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SUMMARY:OSCAR CONTENDER: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS
DESCRIPTION:Free screening at Triplex … \nBIFF and The Triplex present a free screening of CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS – a 2025 festival favorite and 2026 Academy Award Nominee! \n37-year-old Sara Shahverdi\, a motorcycle riding\, land owning\, former midwife-turned-fierce citizen advocate and recent divorcée\, just won a landslide local election in her remote Iranian village and everyone has an opinion about it. \nVisit The Triplex to secure your free tickets! https://www.thetriplex.org/movie/cutting-through-rocks
URL:https://biffma.org/event/oscar-contender-cutting-through-rocks/
LOCATION:Triplex 1\, 70 Railroad Street\,\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Triplex Events
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SUMMARY:THE BIG LEBOWSKI Anniversary Bowling Party
DESCRIPTION:Friday March 6\, 2026 – 7pm to 11pm\nThe Cove Bowling Lanes\, 109 Stockbridge Road\, Great Barrington\nhttps://covelanes-ma.com/ \nGET TICKETS - CLICK HERE\nBIFF celebrates the 28th anniversary of the premier of THE BIG LEBOWSKI with bowling\, White Russians\, and a rad music mix. Directed by the Coen Brothers (RAISING ARIZONA\, FARGO\, OH BROTHER\, WHERE ART THOU?) who attended Bard College at Simon’s Rock\, the film premiered in 1998 and was instantly a cult classic. Fun Fact: The Cove inspired the film – Dude\, seriously! We encourage costumes and will award prizes for best bowler\, best Dude\, and other categories. So join the BIFF Social Club as we celebrate His Dudeness! \nFilm info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/ \nTickets\n$25 and include bowling shoes\, bowling\, pizza and fun. Full cash bar and the Backstage Grill will be open for other food options.\n$35 – you get all the above plus round trip bus transfers from Pittsfield and Lenox! NOTE: You must purchase this ticket option by February 26th and bus option may be canceled due to lack of interest. \nGET TICKETS - CLICK HERE
URL:https://biffma.org/event/the-big-lebowski-anniversary-release-party-at-the-cove/
LOCATION:The Cove\, 109 Stockbridge Rd\, Great Barrington\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:TLI Cinematics: The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Studio E\, Linde Center for Music and Learning\, Lenox/Stockbridge\, MA\nSat\, Mar 14\, 2026 7:00pm \nGET TICKETS\nJesuit priest Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons) enters the Guaraní lands in South America with the purpose of converting the natives to Christianity. He soon builds a mission\, where he is joined by Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert DeNiro)\, a reformed slave trader seeking redemption. When a treaty transfers the land from Spain to Portugal\, Mendoza and Gabriel resolve to defend the mission from Portuguese slave traders — but find themselves divided on how to do so while honoring their vows. A stirring examination of the conflict between faith and action that’s lifted up by Ennio Morricone’s timeless score\, Roland Jaffe’s The Mission continues to inspire debate 40 years after its release. \nThis screening will include a talkback hosted by local religious leaders. \nIn collaboration with The Triplex Cinema and Berkshire International Film Festival.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tli-cinematics-the-mission/
LOCATION:Tanglewood’s Linde Center Studio E\, 297 West Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240\, United States
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SUMMARY:Trivia Night with DJ Pup Daddy at The Olde Heritage Tavern
DESCRIPTION:Spring is finally in the air\, and we’re cranking up the excitement for the Grand Finale!\nShake off the last of the winter frost and join the BIFF Social Council for a night of Movie Trivia with the legendary DJ Pup Daddy! \nWe’re celebrating the change of seasons by testing your knowledge on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems. This is your chance to claim the throne before winter officially makes its exit! \nThe Vibe: High-energy\, spring-ready\, and cinematic!\nThe Cost: Totally FREE to play.\nThe Grand Finale Stakes: We’re going out big—the top 3 teams will walk away with super cool prizes! \nGrab your crew\, channel your inner film critic\, and let’s celebrate the return of spring with the ultimate movie showdown. Don’t miss the curtain call!
