$15

This festival-favorite began six years ago, and this year’s selection includes in-depth conversations with special guests in the documentary film industry. The Tea Talks celebrates “The Doyennes of Documentary” with the award-winning Sheila Nevins and Barbara Kopple. They will screen and discuss Nevin’s 2023 Oscar-nominated documentary ABCs of Book Banning and Kopple’s Oscar-winning films, and share their illustrious careers as award-winning documentary filmmakers. The conversation will be with writer and BIFF board member, Mary Mott at the Mahaiwe. 

Time: 75 min. 

The Berkshire International Film Festival takes places at multiple venues May 30 – June 2.  The lineup features 24 documentaries, 26 narrative features, 18 short films, and a FREE animated shorts selection for kids. The festival brings stories from 22 countries including Germany, Argentina, India, Austria, Sweden, France, Eritrea, Israel, Hungary, Iceland, Canada, Palestine, UK, Spain, Ukraine, Ireland, Brazil, Norway and South Africa.