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. It’s something filmmakers particularly appreciate when screening their work.
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.
Film Title / Event Title | Submission Categories | GENRE | Subtitles | Rating | Short Slot | Filmmaker Attending |
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A General Audition | Narrative Short | Comedy | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (3) | ||
A Gift | Narrative Short | Experimental | PG | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Above the Clouds | Narrative Feature | Drama | R | |||
Ainhoa | Narrative Short | Drama,Social,Thriller | Yes | R | Existence of Mattering | |
Alaska is a Drag | Narrative Feature | Coming of Age | R | |||
Alice and Lewis | Narrative Short | Fantasy,Drama | PG | Live Laugh Love | YES! | |
Alligator Hunter | Narrative Short | Animation | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ||
Amal | Narrative Short | Drama | PG | Cultural Equity | YES! | |
American Letters | Narrative Short | Drama | PG | Live Laugh Love | ||
And...Seen | Narrative Feature | Disability,inspirational | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Ape Girl | Documentary Feature | Offbeat | Yes | PG-13 | YES! | |
Back at the Staircase | Narrative Feature | Drama,Comedy | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Backup - The | Narrative Short | Horror,Comedy | R | WI/IL Shorts (1) | YES! | |
Bagheera | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Existence of Mattering | ||
Banana Season | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG 13 | YES! | ||
Black Mother | Documentary Feature | History,Social | R | |||
Black Tie - The | Narrative Short | Experimental | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (1) | YES! | |
Building Shelter Temple | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | WI/IL Shorts (2) | YES! | |
Carrasca | Documentary Feature | Biography,Women | Yes | PG-13 | YES! | |
Chasing the Taper | Documentary Feature | sports | PG | YES! | ||
Chi-Town | Documentary Feature | True Story,Chicago | PG-13 | |||
Comet - The | Narrative Feature | Drama,Romance | Yes | PG-13 | ||
Corvus | Narrative Short | Sci-Fi | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (3) | ||
Cultural Equity Shorts | ||||||
Deany Bean is Dead | Narrative Feature | Drama,Comedy | PG-13 | |||
Decision | Narrative Short | Animation | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | YES! | |
Declines With Regret | Narrative Short | Drama,Crime | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Deer Lights | Narrative Short | Drama,Surrealist | R | WI/IL Shorts (1) | YES! | |
Dempsey the Diabetic Superhero | Documentary Short | Health ,Sports | PG | Kids' Saturday Morning | ||
Double Eagle Ranch | Narrative Feature | Drama,Comedy | MA | |||
Double Exposed | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | PAIRED SCREENING | ||
Down on luck | Narrative Short | Comedy | Yes | R | Live Laugh Love | |
Dumb Cat - The | Narrative Short | Drama | Yes | R | PAIRED SCREENING | |
Echoes | Narrative Short | Drama,Sci-Fi | PG | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ||
Eternal Winter | Narrative Feature | Drama,Romance | Yes | R | ||
Existence of Mattering Shorts | ||||||
Family | Narrative Feature | Drama | Yes | MA | ||
Fashion Show - The | Narrative Short | Coming of Age | G | Live Laugh Love | ||
Feeling of Being Watched - The | Documentary Feature | diversity,Islamic | PG-13 | |||
Follow the Roses | Narrative Short | Family,Drama,Biography | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | ||
Four Eyes | Narrative Short | Animation,Fantasy,Romance | G | Kids' Saturday Morning | YES! | |
Ginger | Narrative Feature | Drama,healthcare | R | YES! | ||
Gloria Talks Funny | Narrative Short | Drama,Comedy | R | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ||
Godspell Sing-A-Long | SPECIAL EVENT | |||||
Goliath | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | PAIRED SCREENING | ||
Grandpa's Getaway | Narrative Short | Drama,Action | PG | WI/IL Shorts (2) | YES! | |
Guardians - The | Documentary Feature | True Story,Senior/Aging | PG-13 | |||
Guest Artist *MIDWEST PREMIERE* | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Harlem Vets Project | Documentary Feature | Historical | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Haze: It's Complicated | Documentary Feature | Environmental,Science-Based | Yes | PG | ||
Helen | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | PAIRED SCREENING | YES! | |
Helios | Narrative Short | Experimental | PG | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Hello Girls - The | Documentary Feature | True Story,Military | PG | YES! | ||