URL:https://biffma.org/event/trivia-night-with-dj-pup-daddy-at-the-olde-heritage-tavern-2/
LOCATION:The Olde Heritage Tavern\, 12 Housatonic Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:PRAIRIE PROPHECY in collaboration with Berkshire Community Land Trust and Roaring Brook Family Foundation
DESCRIPTION:The story of Wes Jackson\, a visionary scientist\, farmer\, and co-founder of The Land Institute. Jackson inspired a global movement toward sustainability through his work in perennial and natural systems agriculture. \n2025 – US – 60 minutes \nGet Tickets - Click Here\nTickets: Free for REEL Friends; $15 for Soon-To-Be REEL Friends (advanced ticket purchase highly recommended for this event). \nPRAIRIE PROPHECY explores a recommended revolutionary way of thinking about agriculture—one rooted in nature\, resilience\, and long-term stewardship of the land. Drawing on the ideas of scientist-farmer Wes Jackson and the work of The Land Institute\, the film examines how perennial and natural systems agriculture offer practical responses to soil loss\, climate change\, and the future of food. Thoughtful\, visually rich\, and inviting\, PRAIRIE PROPHECY encourages viewers to engage with sustainability not as an abstraction\, but as a human-scale story with real-world relevance. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Lillian Lennox and featuring Michael Johnson\, Director and Executive Producer of Prairie Prophecy; Bill Vitek\, Middlebury College and Director of the Perennial Project; Will Conklin\, (Executive Director of Greenagers and participant in the Land Institute’s Perennial Atlas Project)\, and Piyush Labhsetwark\, GROW FOOD Northampton and Land Stewardship Manager\, and Kernza farmer. A reception in the Triplex Lobby will follow the discussion. \nIn collaboration with Berkshire Community Land Trust and Roaring Brook Family Foundation\nwww.berkshirecommunitylandtrust.org \nSupported by Lee Bank and Schumacher Center for New Economics.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/prairie-prophecy-in-collaboration-with-berkshire-community-land-trust-and-roaring-brook-family-foundation/
LOCATION:Triplex 3\, 70 Railroad St\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
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SUMMARY:Trivia Night with DJ Pup Daddy at The Cliff House
DESCRIPTION:Spring is finally in the air\, and we’re cranking up the excitement!\nShake off the last of the winter frost and join the BIFF Social Council for the last two Movie Trivia Nights with the legendary DJ Pup Daddy! \nWe’re celebrating the change of seasons by testing your knowledge on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems. This is your chance to claim the throne before winter officially makes its exit! \nThe Vibe: High-energy\, spring-ready\, and cinematic!\nThe Cost: Totally FREE to play.\nThe Stakes: Bragging rights and the top 3 teams will walk away with super cool prizes! \n  \nGrab your crew\, channel your inner film critic\, and let’s celebrate the return of spring with the ultimate movie showdown!
