Berkshire International Film Festival

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Great Barrington – The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) and the Triplex Cinema announce the first annual Berkshire Filmmaker Showcase which will feature eight films by six filmmakers from Berkshire County.

The special screening will be on Sunday, September 7 at 11:00 a.m. and is open and free to the public. This screening is part of the BIFF free film series shown the first Sunday of every month at the Triplex Cinema.

The eight films to be screened are as follows:

Breaking Pattern, directed by Ryan Kampe of Lenox, starring local actors Rachel Hess, Nick Fasano and Stacey Nelkin

Bruckle and Bodge Below the Bar and Door to Door, directed by Huckleberry DelSignore, starring Justin and Huckleberry DelSignore of Pittsfield, filmed at the Dream Away Lodge

Unbuntu’s Wounds, directed by Sechaba Morojele and casting directed by Great Barrington resident, Jenny O’Haver

Berkshire Bigfoot and Not Me, Written, Directed and Starring Sanjiban Sellew of Monterey

Return to Labradoria, Directed by Thomoas Pousson and Diego Ongaro of Sandisfield

All in the Game (work in progress), Written and Directed by Marc Maurino of Lenox

The films will be shown at 11: 00 a.m. and will be immediately followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers. For further information, please visit the website at www.biffma.com or www.thetriplex.com. The next monthly film will be shown Sunday, October 5.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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