48-HOUR MOVIE MAKING CHALLENGE SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Presented in partnership with NUTV, join us for the completed shorts showcase of this year's 48-Hour Movie Making Challenge.
Art And Life: The Story Of Jim Phillips Embark on the epic ride of Jim Phillips, the genius behind skateboarding and rock culture's electrifying art. Drawing inspiration from his life in Santa Cruz, California, Jim helped shape the golden era of skateboarding.
Babes After becoming pregnant from a one-night stand, Eden, an aggressively single woman, leans on her married best friend and mother of two, Dawn, to guide her through prenatal life and beyond.
The Blue Rose A genre-bending surrealist noir set in the 1950s, THE BLUE ROSE follows the one-night journey of two rookie detectives as they set out to solve a seemingly clear-cut homicide, only to find themselves in an alternate reality of their worst nightmares.
Booger After her dead friend’s cat runs away, Anna grows desperate to find him, ignoring the fact that her life (and body) are totally falling apart. An eerie and strange cringe-comedy.
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story With an influence reaching across the genres of punk, college rock, grunge, metal and indie rock, BORN INNOCENT makes the case for Redd Kross as the seminal Los Angeles band of the last half century.
Boy Kills World In this dystopian action film, Bill Skarsgård stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by a deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf, and voiceless.
Cube: Vincenzo Natali Retrospective A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube and must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps. See the 1997 breakout film as part of CUFF's Vincenzo Natali retrospective! Director Vincenzo Natali and lead actors David Hewlett and Andrew Miller in attendance!
Cuckoo On a trip to the German Alps with her father and stepmother, Gretchen discovers that the resort town where they’re staying hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
Department Of Paranormal Affairs: Episodic Series The Department of Paranormal Affairs is a special branch of the government that deals with the day-to-day problems of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, goblins, and anything else that goes bump in the night. See the World Premiere of the Alberta-created, six-part episodic short form series, with cast and crew in attendance.
Falling Stars On the first night of harvest in the American West, three brothers set out for the desert to see a witch's corpse.
The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed Joanna Arnow’s hilarious comedy, executive produced by Sean Baker, follows a 30-something New York woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
Flipside Exploring themes of art and failure, FLIPSIDE is a comical attempt to save a New Jersey record store and confront a mid-life crisis.
Ghostkeeper - National Canadian Film Day Free Screening For this year's CanFilmDay event, join us for a FREE screening of the homegrown 1981 Alberta supernatural slasher Canuxploitation classic GHOSTKEEPER! Cast & crew will be in attendance for this special reunion screening!
Ghostlight When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
Hippo Hippo, a peculiar adolescent, and his Hungarian step-sister Buttercup struggle to come of age in late 1990s America, under the roof of a mother who has been institutionalized at least once.
Humane The feature directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg, the dystopian thriller takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
I Saw The Tv Glow: Opening Film This year's Opening Night Film is the Canadian premiere of the Sundance 2024 A24 release from visionary filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR). When a lonely teenager is introduced by a classmate to a mysterious late-night TV show, the world within the show begins to feel more real than real life.
I'm 'George Lucas': A Connor Ratliff Story Five years into performing as renowned filmmaker George Lucas in his NY cult comedy talk show, comedian Connor Ratliff questions the need for its continuation and his drive for success.
In A Violent Nature This Sundance-selected ambient slasher from Canadian filmmaker Chris Nash (Z IS FOR ZYGOTE) methodically depicts the enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in the remote wilderness.
Indie Game Bash Indie Game Bash, an exhilarating indie game fighting tournament, is coming to the iconic Globe Cinema in Calgary for one night only during the Calgary Underground Film Festival.
Infested Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.
John Waters: Devil's Advocate A one-night only spoken-word show from John Waters presented as part of the 21st Calgary Underground Film Festival!
Kryptic A Canadian psycho-thriller about a woman’s search for a missing monster hunter and her growing realization that she is inescapably linked to the creature being pursued.
The Last Stop In Yuma County A traveling knife salesman is stranded and forced to wait at a rural rest stop and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a violent hostage situation upon the arrival of two bank robbers who are on the run after a recent heist.
The Last Video Store In this love letter to the era of the video store, we follow Nyla who accidentally uncovers a "cursed" VHS tape from Albertan-born filmmakers Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford (aka House of Heathens).