URL:https://biffma.org/event/trivia-night-with-dj-pup-daddy-at-the-cliff-house/
LOCATION:The Cliff House\, 50 Prospect Lake\, N Egremont\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:BIFF Social Club Presents Le Poete Lucide - a Wine Film and Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 11\, 2026 at 4PM\nBerkshire Botanical Garden Center House\n5 West Stockbridge Road\, Stockbridge\, MA 01262\nFree to all Berkshire Young Professionals\, ages 21 to 45! \nGet tickets – Click Here \nJoin the BIFF Social Club for a screening of Le Poete Lucide – a documentary focusing on Nicolas Joly\, a pioneering figure in the biodynamic wine movement. Filmmakers Lucy and Keith Aumont will be in attendance for a Q&A. Following the film\, DARE Bottleshop and Provisions will offer a wine tasting of biodynamic wines. This film is showin in partnership with Roaring Brook Family Foundation\, which underwrites BIFF’s Environmental Film Focus Series.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/biff-social-club-presents-le-poete-lucide-a-wine-film-and-tasting/
LOCATION:Berkshire Botanical Garden\, 5 West Stockbridge Road\, Stockbridge\,\, MA\, 01262\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T190000
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SUMMARY:TLI Cinematics: The Music of Strangers—Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Studio E\, Linde Center for Music and Learning\, Lenox/Stockbridge\, MA\nSat\, Apr 11\, 2026 7:00pm \nGET TICKETS\nSandeep Das\, tabla virtuoso and original member of the Silk Road Ensemble\nIn 1998\, cellist Yo-Yo Ma created the Silk Road Ensemble\, bringing together a group of musicians from around the world to find new ways to foster connection through music. Blending performance footage\, personal interviews\, and archival film\, Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville explores the personal journeys of a small group of Silk Road mainstays in his acclaimed documentary The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble\, a vivid portrait of Ma’s bold musical experiment and a global search for the ties that bind. \nThis screening will include a talkback with tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das\, an original member of the Silk Road Ensemble. \nIn collaboration with The Triplex Cinema and Berkshire International Film Festival.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tli-cinematics-the-music-of-strangers-yo-yo-ma-and-the-silk-road-ensemble/
LOCATION:Tanglewood’s Linde Center Studio E\, 297 West Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T150000
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SUMMARY:Environmental Film Focus Series: BAD RIVER | April 12
DESCRIPTION:Environmental Film Focus Series: BAD RIVER\nSunday\, April 12\, 2026 – 3PM\nTriplex\, Theater 3\nTickets $15/general public; free to ReelFriends \nGet Tickets - Click Here\nBAD RIVER\, narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse and Academy-Award nominee\, Edward Norton; written and directed by award-winning filmmaker\, Mary Mazzio; and produced by Grant Hill (Owner of the Atlanta Hawks) and Allison Abner (writer for Narcos\, West Wing and descendant of the Stockbridge Munsee Band)\, is a new documentary film which chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty\, a story which unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations\, devastating losses\, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience\, which includes a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior\, the largest freshwater resource in America. As Eldred Corbine\, a Bad River Tribal Elder declares: “We gotta protect it… die for it\, if we have to.” \nThere will be a Q&A following the film.\n \nIn collaboration with Roaring Brook Family Foundation
URL:https://biffma.org/event/environmental-film-focus-series-bad-river/
LOCATION:Triplex 3\, 70 Railroad St\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T080000
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SUMMARY:Berkshire International Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:BIFF 2026\nMay 28 to 31\, 2026 \nFestival Schedule\, Films\, Passes and Tickets - Click Here
URL:https://biffma.org/event/berkshire-international-film-festival-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
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SUMMARY:OPENING NIGHT - STEAL THIS STORY\, PLEASE!
