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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: A Man With Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$25  \nDesigner and activist Kenneth Cole and Emmy and Tony Award-winning director Dori Berinstein in attendance for a Q&A following the film with BIFF Board Member Mary Mott.  \nWith heart & ‘sole’ and unflinching determination\, global fashion icon/social activist Kenneth Cole has put ’cause’ before ‘commerce’ for 40 years. Kenneth’s commitment to HIV AIDS\, homelessness\, LGBTQIA+ rights\, social justice and mental health\, has shattered stigmas\, ignited social awareness\, given voice to the voiceless\, built coalitions and inspired action for good. (Runtime: 98min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-a-man-with-sole-the-impact-of-kenneth-cole/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T100000
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: My Motherland (Ma France à moi)
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15 \nFrance has been living alone in her apartment since the death of her husband. When she hears on the radio that the Singa association puts homeless migrants in contact with people who can take them in\, she decides\, against the advice of her family\, led by her son\, to take in Reza\, a young Afghan broken by war and exodus. This is the story of two worlds that collide\, get used to each other and end up reaching out to each other. (Runtime: 91min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/my-motherland-ma-france-a-moi/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T130000
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CREATED:20250425T200305Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: For the Living
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nWhen 250 cyclists embark on a profound journey\, retracing the liberation path of a 10-year-old Holocaust survivor from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow\, Poland\, their odyssey provides a stunning parallel for Humankind’s equally perilous journey from dehumanization to empathy – just as our species is now traveling down the most dangerous stretch of all. (Runtime: 117min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-for-the-living/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T163000
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CREATED:20250425T200655Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nBob Mackie: Naked Illusion traces the life of the fashion icon on screen and off\, highlighting Mackie’s global impact on TV\, film\, Broadway and concert stages and within fashion and popular culture. The film will feature contributions from Mackie’s most famous collaborators\, including Carol Burnett\, Cher\, Mitzi Gaynor\, RuPaul Charles\, Bernadette Peters\, Pink and Miley Cyrus. (Runtime: 105min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-bob-mackie-naked-illusion/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T200000
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CREATED:20250425T200906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T200906Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: The Makings of Curtis Mayfield
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nThe Makings of Curtis Mayfield\, directed by and featuring Grammy Award winning musical artist and actor\, H.E.R.\, explores the legacy and deep musical and cultural influence of singer\, songwriter\, guitarist\, producer\, and entrepreneur Curtis Mayfield. (Runtime: 97min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-the-makings-of-curtis-mayfield/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T093000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T072725
CREATED:20250425T201036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T134220Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: A Beautiful Imperfection
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nA Beautiful Imperfection tells the empowering story of Lucia\, Giacomo Casanova’s only great love\, who leaves Italy for Amsterdam after her face has been disfigured by smallpox. Sixteen years later\, they meet again when she has reinvented herself as a veiled courtesan now known by the name of Galathée. Without revealing her true identity or showing her face\, Lucia and Giacomo become lovers once again. Will Lucia dare to reveal herself and turn her weakness into her strength so that she can be truly free in the eyes of her great love? (Runtime: 102min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-a-beautiful-imperfection/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T120000
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Park Avenue
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nParalyzed by her life wrangling cattle in Alberta\, Canada\, Charlotte jumps into her Ford Bronco\, flees her over-controlling husband\, and lands back in her childhood Park Avenue apartment where she takes refuge with her mother Kit. Rediscovering the boy she loved\, now her grown doorman Anders\, and the life she left at 18\, the mother and daughter explore shared history\, unshared truths and find a way to face both love and loss. (Runtime: 105min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-park-avenue/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T150000
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CREATED:20250425T201430Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Four Mothers
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nEdward\, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother\, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. With pressure to go on a US book tour mounting\, the last thing Edward needs is his friends jetting off to Spain for an impromptu Pride holiday\, leaving their mothers on his doorstep! Over a chaotic weekend\, he has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric\, combative\, and wildly different ladies. (Runtime: 89min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-four-mothers/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T190000
