By Sheroog Kubur, April 21 2023—
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) and the lineup includes feature and short films from local filmmakers. This year features a short from an upcoming director who’s … Read the rest
By Sheroog Kubur, December 6 2022—
There’s a specific kind of patronage involved in watching a documentary about someone who already documents their entire life online. Girl Gang was the film to tap into this patronage. It offers a glimpse … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, November 24 2021—
For almost two decades, the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) has been showcasing fringe essentials for the local arts and culture scene every April. Now comes the ninth annual CUFF.docs, a subsidiary event that … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 14 2021
The film Cryptozoo (2021) is an American animated drama written, directed and animated by Dash Shaw and follows the storyline of Crypto zookeepers who have captured a Baku, a dream eating creature of legend, … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 14 2021—
The movie Vinyl Nation (2020) is a documentary deep-dive into the crates of the vinyl record resurgence to discover what an old technology says about our relationship with music and to each other in … Read the rest
By Ava Zardynezhad, May 7, 2021—
It’s not the Calgary Underground Film Festival without an evening at the Found Footage Festival (FFF) with Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher. I was really excited for this event — despite always hearing about … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 6, 2021—
Summertime (2020) is the story of 25 youths from Los Angeles who, over a hot summer day through their poetry, express life, love, heartache, family, home and fear by weaving in and out of … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 6, 2021—
The movie Golden Arm (2020), not only serves as iconic and uplifting entertainment, but it is also a story about speaking up for yourself by embarking on new challenges alongside women’s empowerment and fostering … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 5, 2021—
The film Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez (2021), presents the story of American underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez, known for creating the Zap Comix book series and the character “Trashman.”
Rodriguez’s inspiration came … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa and Ava Zardynezhad, May 4, 2021—
Panel: Puppetry in (Stop)MotionIn a live-stream, the filmmakers behind Calgary Underground Film Festival’s 2021 selections of Frank & Zed — an American flick hailing from Portland, Oregon — and The … Read the rest