Hey Deb | Narrative Short | Comedy,Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Hillbilly | Documentary Feature | History,Americana | PG-13 | |||
Hoan Alone | Documentary Short | Animation,Documentary | R | WI/IL Shorts (2) | YES! | |
I want to live in the Zoo | Narrative Short | Animation,Comedy | Yes | G | Kids' Saturday Morning | |
Idol | Narrative Short | Drama | Yes | PG-13 | PAIRED SCREENING | |
In the Name of Your Daughter | Documentary Feature | Women,Africa | Yes | PG-13 | ||
Kid's Sat Morning Shorts | ||||||
Lake Michigan Monster | Narrative Feature | Comedy,Fantasy | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Last Call *WORLD PREMIERE* | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Last Summer | Narrative Feature | Drama | R | |||
Layam | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Existence of Mattering | ||
Legend of Swee' Pea - The | Documentary Feature | Drama | R | |||
Leia's Army | Narrative Short | Coming of Age,Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | YES! | |
Light in the Darkness | Documentary Feature | healthcare,mental health | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Little Boy Roy | Narrative Short | Experimental,Comedy | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Live Laugh Love Shorts | ||||||
Liyana | Documentary Feature | African American,Youth | PG | YES! | ||
Luba | Narrative Feature | Drama,Suspense | PG-13 | |||
Lunch Time | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Cultural Equity | ||
Magnolia & Clementine | Narrative Short | Drama,Comedy | PG-13 | PAIRED SCREENING | ||
Major Arcana | Narrative Feature | Drama | R | YES! | ||
Manlife | Documentary Feature | Historical,cult | PG | YES! | ||
Margo Hoo Couldn't Sleep! | Narrative Short | Animation,Family,Fantasy | Yes | PG | Kids' Saturday Morning | |
Mary Poppins - FNB CLASSIC FILM | SPECIAL EVENT | |||||
Masses - The | Narrative Short | Sci-Fi,Thriller | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Meet Uncle Paul | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (2) | YES! | |
Mirette | Narrative Short | Family,Adventure | PG | Live Laugh Love | ||
My First and Last Film | Documentary Feature | PG-13 | YES! | |||
No Friends But The Mountains | Documentary Short | Documentary,Historical | Yes | PG | PAIRED SCREENING | |
Oblivion | Narrative Short | Drama | Yes | PG-13 | Cultural Equality | |
Olympia | Narrative Feature | Drama,Romance | R | YES! | ||
Once Always | Narrative Short | Drama | Yes | PG-13 | Existence of Mattering | |
One Small Step | Narrative Short | Animation,Drama,Comedy | Yes | PG | Kids' Saturday Morning | |
Oracle - The | Narrative Short | Comedy | PG | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Palace | Narrative Feature | Drama,Comedy | R | YES! | ||
Providers - The | Documentary Feature | healthcare,Senior/Aging | PG-13 | YES! | ||
Radium Girls | Narrative Feature | Drama | PG-13 | |||
Rendezvous In Chicago | Narrative Feature | Comedy,Romance | R | YES! | ||
River to the Heart | Documentary Feature | Environmental | PG | YES! | ||
Rodents of Unusual Size | Documentary Feature | Offbeat,Americana | PG | |||
Seared | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | WI/IL Shorts (2) | YES! | |
Shootball | Documentary Feature | Religion,Abuse | Yes | R | YES! | |
SILENT FILM - THE KID | Narrative Short | |||||
Silicon Beach | Narrative Feature | Drama,Comedy | R | YES! | ||
Silicone Soul | Documentary Feature | Romance,Social | R | YES! | ||
Silver Lake | Narrative Feature | Comedy | R | YES! | ||
Snail | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Cultural Equity | ||
Sunset Song | Narrative Short | Experimental | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ||
Three Days in the Hole | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | Cultural Equity | YES! | |
Through the Eye Root | Narrative Short | Comedy,Horror | R | WI/IL Shorts (3) | YES! | |
Tomorrowland | Narrative Short | Drama | PG-13 | WI/IL Shorts (1) | ||
Tracks *NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE* | Narrative Feature | Romance,Comedy | Yes | R | YES! | |
VetsRoll 2018 | Documentary Short | Documentary | PG | PAIRED SCREENING | YES! | |
Vintage Radio Play | SPECIAL LIVE EVENT | |||||
Voxgirl | Narrative Short | Dark Comedy,Music | PG-13 | Existence of Mattering | ||
Water Will Carry Us Home - The | Narrative Short | Animation | PG | WI/IL Shorts (1) | YES! | |
What Lives Under the Bed | Narrative Short | Family | PG | Kids' Saturday Morning | ||
When I Sing | Narrative Feature | Bio-pic | PG-13 | YES! | ||
WI / IL Shorts 1 | ||||||
WI / IL Shorts 2 | ||||||
WI / IL Shorts 3 | ||||||
Wild Honey | Narrative Feature | Romance,Comedy | R | YES! | ||
Yeses *WORLD PREMIERE* | Documentary Feature | Social,Women | Yes | PG | YES! |