530 E. Grand Ave.
715-501-5155
Friday, Mar 4th. 8pm
Trash 80s
The music description is in the name.
132 W. Grand Ave.
608-312-2363
Friday, Mar. 4th, 8:00pm
The Jestin Jay Trio
A long-time local favorite
500 Pleasant St.
608-313-0700
Swing State: The Road to Friendship
Bryan Oldenburg
Director
Bryan Oldenburg began Radio Broadcasting right out of Beloit College, then entered the world of Television Commercials about ten years after that. His latest foray into Documentary Filmmaking started roughly 8 years ago with THE MINDSET MOVIE, which told the story of The Beloit College Mindset List (a chronicle of Freshman thinking throughout the decades). In SWING STATE, he teams up with veteran cinematographer, Dan Klopp, of both Milwaukee and Madison notoriety, plus welcomes in master musician, Ryan Thomas Becker, who won “Best Guitarist in Texas” a few years ago (no small accomplishment). Award-winning Associate Producer, Jim Peterson (THE YUPPIE, DARKWING DUCK, KIM POSSIBLE, etc.) comes onboard yet again to offer his brilliant insights in SWING STATE— an endeavor that is likely to become a 3-Part series, once the Democrats bring their convention to Milwaukee.
2019 BIFF Alum
Returning BIFF Filmmaker
Bryan Oldenburg
Director
Bryan’s first BIFF screening was the prequel edition to this season’s film by the same name. That first film, Swing State – Election 2016 and 2020 to come generated strong audience attendance. This season’s film continues the theme where the 2019 film leaves off.
In the first film, Bryan had travelled to Beloit, Baraboo, Madison, Fond du Lac and Ripon, and continues the journey by hitting five more communities (including Wisconsin’s largest, Milwaukee) in the sequel. He asks this year’s show-goers to consider whether a third part (filmed in Northern Wisconsin) would be an interesting prospect for them or not. Many people today seem burned out with increasingly hyper-polarized politics, but future Wisconsinites might find a three-part series more exhaustive and helpful for historical reflection.
Film Information
Director: Bryan Oldenburg
Country: USA
Year: 2021
Language: English
Runtime: 102 min.
Rated: PG
Credits
Producer: Jim Peterson
Writer: Bryan Oldenburg
Cinematography: Dan Klopp
Music: Ryan Thomas Becker
Connect With This Film
BIFF Cares 2022
BIFF CARES, a centerpiece of the Beloit International Film Festival for the past decade, will once again this year present a series of informative and compelling independent films that shed light on health and wellness issues.
Jeff Livingston | BIFF 2022 Honorary Chair
It is with a great deal of pleasure that we announce that a very special friend of BIFF will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairperson.
Artist In Residence & Festival Workshops
Three FREE Filmmaker Workshops
@irontek, 635 3rd. St.
Saturday Feb. 26th.
10:30 am
Content “Creatability” in the Multimedia-verse
Brian Sebastian, host of the YouTube sensation Movie Reviews & More broadcast, brings his show on the road to Beloit where he and some of his on-air crew will share new thoughts on social media content, brand recognition, and an assortment of other fresh concepts that are sure to enlighten and entertain.
Saturday March 5th.
1:30 pm
FUNDING Your Dreams
This workshop is intended to help producers and filmmakers think outside of the traditional system when raising money for projects.
For this event, Gavin will be joined by Stefan Agustsson of the beloit-based web AR company, RealityBlu, to share his thoughts on NFTs as a new alternative for funding your projects.
Sunday March 6th.
10:30 am
Movie Marketing With ZERO Budget
How to Promote Your Movies & Your Filmmaker Career After You’ve Exhausted Your Film Budget
You made your movie. You’ve spent your budget. Now you have to market your film to festivals, distributors and/or the public at large. This workshop is intended for film directors and producers looking for ways to grow an audience, learn from a filmmaker who has “been there done that” and found great success thinking outside of the box when it comes to movie marketing without a budget. If you’ve made or are about to make a movie, your film deserves to be seen. Take some of the mystery out of how to stand out in a crowded indie film marketplace.
The workshop is intended for all ages and will appeal to novices and experienced filmmakers alike. Reservations are not required but seating is on a first-come basis. This workshop is free and open to the public.
Gavin Booth
BIFF 2022 Artist In Residence
Award Winning Director, Writer, Producer
Gavin Michael Booth is an award winning filmmaker from Windsor, Ontario. He works as a writer, director, producer and editor.
Booth broke new filmmaking ground teaming up with producer Jason Blum (The Purge, Get Out) to create “Fifteen”, the world’s first movie broadcast live. The film was a success with worldwide media coverage. He also directed “The Scarehouse” (NBC/Universal) The Scarehouse is available on streaming everywhere and was funded in part by Telefilm Canada.
Booth’s latest, “Last Call”, is a split screen real-time feature film. No hidden cuts as the film plays out with two camera crews in different parts of a city, showing two sides of a story unfold in real-time. Last Call is currently receiving outstanding praise on the festival circuit.
Booth has worked with some of the top entertainers in the music industry including music videos and documentary projects including Youtube star Todrick Hall, SYML and Third Eye Blind.
Gavin has single handedly been responsible for the marketing and viral-marketing promotions for his projects.
Workshop Location
635 3rd Street
Ironworks Campus, Downtown Beloit
608-312-4333
On Feb. 8, BIFF Will All Be Revealed
Hot off the press, the Beloit International Film Festival 2022, 17th Season Program Book will be released Tue. Feb. 8th, 5PM @ Hampton Inn.
Worldwide Podcasts to Launch BIFF2022
Brian Sebastian, host of Movie Reviews & More with ten million views and counting, and two regularly scheduled shows will be visiting BIFF.
Major New BIFF International Collaboration Launched
The 2022 Beloit International Film Festival will celebrate a significant new global outreach as it launches a new partnership with one of world’s emerging international festivals.
BIFF Sing-A-Long 2022
John, Jody, Wilbur & Johnny Wittnebel
Event Organizers & Venue Hosts
The Castle
The Castle
501 Prospect Ave.
Beloit, WI 53511
608-362-1583
Short Film Programs
Short Slot 1
Fri Mar 4, 2022 – 2:30 pm | Domenico’s #1
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