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CREATED:20250425T201625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T200553Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Brian Cox Tribute & The Escapist
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \nSpecial Tribute Event featuring an intimate conversation between multi-award-winning actor Brian Cox (Succession\, The Escapist\, L.I.E.\, the Bourne trilogies\, E Truscan Smile) and his wife\, actress\, director\, and producer Nicole Ansari-Cox\, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.  \nFrank Perry is an institutionalized convict 14 years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill\, he is determined to make peace with her before it’s too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists – misfits with unique skills required for their daring plan and united by desire to escape their hell hole of an existence. Much of the action takes place within the tunnels\, sewers\, and underground rivers of subterranean London. (Runtime: 102min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-the-escapist-with-brian-cox/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T093000
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CREATED:20250425T202056Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Kids Flix
DESCRIPTION:RESERVE\n  \nFree  \nPresented in partnership with New York International Children’s Film Festival\n67min. | Inventive first films for ages 5+ | In English or with English subtitles:  \nPufferfish\nGermany | Animation | Julia Ocker\n2022 | 4min | No dialogue\nIn an ocean full of big\, bad fish\, the pufferfish must act as tough as possible\, but looks can be deceiving…Directed by Fest alum Julia Ocker!  \nForever Seven\nGermany | Antje Heyn & Alexander Isert\n2024 | 9min | In English\nThe greatest treasure of the wooden crate that Mouse finds may just be the possibilities it holds. Co-directed by four-time NYICFF alum Antje Heyn!  \nCoquille\nFrance | Multiple directors\n2023 | 6min | No dialogue\nAfter losing his shell\, hermit crab Bernard must face the dangers of the beach to find a new home. Directed by Justine Aubert\, Cassandra Bouton\, Grégoire Callies\, Maud Chesnea\, Anna Danton\, Loic Girault\, Gatien Peyrude\, & Justine Raux.  \nMy Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow\nCzech Republic | Slovakia | Filip Diviak 2023 | 8min | in Czech\, Slovak\, with\nEnglish subtitles\nWhen Edgar rescues a newborn calf from a food factory\, he learns that raising a cow isn’t as easy as it seems.  \nHoofs on Skates\nLithuania | Ignas Meilūnas\n2024 | 12min | No dialogue\nTwo friends discover the joys of the ice—both above and below. From NYICFF Award-winning filmmaker and two-time Fest alum Ignas Meilūnas!  \nTabby McTat\nUK | Jac Hamman & Sarah Scrimgeour\n2022 | 25min | In English\nThe Oscar-nominated (and NYICFF Award-winning) Magic Light Pictures returns to share the adventure of a tabby street cat and his busking friend. 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-kids-flix/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T113000
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CREATED:20250425T202338Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Rioja\, Land of the Thousand Wines
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nBy telling the human stories behind the entire value chain that gives life to the Spanish wine with the greatest international projection\, Rioja\, Land of the Thousand Wines portrays a currently blooming wine region underpinned by the talent and the work of the new generations of winemakers that operate side by side with the region’s historic wineries. The film puts the focus on the match between territory and product\, wisdom and tradition\, and lays a bridge between the origins and the future of Rioja. An immersion into a fascinating world that\, through captivating cinematography and careful editing\, attempts to find the keys to understanding what Rioja wine is and what makes it so special. (Runtime: 96min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-rioja-land-of-the-thousand-wines/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072725
CREATED:20250425T202528Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Tokito - The 540-Day Journey of a Culinary Maverick
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nTokito chronicles the 540-day journey of maverick Michelin-starred Chef Yoshinori Ishii as his team transforms a historic Japanese restaurant into an innovative auberge dining experience in Tokyo. (Runtime: 84min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-tokito-the-540-day-journey-of-a-culinary-maverick/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T163000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T072725
CREATED:20250425T202651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T202651Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: The Trouble with Mr. Doodle
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$15  \nThis is the story of an extraordinary boy born into an ordinary family in an unremarkable English town and how a childhood passion threatened to take over his life\, his home\, and his mind. (Runtime: 90min.) 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-the-trouble-with-mr-doodle/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T072725
CREATED:20250425T202813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T202825Z
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SUMMARY:BIFF presents: Marlee Matlin - Not Alone Anymore
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS$15 \nIn 1987\, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language\, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer. (Runtime: 98min.)
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/biff-presents-marlee-matlin-not-alone-anymore/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Movies
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