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nOPENING NIGHT\nSponsored by Beacon Bank \n5:00-7:00PM Taste of the BIFF – cocktails and dinner-by-the-bite by area restaurants and caterers under the BIFF Tent behind Town Hall.\n(Open to Sponsors\, Filmmakers\, All-Inclusive and Opening Night passholders) \n7:00PM Opening Night presentation of STEAL THIS STORY\, PLEASE! at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. \nAmerican broadcast journalist\, syndicated columnist\, investigative reporter\, and author Amy Goodman in attendance for Q&A with BIFF board member\, Mary Mott. \nFollowed by DJ Dance Party featuring DJ Sören at The Indigo Room! \n________________________ \nSTEAL THIS STORY\, PLEASE!\n2025 | 104 min. | US \nFiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account\, reporting from war zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. In Steal This Story\, Please!\, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin craft a riveting portrait of journalism’s power – and peril – in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth. \nDirectors // Carl Deal\, Tia Lessin\nCast // Amy Goodman \nAmy Goodman in Attendance
URL:https://biffma.org/event/opening-night/
LOCATION:Berkshire International Film Festival\, 40 Railroad Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Feature,Opening Night
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SUMMARY:TEA TALK- HARLAN COUNTY USA
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nTEA TALK \nSpecial 50th Anniversary screening of the Academy Award-Winning Documentary\nHARLAN COUNTY USA\n1976 | 103 minutes | US \nJoin us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of HARLAN COUNTY USA. We’ll screen this heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. \nAcademy Award winning director and producer Barbara Kopple will be in conversation with Mary Mott following the screening. \n \nBarbara Kopple \nWith a career spanning more than fifty years\, Barbara Kopple long ago established herself as one of the most prolific and award-winning American filmmakers of her generation\, with well over thirty films.  Although she is best known for her documentary work\, her projects have ranged from labor union documentaries to fictional feature films and an educational series for kids. She is credited with pioneering a renaissance in cinema verité and is the recipient of two Academy Awards in documentary filmmaking for HARLAN COUNTY USA and AMERICAN DREAM\, and six Emmy awards. Barbara’s latest project GUMBO COALITION is about two Black and Latinx civil rights champions. In 2023\, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – just one of the many awards she has been given across her career. She founded and oversees Cabin Creek Films\, which was created in 1972 in NYC. When questioned about her documentary work\, Barbara will inevitably say\,\n“it’s all just stories”. \n \n 
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tea-talk-harlan-county-usa/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe\, 14 Castle St\, Great Barrington\,\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tea Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T110000
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SUMMARY:TEA TALK- MASTER OF THE WORD
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nMASTER OF THE WORD \nJoin BIFF Board Member Mary Mott for an intimate conversation with John Orloff\, co-creator and screenwriter for MASTERS OF THE AIR and 2 episodes of BAND OF BROTHERS. \n \nMary Mott\nMary Mott began her twenty-five year career in advertising in New York and then San Francisco. She eventually moved on to Sun Valley\, Idaho\, where she continued her passion for writing through a weekly column and radio show. She also spearheaded the area’s first year-round performance theater and Shakespeare festival. \nTen years ago\, she and husband Gordon fell in love with an old farmhouse and created a home in the Berkshires. Continuing her passion for writing\, Mary moved into performing her words. She has done two one-woman shows in the Berkshires and Sun Valley. “From Where I Sit” in 2013 and “Butter to the Edges” in 2016. \nMary lives in Stockbridge with her husband Gordon\, and dogs\, Rosie and Lola. \nJohn Orloff\nJohn Orloff is an acclaimed American screenwriter known for creating and adapting complex stories in widely disparate genres. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his writing on HBO’s BAND OF BROTHERS\, as well as an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his screenplay for A MIGHTY HEART – the Michael Winterbottom film based on the kidnapping and death of reporter Daniel Pearl produced by Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner.  He’s spent much of the last decade researching\, creating\, writing\, and producing MASTERS OF THE AIR\, an epic nine-part miniseries executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg\, that chronicles the 100th Bomber Group’s odyssey in the European Theater of World War Two. The show stars Oscar nominees Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan\, as well as Callum Tatum.  Orloff is fourth generation Hollywood (his great-grandparents on one side were radio comedy team Fibber McGee and Molly) and grew up in LA\, but he now lives by a river in the Berkshire mountains in western Massachusetts.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tea-talk-master-of-the-word/