A Father’s Job

Daughter, The

Kafkas

Manasanamaha

Synthetic Love
Short Slot 2
Fri Mar 4, 2022 – 5:00 pm | Bagels & More
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Fairyocious

From Trash to Treasure

Myrtle

Roads Most Traveled, The

Whales Don’t Swim
Short Slot 3
Sat Mar 5, 2022 – 2:30 pm | Domenico’s #1
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Assisted Living

Gatecrasher, The

I Want Him Dead

Ian, A Moving Story

Ourselves, in Stories

Sticky Pinecones
Short Slot 4
Sat Mar 5, 2022 – 2:30 pm | Bagels & More
Sun Mar 6, 2022 – 12:00 pm | Domenico’s #1
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Into Temptation

Leap

Let’s Grow

Our Man in Madras

Sproutland

Workday
Harlem Vets Project
Sun Mar 6, 2022 – 12:00 pm | Visit Beloit
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Ordinary Life – Extraordinary Journey

Patricia Whelchel – Know Her Story

William Smith – A Warrior in Time
Being 1 in 26 – Epilepsy
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Being 1 in 26

My Epilepsy Story

Seizure the Day
WI / IL – One
Sat Feb 26, 2022 – 2:30 pm | Downtown Beloit Association
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Blanche

Chopping Block

Erosion Project

Gregory Michael Stahl

PeloLove

Statement – The

Transmission

Undecided
WI / IL – Two
Sat Feb 26, 2022 – 5:00 pm | Bagels & More
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

Chicken

Child, The

Hanging in There

Little Blood

Mittens

Rosso

Schengen

Tantalization

Your Son
Luang Prabang FF
Sat Mar 5, 2022 – 2:30 pm | Irontek
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
Purchase your ticket either online or at the Box Office

