The 6th Annual Bronx Independent Film Festival is about to begin courtesy of the Bronx Film & Stage Company on June 25th. The fresh batch of celluloid (eh, who am I kidding, they're probably digital) promises to be pretty diverse with new eyes and ears on familiar subject matter, while featuring some documentaries and shorts that look to please even the most hard-shelled hipster. Some flicks that looked particularly enticing to me are Jackson Ward (the 26th), At Home In Utopia (the 25th), and A Riot In The Dark (the 29th). The descriptions on these are long and engrossing, so you should go to the festival's site to read about them in full, but here's the tagline(s) for A Riot In The Dark, a 10-minute short which is written and directed by Mike Brown...

Nasir's plans for revenge are upturned when he catches his bully
in a perverse and disturbing situation.

Me likey. I'm a bit of a sucker for abused nerd revenge tales.

The Bronx is usually not mentioned alongside the major film canals like Manhattan or Brooklyn, but this particular festival is a very good example as to why the other boroughs should never be overlooked. The BIFF (not sure if that's the official acronym) features great flicks by up-and-coming artists like Jezabel Montero (Blondes Are Latin Too), Andrew Houston (Ropies), and Dylan Reynolds, whose first feature film Chain Link is making it's world premiere at this fest.

The screenings are taking place at the Riverdale Y and the Lovinger Theater on the 25th through the 29th. General admission is five bucks. Check the site lazy surfers!