LOCATION:Indigo Room\, 20 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tea Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T130000
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SUMMARY:TEA TALK- CHILDREN NO MORE: WERE AND ARE GONE
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nScreening of 2026 Oscar Nominated Short Documentary\nCHILDREN NO MORE: WERE AND ARE GONE\n2025 | 30 min. | Israel/UK/US \nAn observational short about a vigil that began in March 2025 with a handful of protestors standing silently in a public square in Tel Aviv\, each holding a photo of a child killed in Gaza. Confronted by the images\, some passersby avert their eyes. Others react with denial\, sorrow\, or rage. Week after week\, new photos are added. More people join the protest. \nOscar-Nominated Producer Yael Melamede in conversation with filmmaker and author Kevin Smokler. \nEnglish Subtitles\nNew England Premiere \nDirector // Hilla Medalia\nCast // Yael Melamede\, Hilla Medalia\, Sheila Nevins producers \n \nYael Melamede\nCHILDREN NO MORE: WERE AND ARE GONE\nYael Melamede is a filmmaker and former architect\, and the founder of New York–based SALTY Features. Her recent films include the Oscar-nominated short Children No More\, ADA: My Mother the Architect\, Death & Taxes\, and the Emmy-nominated Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely. She serves on the boards of UnionDocs and the Living City Project\, and is a member of the Documentary Producers Alliance and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. \nKevin Smokler\nKevin Smokler is the author of Break the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers\, Brat Pack America\, and Practical Classics\, and the co-director of the award winning 2022 documentary film Vinyl Nation. His essays and criticism have appeared in Salon\, Vulture\, Buzzfeed\, and NPR.org. Onstage\, he has interviewed comedians\, actors\, architects\, filmmakers\, and musicians at venues throughout North America.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tea-talk-children-no-more-were-and-are-gone/
LOCATION:Indigo Room\, 20 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tea Talk
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SUMMARY:TEA TALK- EUROPEAN UNION FILMMAKERS
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nEUROPEAN UNION FILMMAKERS \nNew to the Festival this year\, Transatlantic Stars brings a select group of award-winning EU filmmakers together for an honest conversation about what it means to make work across borders in this moment. \nEU storytelling has long insisted on depth over spectacle\, the particular over the universal\, the community as much as the individual. This conversation explores what happens when those values travel — what they encounter\, what they discover\, and what audiences around the world stand to gain when they do. \nFor filmmakers\, it’s a frank exchange about navigating different systems and finding your audience across cultures. For everyone else\, it’s an invitation to think differently about what film is for and who it serves. \nCome curious. Leave with more than you expected. \nThe five European filmmakers will be in conversation with International Festival Programmer and board member\, Lillian Lennox.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tea-talk-european-union-filmmakers/
LOCATION:Indigo Room\, 20 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tea Talk
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SUMMARY:TRIBUTE NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nTRIBUTE EVENT\n5:00-7:00PM Cocktails and dinner-by-the-bite at the BIFF Tent behind Town Hall. Catered by The Old Inn on The Green Catering & Events\n(Open to Sponsors\, Filmmakers\, All-Inclusive and Tribute Night passholders.) \n7:00PM SPECIAL TRIBUTE EVENT TO KAREN ALLEN Join us for an intimate conversation with award-winning actress and director Karen Allen in conversation with production designer Kristi Zea\, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. Followed by a screening of STARMAN.\n(Open to ALL passholders and ticket holders.) \n_______________ \nSTARMAN\n1984 | 115 min. | US \nIn 1977\, the launch of Voyager 2 carried a message beyond our solar system—a golden record extending an invitation from Earth to the unknown. In STARMAN\, that invitation is answered—but not with the welcome humanity might have hoped for. An alien scout ship is intercepted and destroyed by the U.S. government\, crashing into the frozen waters of Wisconsin. From the wreckage emerges a being of pure energy that seeks refuge in the home of grieving widow Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen). There\, it discovers a lock of hair belonging to her late husband and\nuses it to assume his human form. \nWhat unfolds is both a science fiction odyssey and an intimate love story\, as Jenny is confronted with the impossible—the return of the man she lost\, inhabited by a visitor trying to understand humanity.  