Besides featuring visits by Oliver Stone and James Franco, BIFF 2011 was crammed with significant content. From the festive opening-night feature "Troubadors" through the vibrant madness of The Last Circus, an examination of the controversial legacy of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in Crazy Wisdom, a look at film preservation in These Amazing Shadows, Bag It!, '"For Once in My Life, Armadillo, among others, BIFF truly covered the world. Most moving was a Freedom Riders post-screening conversation with Congressman John Lewis.