A Trip To Heaven

California Dreaming

In Plain View

Sunrise in My Mind
With Features
Sat Feb 22, 2020 – 7:30 pm | Bagels & More

Blunt

She Picked Me

Sin Rock: The Story of Johnny Bazooka

A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street

Summerlight

Night Passenger, The
BIFF 2022 Film Index
Film/Event Title | Submission Categories | GENRE | Subtitles | Rating | Short Slot | Filmmaker | Virtual Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Blues by The Pandemaniacs | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | |||
2020 A Comedy Special | Documentary Feature | Documentary | R | Virtual Screening | |||
A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
A Father's Job | Narrative Short | Drama | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 1 | ||
A Trip to Heaven | Narrative Short | Drama | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Absolute Power - Nasdaq Exposed | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Alternate - The | Narrative Feature | Science-Fiction, Thriller | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Americanish | Narrative Feature | Coming of Age | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Amuka | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | PG | Virtual Screening | ||
Apples and Soda Pop | Music Video | Music | G | Music Video | |||
Art of Making It - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | ||||
Assisted Living | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | PG-13 | Short Slot 3 | |||
Becoming Geppetto | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | Virtual Screening | |||
Being 1 in 26 | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | Being 1 in 26 | |||
Blanche | Narrative Short | Drama | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | |||
Blunt | Narrative Short | Drama | R | ATTENDING | |||
Box Fort - The | Narrative Short | Horror | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Bring it Home | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Burma Storybook | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | Virtual Screening | |||
California Dreaming | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Chamber of Terror - The | Narrative Feature | Comedy, Horror | MA | ||||
Chicken | Documentary Short | Documentary | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | |||
Child - The | Narrative Short | Drama | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Chopping Block | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | R | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Clarisa | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Dairyland | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Darking Way | Narrative Feature | Drama, History | checked | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | ||
Daughter - The | Narrative Short | Thriller | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 1 | ||
Empty America | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Empty Seats Full Hearts - A New World in Education | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ||||
Erosion Project | Narrative Short | Dance | G | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Everything All At Once - SYML | Music Video | Music | PG | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Fairyocious | Narrative Short | Comedy | checked | PG | Short Slot 2 | ||
Farewell Darkness | Narrative Feature | Drama, Thriller | R | ATTENDING | |||
Finding Phong | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | |
Fish And Puddle | Narrative Feature | Family Drama | checked | PG | |||
ForeverMoore - The Angelo Project | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ||||
From Trash to Treasures | Documentary Short | Documentary | G | Short Slot 2 | |||
Game Is Up - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Gatecrasher - The | Narrative Short | Drama, LGBTQ+ | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 3 | ||
Golden Man - The | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | |||
Gregory Michael Stahl | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Greyland | Documentary Feature | Documentary | R | ||||
Hanging in There | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Has Christmas Forgotten Me | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Hayden & Her Family | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Here & After | Narrative Feature | Drama, Romance | PG | Virtual Screening | |||
Hey Beautiful! | Music Video | Music | PG | Music Video | |||
Humongous Fungus Among Us - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
I Want Him Dead | Narrative Short | Drama | R | Short Slot 3 | ATTENDING | ||
Ian A Moving Story | Narrative Short | Drama | G | Short Slot 3 | |||
If You Can Ever Get Back | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
In Plain View | Narrative Short | Documentary | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Into Temptation | Narrative Short | Drama | R | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | ||
Iron Family | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
It All Begins with a Song | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ||||
It's Just A Game | Narrative Feature | Horror, Thriller | MA | ||||
Jalanan | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | R | Virtual Screening | ||
John L black midi | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | |||
Kafkas | Narrative Short | Dark Comedy | R | Short Slot 1 | |||
Landlocked | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Leap | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | |||
Let's Grow | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | ||
Little Blood | Narrative Short | Adventure | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Lonesome | Narrative Feature | Romance | G | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Loss of the Body - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | PG | Virtual Screening | ||
Love on Holiday | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Lyla | Narrative Feature | Thriller | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Mail Box (VoiceMail) | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Manasanamaha | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 1 | ATTENDING | |
Mekong 2030 | Narrative Feature | Drama, Sci Fi | N/A | Virtual Screening | |||
Mental - Yash Musabji | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
MeTube - August sings 'Una furtiva lagrima' | Music Video | Dramatic Comedy | R | Music Video | |||
Mister Limbo | Narrative Feature | Drama | G | ATTENDING | |||
Mittens | Narrative Short | Documentary | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
My Epilepsy Story | Five Years Seizure Free | Documentary Short | Drama | PG-13 | Being 1 in 26 | |||
Myrtle | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | Short Slot 2 | |||
Night Passenger - The | Narrative Short | Documentary | PG-13 | ||||
No Visible Trauma | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Operation Wolf Patrol | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Journey | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | HARLEM VETS | ATTENDING | ||
Our Man in Madras | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | |
Ourselves in Stories | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | Short Slot 3 | ATTENDING | ||
Patricia Whelchel - Know Her Story | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | HARLEM VETS | ATTENDING | ||
PeloLove | Narrative Short | Comedy | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Pizza City You've Never Heard Of - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ||||
Pompano Boy | Narrative Feature | Romance | R | ATTENDING | |||
Preso O Muerto - Yash Musabji | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Ride Of The Devils Teeth | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Roads Most Traveled - The | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | Short Slot 2 | |||
