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