Day 1 BUFF 2021 Festival Programme
BUFF 2021 ticket holders will be subject to a Covid 19 screening form to be completed 48hrs before attendance. This will be emailed to the email address provided on the checkout payment.
Tickets are subject to change. We will endeavour to notify ticketholders and filmmakers of all changes at the earliest convenience. We will not be changing the programme from Friday 19th November onwards.
We reserve the rights to not admit attendees who have not filled in the form. All tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and non-replaceable. This does not affect your statutory rights. Thank you for helping us make this the safest live event possible.
Sat 4 December: Short Films and Opening Night Feature Films (4 screenings) at Renaissance Studios, Brixton
BUFF2021 DAY 1 SHORTS STRAND 1 : 2hrs 15mins : 12-2:15pm
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS
All In 3: A Fikowski & Vellner Documentary by S.J. Finlay 00:21:06
Blank Shores by Alex Kyrou 00:16:45
| 24 by | by Brian Yulo Ng | 00:02:40 |
| A Circle Line Train | by Martin Venier | 00:05:36 |
| A Tree Fell Today | by Oliver Crawford | 00:17:21 |
| All The Wives In Attics | by Dagmar Scheibenreif. | 00:20:20 |
| Cooked | by Jake Duczynski | 00:30:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 1 SHORTS STRAND 2 : 119mins 3:50pm – 5:50pm
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS
| Birthday | by Margarita Milne | 00:19:16 |
| Vest | by Samir Mallal | 00:12:30 |
| Waterloo Madea | by Sarah Warren | 00:12:45 |
| YO! | by Mohammedally Shushtari, Malachi Pullar-Latchman | 00:12:43 |
| No Dog | by Darius Norowzian | 00:24:09 |
| Swallow | by Sofiane Hassani | 00:14:00 |
| The Deranged Marriage | by Pravesh Kumar | 00:10:18 |
| The Flexed Arm Hang | by Findlay Brown | 00:06:23 |
| Welcome To The Machine | by James Warren | 00:07:36 |
| The Gospel According to Gail | by Florence Winter Hill | 00:08:26 |
Renaissance studios, Brixton Upper and Lower Studio
BUFF2021 DAY 1 OPENING NIGHT FEATURE FILM PREMIERE:
| 7pm – 8:42pm – Black Mail | by Obi Emelonye | 01:32:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 1 OPENING NIGHT FEATURE FILM PREMIERE:
| 9:15PM – 10:55pm – Navy | by Duaine Carma Roberts | 01:30:15 |
Sun 5 December – 40 Short Films (6 screenings) at Renaissance Studios, Brixton
BUFF2021 DAY 2 SHORTS STRAND 1 : 120mins : 1-3.20pm
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS
| Hackney Dissent | by Lippy Lil Warren | 0:13:02 |
| Home | by Jessye Romeo | 00:05:00 |
| Honeymoon | by Amy Aniobi | 00:14:40 |
| Ikarus | by Shaun Escayg | 00:17:00 |
| Step Back | by Richard Kattah | 00:28:29 |
| Swept Under Rug | by Clint Dyer | 00:27:22 |
| Lines | by Claire Fleming | 00:09:42 |
BUFF2021 DAY 2 SHORTS STRAND 2 : 124 mins : 3:45pm – 5:55pm
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS
| Just Delivered | by Rosie Gaunt-Mathieson | 00:15:00 |
| Kiss Chase | by Ebele Tate | 00:14:17 |
| Let’s Talk About George | by Nick Nevern | 00:17:47 |
| Lock Off | by Akwasi Poku | 00:09:00 |
| LOCKED-IN. | by Stephanie Boateng | 00:11:04 |
| Loops | by Daniel Rusteau | 00:09:55 |
| Losing Grace | by Athena Mandis | 00:14:23 |
| Mum, Me | by Monique Needham | 00:11:26 |
| Mute: Dance Silenced by Covid | by Shawn Short | 00:18:00 |
Renaissance studios, Brixton Lower Studio
BUFF2021 DAY 2 FEATURE FILM SCREENING 6:30-8:45pm
| The Sacrificed Ones | by Jordan Pavlik | 00:15:31 |
| False Paradise | by Sylvia Amanquah | 01:33:31 |
BUFF2021 DAY 2 FEATURE FILM SCREENING 9:10-11:15pm
| Why We Are Unhappy in Cities | by Zhao Gang | 00:26:46 |
| I Want Out | by Samuel Adigun | 01:30:24 |
Monday 6 December – at Renaissance Studios, Brixton
BUFF2021 DAY 3 FILM SCREENING Strand 1a
UPPER STUDIOS, 4-7:30pm
| Black Creative | by Meena Ayittey | 00:57:00 |
| the Heart of the Machine | by Martin Makariev | 01:57:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 3 FILMING SCREENING Strand 1b
LOWER STUDIOS, 4-7:15pm
| When The Music Changes | by Lakshmi Devy | 00:47:21 |
| Ain’t Your Mama’s Heat Wave | by Elijah Karriem | 00:46:51 |
| Everything That Could Have Been | by Trond Kvig Andreassen | 01:00:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 3 SHORTS STRAND 1 : 120 mins : 8 – 10pm £15
