VIFF will run from Friday, March 24th, 2023 to Tuesday, March 28th, 2023.
2023 VIFF Selections
Accepted Films: 62
International Films: 18
U.S. Films: 44
Narrative Features
Mother of Color (U.S.) Directed by Dawn Jones Redstone
Unpacking (U.S.) Directed by Alexandra Clayton, Michal Sinnott
International Narrative Shorts
112 (Spain) Directed by Mireia Boté
Forgotten Song (Poland) Directed by Monika Grzybowska
Luz (Spain) Directed by Cristina Urgel
Made of Flesh (France) Directed by Florence Rochat, Séréna Robin
No Clickbait (Spain) Directed by Carla Gobe
Popcorn (Spain) Directed by Monica Dolado
Pregnant (Iran) Directed by Golnaz Jamsheed
Put Away (U.K.) Directed by A.D. Cooper
Roads Not Taken (Austria) Directed by Kat Rohrer
The Gladiators (Iran) Directed by Maryam Rahimi
Titi (Iran) Directed by Marzieh Fakhar
Trapped (Australia) Directed by Sheri Van Geest
U.S. Narrative Shorts
Beach Day (U.S.) Directed by Robin Johnson
Birdhouse (U.S.) Directed by Jessica Prudencio
Dark Energy (U.S.) Directed by Christy Summerhays
Fish Out of Water (U.S.) Directed by Sasha Nelson
Fortune Teller (U.S.) Directed by Julia Tutko-Balena
Guidance (U.S.) Directed by Julia Tutko-Balena
I Think It's Broken (U.S.) Directed by Kimberlee Peterson
Impression (U.S.) Directed by Dinah Rokhinson
Kickstart My Heart (U.S.) Directed by Kelsey Bollig
Letter of Truth (U.S.) Directed by Brittany Severance
MissUnderstood Monster (U.S.) Directed by Lindsay Serrano
Opprobrium (U.S.) Directed by Missy Bell
Shadowed Reflections (U.S.) Directed by Emma Mackenzie
Shut The Box (U.S.) Directed by Brittany Benedict
Subscribed (U.S.) Directed by Diana Porter
Tell Me About Orange (U.S.) Directed by Robin Noonan-Price
The Aftermath (U.S.) Directed by LaChelle Joy Hunt
Student Films
La Colectiva: Immigrant Diaries (U.S.) Directed by Leigh-Anna Nielsen
Max & Taco (Get Their Shit Together) (U.S.) Directed by Caitlin Ferrell
Places That Are Mine (U.S.) Directed by Johanna Ziegler
The Color Grey (U.S.) Directed by Bella C. Sonen
Your Move (U.S.) Directed by May Suri
WNY Shorts
Alone Directed by Kristen Skeet
Billy Must Live Directed by Taylor Martin
Give the Gate Directed by Taylor Martin
Infatuation Directed by Kristen Skeet
Resurrection Day Directed by Sabrina Peña Young
Rusalka Directed by Victoria Hutton
Simulacrum Directed by Taylor Martin
Sister Kelly's Glass Journey Directed by Gayle Petri
The Last Option Directed by Victoria Hutton
Turning The Pages Directed by Sami Carol
Documentary Features
A Woman on the Outside (U.S.) Directed by Lisa Riordan Seville & Zara Katz
Las Abogadas: Attorneys on the Front Lines of the Migrant Crisis (U.S.) Directed by Victoria Bruce
The Photographer of the Volcano (Portugal) Directed by Mar Navarro Llombart
Documentary Shorts
A Better Place (U.K.) Directed by Jennifer Fearnley
All in the Water (U.S.) Directed by Judy Larson
CityTREES (U.S.) Directed by Kristin Reiber Harris
Ekai (Spain) Directed by Arantza Ibarra Basañez
Nerea's Way/El Camino de Nerea (Spain) Directed by Mercedes Aranguren
The Dark Horse of Suffragettes (U.K.) Directed by Nina Bhalla & Swati Chugh
The Gnardashians (U.S.) Directed by Julieana Rusnak
True Believers At The Insurrection: Road to the Capitol (U.S.) Directed by Sandi Bachom
Women On a Roll (Netherlands) Directed by Alma Tabernero
Experimental Shorts
A Psychogeography of Mourning (U.S.) Directed by Shayna Connelly
Illuminated (U.S.) Directed by Brittany Severance
Night Owls (U.S.) Directed by Gabrielle Rosson
You Don't Have to Take Orders From The Moon (U.S.) Directed by Jaina Cipriano