Announcing the BUFF 2019 Short Films

The BUFF programming team has spent the last ten months diligently combing through a mountain of submissions to unearth this veritable feast of the senses! Dysfunctional families. Mindbending realities. Death. Love. Rage. Witches. Robots. Creatures galore. Ranging from the harrowing to the horrific to the hilarious, join us in applauding this year’s selections!

Homegrown Horror Chapter VI: Discomfort Food: New England Horror Shorts

Dead Air by R.J. Wilson, Maine, 1 min.
Mercury Screams by Dan Wilder, Massachusetts, 7 min.
Let’s Be Friends by Ryan Glista, Connecticut, 9 min.
Consumed by Sloan Turner, Massachusetts, 16 min.
Ultra Witchy by Mariah Klapatch, Maine, 17 min.
Water Horse by Sarah Wisner & Sean Temple, Vermont, 7 min.
The Party by Mackenzie Bartlett, Maine, 16 min.
From Within by Andrea Wolanin, Massachusetts, 7 min.
Georgie by Ryan Grulich, Massachusetts, 6 min.

Dark [Mid]Night of the Soul: Midnight Shorts

Gwilliam’s Tips for Turning Tricks Into Treats by Brian Lonano, USA, 4 min.
Mama’s Boy by Samantha Kolesnik, USA, 11 min.
Nico Lives by Travis Welowszky, Canada, 17 min.
Patron Saint by Georden West, USA, 8 min.
Rosalina by Fredrik Hana, Norway, 20 min.
Supine by Bianca Tomshin, Australia, 12 min.
Limbo by Dani Viqueira Carballal, Spain, 15 min.

Bucket of Truth: Comedic Shorts

I Owe You One Banana and Two Black Eyes by Jim McDonough, USA, 4 min.
In Love by Candice Nachman, USA, 2 min.
Fuzzite Fighters by Jenna Tooley, USA, 7 min.
The Odd Sea by Porcelain Dalya, USA, 6 min.
B’s Hole by Peter Levine, USA, 6 min.
Flower by Kik Udomprasert, USA, 5 min.
El Amo de Cuchillo by Rodrigo González, Mexico, 12 min.
Happy Ending by Fernando González Gómez, Spain, 4 min.
Shake It Off by Brian Petillo, USA, 5 min.
Falcon & Hawke: Space Race, Episode 4 by Dane Benton, USA, 12 min.
Fauxmote by Stuart Roelke, USA, 7 min.
The Cuckoldress by Brett McCabe, USA, 8 min.
A Chest of Drawers by Maxwell Nalevansky, USA, 13 min.
Chowboys: An American Folktale by Astron-6, Canada, 8 min.

A Lot Like Life: Animated Shorts

Maintain Yourself by Elena LaCourt, USA, 4 min.
The Spirit Seam by Ashley Gerst, USA, 15 min.
Phototaxis by Melissa Ferrari, USA, 7 min.
For A Better Life by Yasmin Mistry, USA, 10 min.
Night Train by Deirdre Beck, USA, 2 min.
Harls by Kenzie Sutton, USA, 2 min.
Lilly Goes Fishing by The Bum Family, Canada, 8 min.
MORPHOSIS by Santiago Castaño, Colombia, 11 min.
Mother’s Peak by Simon Allen, USA, 15 min.
Wunderkammer by Jennifer Linton, Canada/USA, 6 min.
The Switch by Andy Palmer, USA, 5 min.

A Synthetic Kind of Love: Sci-Fi Shorts

Rust in Peace by William Welles, USA, 17 min.
The Manual by Wil Magness, USA, 30 min.
Andromeda by Emily Dean, USA, 15 min.
Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow by Fadi Baki, Lebanon, 30 min.

Shorts Premiering with Feature Films

Diddie Wa Diddie by Joshua Erkman, USA, 9 min.
The Peephole by Enrique Manzo Escamilla, Mexico, 8 min.
Hashtag Perfect Life by Michael Paulucci, USA, 12 min.
The Obliteration of the Chickens by Izzy Lee, USA, 4 min.

Sound + Vision: Music Videos