Roman Candle | Narrative Feature | Drama, Romance | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Rosso | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Saycet - Solaris | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Scarehouse - The | Narrative Feature | Crime, Horror | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Schengen | Narrative Short | Drama | R | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Scrum | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Seizure the Day | Narrative Short | Drama | G | Being 1 in 26 | ATTENDING | ||
She Picked Me | Narrative Short | Horror | R | ||||
Shellfish | Narrative Feature | Comedy | PG | Virtual Screening | |||
Shins - The Great Divide | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Sin Rock - The Story of Johnny Bazooka | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Six - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | G | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | |
Skipping Stones | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Sooper Gurl (The Awakening) | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Sound of Us - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Sproutland | Narrative Short | Drama | PG | Short Slot 4 | |||
Statement - The | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (1) | |||
Sticky Pinecones | Narrative Short | Family Drama | G | Short Slot 3 | ATTENDING | ||
Suite-Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby Stills & Nash) Cover | Music Video | Music | G | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Summerlight | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | PG-13 | |||
Sunrise in My Mind | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Surviving Sex Trafficking | Documentary Feature | Documentary | R | ATTENDING | |||
Swing State - The Road To Friendship? | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Synthetic Love | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | checked | R | Short Slot 1 | ||
Tantalization | Narrative Short | Horror | R | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Tildypops | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | R | ||||
Transmission | Narrative Short | Horror, Science-Fiction | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Turkey - The | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Undecided | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Undergrads | Narrative Feature | Comedy | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Variety | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | Virtual Screening | |||
Verona | Narrative Feature | Drama | checked | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | ||
Vortex The Dawn of Sovereignty | Narrative Feature | Science-Fiction | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Whales Don't Swim | Narrative Short | Comedy | checked | R | Short Slot 2 | ||
William Smith - A Warrior in Time | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | HARLEM VETS | ATTENDING | ||
Woodland Grey | Narrative Feature | Thriller | R | ||||
Workday | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | ||
Yellow Wallpaper - The | Narrative Feature | Thriller | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Your Son | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | |||
Yumi So Cute - Hippopotamus (f*cking hypocrites) | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video |
Film/Event Title | Submission Categories | GENRE | Subtitles | Rating | Short Slot | Filmmaker | Virtual Online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Blues by The Pandemaniacs | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | |||
2020 A Comedy Special | Documentary Feature | Documentary | R | Virtual Screening | |||
A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
A Father's Job | Narrative Short | Drama | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 1 | ||
A Trip to Heaven | Narrative Short | Drama | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Absolute Power - Nasdaq Exposed | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Alternate - The | Narrative Feature | Science-Fiction, Thriller | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Americanish | Narrative Feature | Coming of Age | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Amuka | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | PG | Virtual Screening | ||
Apples and Soda Pop | Music Video | Music | G | Music Video | |||
Art of Making It - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | ||||
Assisted Living | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | PG-13 | Short Slot 3 | |||
Becoming Geppetto | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | Virtual Screening | |||
Being 1 in 26 | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | Being 1 in 26 | |||
Blanche | Narrative Short | Drama | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | |||
Blunt | Narrative Short | Drama | R | ATTENDING | |||
Box Fort - The | Narrative Short | Horror | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Bring it Home | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Burma Storybook | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | Virtual Screening | |||
California Dreaming | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Chamber of Terror - The | Narrative Feature | Comedy, Horror | MA | ||||
Chicken | Documentary Short | Documentary | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | |||
Child - The | Narrative Short | Drama | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Chopping Block | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | R | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Clarisa | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Dairyland | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Darking Way | Narrative Feature | Drama, History | checked | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | ||
Daughter - The | Narrative Short | Thriller | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 1 | ||
Empty America | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Empty Seats Full Hearts - A New World in Education | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ||||
Erosion Project | Narrative Short | Dance | G | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Everything All At Once - SYML | Music Video | Music | PG | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Fairyocious | Narrative Short | Comedy | checked | PG | Short Slot 2 | ||
Farewell Darkness | Narrative Feature | Drama, Thriller | R | ATTENDING | |||
Finding Phong | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | |
Fish And Puddle | Narrative Feature | Family Drama | checked | PG | |||
ForeverMoore - The Angelo Project | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ||||
From Trash to Treasures | Documentary Short | Documentary | G | Short Slot 2 | |||
Game Is Up - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Gatecrasher - The | Narrative Short | Drama, LGBTQ+ | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 3 | ||
Golden Man - The | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | |||
Gregory Michael Stahl | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Greyland | Documentary Feature | Documentary | R | ||||
Hanging in There | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Has Christmas Forgotten Me | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Hayden & Her Family | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Here & After | Narrative Feature | Drama, Romance | PG | Virtual Screening | |||
Hey Beautiful! | Music Video | Music | PG | Music Video | |||
Humongous Fungus Among Us - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