STARMAN blends wonder\, vulnerability\, and quiet humor into a poignant exploration of connection\, grief\, and what it truly means to be human. \nDirected // John Carpenter\nWriters // Bruce A Evans\, Raynold Gideon\nCast // Karen Allen\, Jeff Bridges\, Charles Martin Smith \n_______________ \nThere are movie stars\, and then there are the rare few who carry their stardom lightly— who pair a remarkable career with a deeply rooted sense of place and community.\nKaren Allen is one of those rare few. \nTo audiences around the world\, she is unforgettable as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark—a performance of wit\, grit\, and undeniable charisma that helped redefine the modern action heroine. She brought that same intelligence and emotional clarity to Starman\, opposite Jeff Bridges\, and to a wide range of films including Scrooged\, The Wanderers\, and The Perfect Storm. Across genres and decades\, Karen Allen has built a body of work marked\nnot by flash\, but by substance—by characters who feel grounded\, alive\, and fully human. \nHer career extends far beyond film. A gifted stage actress\, she has appeared in and directed numerous theatrical productions\, including work with the Berkshiire Theatre Festival\, where she further honed the craft that has always been at the center of her work. She has also stepped behind the camera as a director and maintained a lifelong commitment to artistic exploration\, including her work in textile design—another expression of her thoughtful\, hands-on creativity. \nAnd yet\, here in the Berkshires\, Karen is known for something even more meaningful: her presence as a neighbor\, a collaborator\, and a cornerstone of the Berkshire International Film Festival. \nNearly twenty years ago\, when Kelley Vickery first approached her about joining what was then a fledgling festival\, there was\, understandably\, a moment of hesitation. After all—this was Karen Allen. But that moment dissolved instantly upon meeting her. What Kelley discovered\, and what anyone who encounters Karen quickly learns\, is that behind the celebrated career is a woman of extraordinary warmth\, generosity\, and grace. \nFrom that first conversation\, Karen became not just a supporter\, but a foundation stone of BIFF. As a board member\, she has devoted nearly two decades to shaping the festival’s voice and vision—traveling annually to Sundance with a group\, championing films with discernment and heart\, and quietly using her influence to bring remarkable artists into the BIFF community. \nThere is a steadiness to Karen Allen that those around her rely on. She is a rock. A broad smile in the midst of the whirlwind. A voice of encouragement and clarity. In a festival that has grown and evolved over twenty years\, she\nhas remained its constant—its heart and its spirit. \nIn honoring Karen Allen\, we celebrate not only an accomplished actress\nwith an extraordinary career\, but a woman who has given deeply of herself\nto this community. \nThe Berkshire International Film Festival would not be what it is today without her—and we are all the better for having her among us.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/tribute-night/
LOCATION:Berkshire International Film Festival\, 40 Railroad Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tribute Night
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SUMMARY:KID FLICKS 2026 - GB
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nKID FLICKS 2026\nPresented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival\n58 min. | Inventive first films for ages 5+\nIn English or with English subtitles\n \nLet your little ones discover the magic of the big screen with Little Kid Flicks. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile\, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!) \nHadu\nNigeria | Damilola Solesi | 2024 |  7 min\nAn eager young girl embarks on a culinary journey to recreate her grandma’s special recipe. \nCapybaras (Los Carpinchos)\nFrance | Chile | Uruguay | Alfredo Soderguit | 2024 | 11 min.\nIt’s hunting season. Seeking refuge\, a family of capybaras and a group of hens form a union that leads to unexpected consequences. \nDancing in the Rain\nTaiwan | Japan | Chao-chun Yeh | 2024 | 6 min.\nAs the rain starts and a little girl falls asleep\, her dream adventure begins. \nThe Girl With The Occupied Eyes (A Menina com os Olhos Ocupados)\nPortugal | André Carrilho | 2024 | 8 min.\nOver hill and dale (and beach\, and space)\, only one thing can capture her attention. \nHello Summer\nSlovakia | Czech Republic | France\nMartin Smatana & Veronika Zacharová | 2024 | 11 min.\nSea\, sun\, beaches. Sounds great. But what if your room has a naughty view\, dinner is strange\, and your luggage travels somewhere else without you? \nMojappi It’s mine!\nJapan | Nijitaro | 2024 | 3 min.\nMojappi\, a trio of naughty kids who live in the forest\, will do anything to get pancakes. \nSplish\, Splash\, Splosh!\nUnited Kingdom | Lily Ward | 2024 | 5 min.\nLife is not about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about learning to dance in the rain! \nRonny: A Crocumentary\nCanada | Abbey Collings | 2024 | 3 min.\nA frog documents Ronny\, a friendly crocodile who just wants a hug.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/kid-flicks-2026-gb/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe\, 14 Castle St\, Great Barrington\,\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Flix