Upper and Lower Studio
| Uncle | by Michelle Jones | 00:12:59 |
| When I… | by Elishah St Juste | 00:08:34 |
| Whore #4 | by Florence Winter Hill | 00:07:48 |
| Dinah | by Pierre Niyongira | 00:06:12 |
| Double Entendre | by Justin “Juice” Black | 00:19:50 |
| Ecstasy | by Grant Taylor | 00:17:59 |
| Eggshell | by Ryan William Harris | 00:13:40 |
| In Search of a White Identity | by Victoria Evaristo | 00:30:53 |
Tuesday 7 December – 2 feature films + 2 shorts (2 screenings) at Renaissance Studios, Brixton
BUFF2021 DAY 4 FILM SCREENING STRAND 1a
UPPER AND LOWER STUDIOS, 4-6:45pm
| The Lennox Report | by Steve Bright | 00:34:42 |
| A Moderate Folly | by Wilson Mbiavanga | 01:39:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 4 SCREENING Strand 1b
UPPER AND LOWER STUDIOS, 7-9:15pm
| Navy | by Duaine Carma Roberts | 01:15:00 |
Wednesday 8 December – feature films + shorts strand at Renaissance Studios, Brixton
BUFF2021 DAY 5 SHORTS STRAND 1 : 116mins : 12-2:15pm £15
UPPER AND LOWER STUDIO
| One Last Job | by Sophia Vester | 00:12:00 |
| Party To A Crime | by Louis Lartigue | 00:06:49 |
| Portrait | by Keir Siewert | 00:13:05 |
| Pub Kid | by Liam Young | 00:03:18 |
| Ryori | by Brian Yulo Ng | 00:04:44 |
| SHE | by Idris Fassasi | 00:03:27 |
| Shear (2020) | by Riyadh Haque | 00:20:00 |
| Silence | by Sean Lìonadh | 00:11:00 |
| Skindeep | By Edi, YUCA, Youth | 00:08:13 |
| Small Town Summer | by Tuo Wang | 00:06:56 |
| Snake Trail | by Shicong Zhu | 00:17:19 |
| Clean Richard | by Paris Wilson | 00:09:58 |
BUFF2021 DAY 5 SHORTS STRAND 2 : 119mins : 2:30pm-3:45pm
UPPER AND LOWER STUDIO
| My Babushka smokes pipe | by Ivan Pavlov | 00:02:58 |
| My Dad Marie | by Maj Jukic | 00:14:34 |
| NATIVES | by Síofra Campbell | 00:10:00 |
| No Comprendo | by Bukola Bakinson | 00:15:52 |
| The future isn’t what it used to be | by Adeyemi Michael | 00:20:51 |
| Not Black Enough | by Jermaine Manigault | 00:18:54 |
| Oasis | by Andrew De Zen | 00:14:00 |
| Officer Down | by Simon Pearce | 00:18:33 |
BUFF2021 DAY 5 FILM SCREENING strand 1
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS, 4:45-6:30PM
| Waiting for Deading | by Paul Sestakov | 00:27:57 |
| Chicken Boy | by Kayla Arend | 00:08:20 |
BUFF2021 DAY 5 FILM SCREENING STRAND 2
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS, 7-10:40PM
| Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me | by Abby Ginzberg | 01:22:00 |
| Subjects of Desire | by Jennifer Holness | 01:42:00 |
Thursday 9 December – feature films, live script readings + shorts strand at Renaissance Studios, Brixton
BUFF2021 DAY 6 LIVE SCRIPT READING – UPPER STUDIOS ONLY , 12 -2:15PM
| Ben Johnson | by: Karina Merchant | U.K. 12 – 12:45PM |
| Triple Six Eight | by : Mary McCallum | USA 12:45PM – 1:30PM |
| For you, I Found | by Kate Watson | Canada 1:30PM – 2:15PM |
BUFF2021 DAY 6 SHORTS STRAND 1 : 122mins 2-3:45pm
UPPER & LOWER STUDIOS
| Baby Boy | by Greg Hall | 00:17:00 |
| Black Molasses | by Scarlett Fae, Nathan Shadrach | 00:15:45 |
| Blank Shores | by Alex Kyrou | 00:16:45 |
| Breach | by Mika Simmons | 00:07:37 |
| Butterflies | by Liza Koifman | 00:22:55 |
| The Kicked Dog | by Max Hemmings | 00:14:26 |
| The Pie Shop | by Tyler Pierreson | 00:10:00 |
| Clearing | by Janet Marrett | 00:13:20 |
| Digging | by Elliott Barnes Worrel | 00:12:06 |
| Echinacea | by Daisy-May Hudson | 00:05:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 6 FILM SCREENING STRAND 1B UPPER STUDIOS, 3:45PM – 5:25PM
| UNINTENTIONHELL | by Balbeer Bahi | 01:18:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 6 FILM SCREENING STRAND 2 LOWER STUDIOS, 5:30PM-9:15PM
5:30PM – 6:25pm Ala Kachuu 00:38:26
| Woods in The | Rain Jim Zou | 00:12:00 |
| 性启蒙 – Sexual Enlightenment | 严奇宇 | 00:15:29 |
| Ultraviolence | by Ken Fero | 01:15:00 |
BUFF2021 DAY 6 FILM SCREENING STRAND 1B UPPER STUDIOS, 9:20PM – 11:30PM
| Women in Church Leadership | by Jason Young | 01:45:46 |
Fri 10 December – BUFF 2021 AWARDS at PeckhamPlex Cinema, 6pm – 11pm
Hosted by Femi Oyeniran, with guest presenters: Aml Ameen (Boxing Day), Ruby Barker (Bridgeton), Arnold Oceng (Finding Forever) and more. Live music, food and drink and 9 lucky award winners!