I Want Him Dead | Narrative Short | Drama | R | Short Slot 3 | ATTENDING | ||
Ian A Moving Story | Narrative Short | Drama | G | Short Slot 3 | |||
If You Can Ever Get Back | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
In Plain View | Narrative Short | Documentary | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Into Temptation | Narrative Short | Drama | R | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | ||
Iron Family | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
It All Begins with a Song | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ||||
It's Just A Game | Narrative Feature | Horror, Thriller | MA | ||||
Jalanan | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | R | Virtual Screening | ||
John L black midi | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | |||
Kafkas | Narrative Short | Dark Comedy | R | Short Slot 1 | |||
Landlocked | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Leap | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | |||
Let's Grow | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | ||
Little Blood | Narrative Short | Adventure | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Lonesome | Narrative Feature | Romance | G | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Loss of the Body - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | PG | Virtual Screening | ||
Love on Holiday | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Lyla | Narrative Feature | Thriller | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Mail Box (VoiceMail) | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Manasanamaha | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | PG-13 | Short Slot 1 | ATTENDING | |
Mekong 2030 | Narrative Feature | Drama, Sci Fi | N/A | Virtual Screening | |||
Mental - Yash Musabji | Music Video | Music | PG-13 | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
MeTube - August sings 'Una furtiva lagrima' | Music Video | Dramatic Comedy | R | Music Video | |||
Mister Limbo | Narrative Feature | Drama | G | ATTENDING | |||
Mittens | Narrative Short | Documentary | G | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
My Epilepsy Story | Five Years Seizure Free | Documentary Short | Drama | PG-13 | Being 1 in 26 | |||
Myrtle | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | Short Slot 2 | |||
Night Passenger - The | Narrative Short | Documentary | PG-13 | ||||
No Visible Trauma | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Operation Wolf Patrol | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Journey | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | HARLEM VETS | ATTENDING | ||
Our Man in Madras | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | |
Ourselves in Stories | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | Short Slot 3 | ATTENDING | ||
Patricia Whelchel - Know Her Story | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | HARLEM VETS | ATTENDING | ||
PeloLove | Narrative Short | Comedy | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Pizza City You've Never Heard Of - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ||||
Pompano Boy | Narrative Feature | Romance | R | ATTENDING | |||
Preso O Muerto - Yash Musabji | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Ride Of The Devils Teeth | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Roads Most Traveled - The | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | Short Slot 2 | |||
Roman Candle | Narrative Feature | Drama, Romance | PG-13 | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Rosso | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Saycet - Solaris | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Scarehouse - The | Narrative Feature | Crime, Horror | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Schengen | Narrative Short | Drama | R | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Scrum | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Seizure the Day | Narrative Short | Drama | G | Being 1 in 26 | ATTENDING | ||
She Picked Me | Narrative Short | Horror | R | ||||
Shellfish | Narrative Feature | Comedy | PG | Virtual Screening | |||
Shins - The Great Divide | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | |||
Sin Rock - The Story of Johnny Bazooka | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Six - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | checked | G | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | |
Skipping Stones | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Sooper Gurl (The Awakening) | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Sound of Us - The | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | |||
Sproutland | Narrative Short | Drama | PG | Short Slot 4 | |||
Statement - The | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (1) | |||
Sticky Pinecones | Narrative Short | Family Drama | G | Short Slot 3 | ATTENDING | ||
Suite-Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby Stills & Nash) Cover | Music Video | Music | G | Music Video | ATTENDING | ||
Summerlight | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | PG-13 | |||
Sunrise in My Mind | Narrative Short | Drama, Romance | checked | G | Luang Prabang | ||
Surviving Sex Trafficking | Documentary Feature | Documentary | R | ATTENDING | |||
Swing State - The Road To Friendship? | Documentary Feature | Documentary | PG | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Synthetic Love | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | checked | R | Short Slot 1 | ||
Tantalization | Narrative Short | Horror | R | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ATTENDING | ||
Tildypops | Narrative Short | Drama, Comedy | R | ||||
Transmission | Narrative Short | Horror, Science-Fiction | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Turkey - The | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Undecided | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ATTENDING | ||
Undergrads | Narrative Feature | Comedy | R | ATTENDING | Virtual Screening | ||
Variety | Documentary Feature | Documentary | G | Virtual Screening | |||
Verona | Narrative Feature | Drama | checked | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | ||
Vortex The Dawn of Sovereignty | Narrative Feature | Science-Fiction | PG-13 | Virtual Screening | |||
Whales Don't Swim | Narrative Short | Comedy | checked | R | Short Slot 2 | ||
William Smith - A Warrior in Time | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | HARLEM VETS | ATTENDING | ||
Woodland Grey | Narrative Feature | Thriller | R | ||||
Workday | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Short Slot 4 | ATTENDING | ||
Yellow Wallpaper - The | Narrative Feature | Thriller | PG-13 | ATTENDING | |||
Your Son | Narrative Short | Drama, Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | |||
Yumi So Cute - Hippopotamus (f*cking hypocrites) | Music Video | Music | N/A | Music Video |
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The BIFF Experience
Filmmakers Attending
Sure, we can all enjoy great film at the theater, at home, on our computers and mobile devices. Where though do we get the opportunity to actually meet and speak with the filmmakers about the film we’ve just experienced together? For most of us, much our film experience is often solitary and passive. But not here.
Here at BIFF, it’s a shared experience with other audience members and frequently with attending filmmakers. How cool is that? It’s one of the very best aspects of the Beloit International Film Festival experience.
And our guest filmmakers? BIFF is routinely complemented for its smart and engaged audiences. That’s you!
You’re a big part of why filmmakers particularly enjoy screening their films at BIFF.
See “Filmmaker Attending” below for which films will have filmmakers in town. Be sure to stick around for the Q&A following the screening. You’re in for a special treat.
WI/IL Shorts 2