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SUMMARY:KID FLICKS 2026 - Lenox
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nKID FLICKS 2026\nPresented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival\n58 min. | Inventive first films for ages 5+\nIn English or with English subtitles\n \nLet your little ones discover the magic of the big screen with Little Kid Flicks. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile\, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!) \nHadu\nNigeria | Damilola Solesi | 2024 |  7 min\nAn eager young girl embarks on a culinary journey to recreate her grandma’s special recipe. \nCapybaras (Los Carpinchos)\nFrance | Chile | Uruguay | Alfredo Soderguit | 2024 | 11 min.\nIt’s hunting season. Seeking refuge\, a family of capybaras and a group of hens form a union that leads to unexpected consequences. \nDancing in the Rain\nTaiwan | Japan | Chao-chun Yeh | 2024 | 6 min.\nAs the rain starts and a little girl falls asleep\, her dream adventure begins. \nThe Girl With The Occupied Eyes (A Menina com os Olhos Ocupados)\nPortugal | André Carrilho | 2024 | 8 min.\nOver hill and dale (and beach\, and space)\, only one thing can capture her attention. \nHello Summer\nSlovakia | Czech Republic | France\nMartin Smatana & Veronika Zacharová | 2024 | 11 min.\nSea\, sun\, beaches. Sounds great. But what if your room has a naughty view\, dinner is strange\, and your luggage travels somewhere else without you? \nMojappi It’s mine!\nJapan | Nijitaro | 2024 | 3 min.\nMojappi\, a trio of naughty kids who live in the forest\, will do anything to get pancakes. \nSplish\, Splash\, Splosh!\nUnited Kingdom | Lily Ward | 2024 | 5 min.\nLife is not about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about learning to dance in the rain! \nRonny: A Crocumentary\nCanada | Abbey Collings | 2024 | 3 min.\nA frog documents Ronny\, a friendly crocodile who just wants a hug.
URL:https://biffma.org/event/kid-flicks-2026-lenox/
LOCATION:Lenox Town Hall\, 6 Walker Street\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Flix
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SUMMARY:CLOSING NIGHT - GIVE ME THE BALL!
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS\nCLOSING NIGHT\n7:30PM BIFF presents the closing night film and Sundance smash hit GIVE ME THE BALL!  \nDirector Elizabeth Wolff in attendancefor Q&A with board member Mary Mott. \n(Open to ALL passholders and ticket holders.) \nClosing Night Party at Number Ten following the screening. \n______________ \nGive Me the Ball!\n2026 | 102 min. | US \nBillie Jean King is a global icon whose impact on tennis and equality resonates around the world. But the personal turmoil behind this transformational figure has in many ways remained hidden from view. \nIn GIVE ME THE BALL!\, we come to understand the sacrifices King was forced to make behind the scenes\, even as she fought high-profile battles for the professionalization of her sport and equal treatment for women. From struggling to escape an unhappy marriage and hiding her sexual orientation to facing an eating disorder and staring down misogyny at every turn\, her march to triumph was a long and often lonely one. This is a woman whose saga cuts deeper than her victory in the “Battle of the Sexes” showdown\, and the film showcases King like the persistent fighter she was forced to be. \nThrough a trove of rarely seen archival material and powerfully honest interviews with King\, this film explores the depths of agony she endured so that others might follow a less painful path. It is the story of selflessness\, struggle\, and triumph that shines an unforgettable light on a figure who is widely admired but\, until now\, never properly understood. \nEast Coast Premiere Filmmaker in Attendance \nDirectors // Liz Garbus\, Elizabeth Wolff\nCast // Billie Jean King\, Chris Evert\, Elton John\, Serena Williams
URL:https://biffma.org/event/closing-night/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe\, 14 Castle St\, Great Barrington\,\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Closing Night
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SUMMARY:Glow Ball - BIFF Gala 2026
DESCRIPTION:Don’t have FO GLO (like FOMO\, only worse) –\nGLOW YOUR LOVE for BIFF by selling out the gala before the 2026 festival even begins!!! \nTickets and Tables Available Now – Click Here to Glow!
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