September 2, 2010
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BIFF FILM SERIES
EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 7:30PM
Location: OLD FORT BAY
This Week: KWAME & EASIER WITH PRACTISE
Kwame
USA / 2008 / 24 mins Short
Language: English
Director: Edward Osei-Gyimah
Producers: Channing Godfrey Peoples, Michael Flores
Screenwriter: Edward Osei-Gyimah
Principal Cast: Benjamin Ochieng, Jessica Diz
A reclusive and emotionally tortured man learns to come to terms with his traumatic past and the feelings of guilt he has over his father’s death as he finds compassion for a troubled young woman struggling with her own demons.
Easier With Practice
USA / 2009 / 104 mins
Language: English
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Producer: Cookie Carosella
Screenwriters: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Davy Rothbart (Source Material)
Principal Cast: Brian Geraghty, Kel O’Neill, Kathyrn Aselton Duplass
Genre: Drama
In an attempt to promote his unpublished novel, Davy Mitchell sets out on a road trip with his younger, looser brother Sean. However, the idealism of being on the road wears off quickly as the trip proves to be a lonely and unfulfilling experience for Davy whose discordant relationship with his brother seems impossible to reconcile. One night in a motel room he gets a random phone call from a mysterious woman named Nicole who wants Davy to have phone sex with her. They start a sexy, funny and intimate affair, which leaves Davy happier than he has been in years. Hoping there can be more to the relationship than virtual sex and a phone bill, Davy decides he wants to meet Nicole. Ultimately, he will have to face not only the truth about their relationship but also about himself.
Academy Award nominee, Sophie Okonedo, was on hand for the Tribute presentation on Wednesday, December 16th at the Balmoral Club. The Rising Star Tribute is given to an actor whose early accomplishments have put them on the path for elite stardom in the industry. Okonedo was nominated for SAG, Critics Circle and NAACP Image Awards for her supporting role in HOTEL RWANDA and has recently starred in the feature films SKIN and THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES.
BIFF 09 photo gallery
Visit our Photo Gallery to see photos from this year's screenings, workshops, and events.