BWiFF 2022

BWiFF 2022 Feature Film Selections

2020: A Comedy Special (United States), dir. Joe Kaiser
The Eternal Flame (Israel), dir. Ranni Midyan
A Handful of Water (Germany), dir. Jakob Zapf
Him & Her (United States), dir. Ice Mrozek
Last Chance Charlene (United States), dir. Tony Gapastione
The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun (United Kingdom), dir. Philip Larsen
NIJARI 니자리 (Republic of Korea), dir. Hong Sang Jin
Roman Candle (United States), dir. Joe Blank
Sweet Disaster (Germany), dir. Laura Lehmus
The Ugly Truth (Germany), dir. Krishna Ashu Bhati

BWiFF 2022 Short Film Selections

Baba (Australia), dir. Firass Dirani
Beneath Us (Canada), dir. Fasial Lutchmedial
Black Action Figures (United States), dir. Dave Steck
Broken Dolls (United States), dir. Adam Andrew Holguin
cheKmate (United States), dir. Carlos Garcia, Jr.
Come On Time (United Kingdom), dir. Chris Vernon
Corsair (United States), dir. George Cederquist
Do No Harm (United Kingdom), dir. Douglas King
Eureka (United States), dir. Miida Chu
Family First (United States), dir. Jared Leighton
Fireflies (United States), dir. David Perkins, Elijah Durnell
Goodbye Janet (United States), dir. Will Schneider
High Ceilings (United States), dir. Danilo Dayani
Home Along the Rails (United States), dir. Justin Leyba
House Sitters (United States), dir. Alexander Jeffery, Paul Petersen
The Little Drummer Boy (United States), dir. John Gray
Prisoner #1616 (United States), dir. Michael Fodera
Stairs (United States), dir. Jeph Porter
The Phoenix (United States), dir. Regina Pigsley
There’s Something in the Silence (United States), dir. Mike Castro
We The Fishes (Sweden), dir. Rouzbeh Noori

BWiFF 2022 Screening Schedule

BWiFF 2022 Award Winners

Best Original Score
Hong Sang Jin, NIJARI

Best Sound
William Tabanou, Eureka

Best Production Design
Derrick Hinman, Him & Her

Best Supporting Actress
Lena Urzendowsky as Yolanda in Sweet Disaster

Best Supporting Actor
Cameron James Matthews as Dino in Last Chance Charlene

Best Cinematography
Qingzhuo Wang for Eureka

Best Screenplay
Patrick Kleven & Philip Staal for The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun

Best Editing
David Higgs for Come on Time

Best Director
Joe Blank for Roman Candle

Best Achievement by a Young Actor
Audrina Miranda as Charlie in The Phoenix

Best Actor
Jürgen Proknow as Konrad Hausnick in A Handful of Water

Best Actress
Friederike Kempter as Frida in Sweet Disaster

Best Music Video
Fireflies

Best Documentary Short
Come On Time

Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Do No Harm

Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Prisoner #1616

Audience Favorite
Last Chance Charlene

Best Documentary Feature
The Eternal Flame

Best Narrative Feature
Sweet Disaster

Best of Illinois
Goodbye Janet

Best of Fest
Come On Time