Chicken

Child, The

Hanging in There

Little Blood

Mittens

Rosso

Schengen

Tantalization

Your Son
WI/IL Shorts 1

Blanche

Chopping Block

Erosion Project

Gregory Michael Stahl

PeloLove

Statement – The

Transmission

Undecided
Luang Prabang FF

A Trip To Heaven

California Dreaming

In Plain View

Sunrise in My Mind
BIFF Care Shorts

Being 1 in 26

My Epilepsy Story

Seizure the Day
Wisconsin / Illinois Showdown
WI/IL Documentary Features

2020: A Comedy Special

Becoming Geppetto

Love on Holiday

Operation Wolf Patrol
WI/IL Narrative Features

It’s Just A Game

Pompano Boy

Turkey, The
WI/IL Narrative Shorts

Blanche

Child, The

Chopping Block

Erosion Project

Hanging in There

Little Blood

PeloLove

Rosso

Schengen

Statement – The

Tantalization

Transmission

Undecided

Your Son
WI/IL Documentary Shorts
Harlem Vets Project

Ordinary Life – Extraordinary Journey

Patricia Whelchel – Know Her Story

William Smith – A Warrior in Time
Short Slot 4

Into Temptation

Leap

Let’s Grow

Our Man in Madras

Sproutland

Workday
Short Slot 3

Assisted Living

Gatecrasher, The

I Want Him Dead

Ian, A Moving Story

Ourselves, in Stories