Live Script Reading: Little Friggers Join a cast of actors for a live script reading of the upcoming feature-length sci-fi creature comedy LITTLE FRIGGERS, featuring the most foul-mouthed aliens in the galaxy trying to save humanity in a town that’s outlawed swearing.
Loch Ness: They Created A Monster A fresh take on Scotland’s most famous story – the unbelievable story behind the unbelievable story of the search for the Loch Ness Monster.
Mother Father Sister Brother Frank The Jennings family couldn’t be more painfully suburban, but when asshole Uncle Frank crashes their weekly Sunday dinner with a nasty surprise, murder turns up on the menu.
Never Look Away CNN combat camerawoman, Margaret Moth, risks it all to put the viewer inside the conflict until a fateful injury gets in the way of her appetite for danger and adrenaline.
Nothing: Vincenzo Natali Retrospective After a terrible day, two good friends and housemates find the outside world converted into a featureless and empty white void. See the 2003 Canadian surrealist comedy-drama is part of CUFF's Vincenzo Natali retrospective. Director Vincenzo Natali, along co-writers and actors, David Hewlett and Andrew Miller in attendance!
Oddity In this new supernatural spectacle from CAVEAT’s Damian McCarthy, a blind medium uncovers the truth behind her sister's death with the help of a frightening wooden mannequin.
Off Ramp A couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos journey through America's hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted.
Omen After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.
PANEL: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY - DISTRIBUTORS & PROGRAMMERS DISCUSS THE FILM SCENE Meet the senior programmers and artistic directors from some of the top film festivals alongside cutting-edge distributors. Join us for a casual conversation about the importance of engaging with your film communities in order to help the local culture thrive and expand.
Property In this Brazilian thriller, which picked up the Best Feature Film Award at Fantastic Fest 2023, a woman becomes trapped in her armoured car when rebelling workers occupy her family's estate.
Rats! The first feature film from CUFF alumni Maxwell Nalevansky (A CHEST OF DRAWERS, JAZZBERRY) and Carl Fry WITH PLEASURE) is a hilarious story of a young Texan stuck on a turbulent rollercoaster of misguided chaos.
Roll Bus Roll: A Jeffrey Lewis Documentary ROLL BUS ROLL casts an eye at the life and art of Jeffrey Lewis, one of the most prominent musicians associated with NYC's anti-folk scene.
Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party! In this all-new program, you’ll see both faves and obscurities spanning the '30s through the '90s, all punctuated with vintage commercials, PSAs and station IDs! Jammies Encouraged! ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scream Of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story A portrait of punk legend Eugene Hütz, chronicling his journey from Ukraine to the U.S., his rise to fame with the band Gogol Bordello, and his defiant return home after the Russian invasion.
Serial Mom: 30Th Anniversary She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy. A special 30th Anniversary Screening of the 1994 cult classic with a live intro by John Waters!
A Shit Day Drowning under the abuses of her narcissist ex-husband and condescending boss at the lottery company where she works, a single young mother is having an absurdly shit day.
SHORTS PACKAGE - A BANQUET OF CONSEQUENCES The choices made in this package may have all seemed like good ideas at the time. Most do not work out well.
SHORTS PACKAGE - INESCAPABLE HORROR The subjects of these shorts face situations that push the limits of what they can handle. Can you handle watching them?
SHORTS PACKAGE - THE TIES THAT BIND US Sometimes it just takes the right people, whether brought together by fate or family, to make you show your true self.
Teaches Of Peaches Artist and musician Peaches is a feminist icon leaving an indelible mark on popular culture as proven by this blend of archival gems, interviews, and riveting tour footage.
Thank You Very Much THANK YOU VERY MUCH explores the life and work of the uniquely original, and utterly hilarious comedian and performance artist Andy Kaufman: aka the "song and dance man."
Thelma: Closing Film When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Uncropped UNCROPPED rediscovers the work of photographer James Hamilton, who captured some of the most remarkable people and stories of the last half century.
The Vourdalak Lost in a hostile forest, the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, finds refuge in the home of a strange family.
Yannick In the middle of a performance of a very bad community theatre production of the play "Le Cocu" (The Cuckold), Yannick, an unhappy spectator, gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back into his own hands.
Apotemnofilia The premiere packs the theatre while the leading lady Clara refuses to leave her dressing room, gripped by internal turmoil she must finally confront.
The Bicycle Thief A heartbroken cyclist rides across the US on a bike he stole from his ex.
Bird Hostage Lauren takes a job pet-sitting a parrot named Reggie, who longs for freedom and has a mouth like a sailor. The two strike up a friendship, and hatch a plan for his escape.
Bob's Funeral Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director sneaks a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral.
Bounce House Civilization has ended. Everyone Polly loves is dead. But at least she has a bounce house.
Caller Number Nine! A telemarketer accidentally calls into a radio show and wins a radio contest.
Dark Night Of The Jules An existential comedy about tourism (and difficult software).
Devil's Trumpet When three teenagers inhale the powerful pollen of The Devil’s Trumpet, a rare flower said to bring on strange hallucinations, the ensuing journey exacerbates underlying emotional tensions.
Favourites Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip turns deadly.
Fck'N Nuts Sandy is grievously forced to break it off with the boy of her dreams in order to avert him from meeting her unusual parents.
Fed In this stop-motion fantasy tale, a talented chef meets her match when a mysteriously implacable food critic visits her restaurant.
Fár A bird hits a window of a café and disrupts its customers. A woman faces a decision on whether to ignore nature or to react.
I Don't Like Mondays A short experimental found footage documentary about school shooter, Brenda Spencer
A Joyful Process In this Steinbeck-esque dark comedy, two old-timey fellas meet up to fish. Joe, the book-smart one, aims to find out why Bruce, the town's big-hearted tramp, ran off to live in the woods.
Kombucha! A musician is trapped in an office job he couldn't care less about. He decides to give some free kombucha a try; unfortunately, the kombucha has a series of nasty side effects.
Limerence As capitalism runs rampant in an outdated world, the owner of a sweet shop abuses her access to gelatinous goods, rotting out her teeth in hopes of returning to a handsome dentist.
The Lure Late at night, a lone fisherman discovers he is not the only one hoping to hook something.
Make Me A Pizza Bored housewife seduces hot pizza guy for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99?
The Makeshift Shrine When Sylvia interrupts her partner's obscure holiday tradition, the couple are thrown into a nightmarish confrontation with an ancient being.
The New Me The old Dawn and Paige have been through some shit. The new Dawn and Paige don’t take shit. Watch out world, they're capable of anything.
Night Drives Filmed in live-action and rotoscoped after the fact, NIGHT DRIVES is a collection of six short episodes from Season 2 of the award-winning animated web series. Somewhere between waking life and a dream, you will be treated to surrealist stories about aviation, alien abductions, blockbuster movie trivia, nihilistic video game designers, awkward houseguests, and the tranquillity of outer space.
The Rainbow Bridge Tina and her elderly dog visit a mysterious clinic offering human-to-pet communication. Two sinister doctors uncover a bond that transcends time and space.
Rainy Season A young couple vacationing in a small town receive repeated warnings to leave before rainy season begins. Soon they find out the precipitation has nothing to do with the weather. Based on Stephen King's RAINY SEASON.
A Real, Sexual Relationship On their anniversary, a spontaneous sex-tape forces a 30-something couple to confront dormant issues in their relationship.
Room Tone A sound guy resorts to violent methods when his noisy film crew keep sabotaging his attempts to record room tone.
The Saint & Bear Two strangers cross paths on an ominous park bench.
Shé (Snake) When pressures mount on a tightly wound violinist in a London youth orchestra, her internal monsters take external form.
Sincopat Ona, a creative executive of a large company, is about to launch the latest technological revolution into the market: a device that allows listening to music directly inside the brain.
Threads A harrowing clay animated story of a seamstress's desperate battle against an insidious parasite that threatens to consume her from within.
Tiny Thing It’s the tiny things that fuck us over in the end.
The Tower A young woman engages the services of a tarot card reader and gets more than she bargained for.
Under A Burnt Orange Sky A pair of huntresses encounter a stranger in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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Wildmen Of The Greater Toronto Area Fed up with the cost of living in Canada's most populous city, the citizens of Toronto begin renouncing their personhood to legally become animals.
The Year Of Staring At Noses A hybrid narrative-documentary about a woman who undergoes plastic surgery in an attempt to become a contestant on a reality television show.
YOUR MONEY’S NO GOOD HERE A common phrase's misinterpretation propels one man's life into a dark, downward spiral.
Yummo Spot Corny lovebirds move to the boonies and experience big, wild, American love.
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