https://sdundergroundarts.org 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:38:21 +0000 https://sdundergroundarts.org en https://sdundergroundarts.org/SDUFF-HOME Wed, 08 Dec 2021 02:59:17 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/SDUFF-HOME <img width="1728" height="2304" width_o="1728" height_o="2304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55ab944472373421bf62d83e884c51e3bc7a61042d42dfabb40f3d0c32159937/SDUFF-11-2.png" data-mid="247062842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55ab944472373421bf62d83e884c51e3bc7a61042d42dfabb40f3d0c32159937/SDUFF-11-2.png" /> SDUFF goes... to 11&nbsp;︎︎ Join us at the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UCSD from May 1-5&nbsp;for screenings of feature and short films from around the world! Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts @ UC San Diego 9605 Scholars Dr N, La Jolla, California 92093 ︎ Free Admission - Reserve your tickets here! ︎ See the full lineup of amazing films!&nbsp; ︎PFD Program now available <img width="1728" height="2304" width_o="1728" height_o="2304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b616d9e3c5576d4927ba6627cc1c24f880a96ab5929a3da7d44361799e4cae2c/san-diego-underground-film-festival-x.png" data-mid="226970027" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b616d9e3c5576d4927ba6627cc1c24f880a96ab5929a3da7d44361799e4cae2c/san-diego-underground-film-festival-x.png" /> SDUFF is turning 10! 🎉&nbsp; Join us for screenings and performances April 11-13, 2025 at the Brown Building Arts and the Digital Gym Cinema! <img width="5400" height="7200" width_o="5400" height_o="7200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9970584ec35ecc17059cf0045f69ace6eb31ab51230d4748cd782ddd416abcb1/SDUFF_2023_Poster_18x24.jpg" data-mid="197820362" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9970584ec35ecc17059cf0045f69ace6eb31ab51230d4748cd782ddd416abcb1/SDUFF_2023_Poster_18x24.jpg" /> We’re excited to announce the 9th annual San Diego Underground Film Festival! &nbsp;Saturday, January 13, 2024&nbsp; Media Arts Center @ UCSD Park &amp; Market (2nd Floor)1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101 Free Admission&nbsp; <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d78a39f67c17628cf0c6bd2bcc5ede6e3517c44b18f96fcfa55d5e2c2f2978f8/HLPoster_2023.png" data-mid="170657487" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/d78a39f67c17628cf0c6bd2bcc5ede6e3517c44b18f96fcfa55d5e2c2f2978f8/HLPoster_2023.png" /> Announcing Heavy Light! The festival of experimental films, music, and performances taking place in Los Angeles between May 17-21! <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19d9203cb91ca326df0fc752f04803f6c7799ff0ff5626c7b7d1d3576c1c6e76/IMG_2864.jpeg" data-mid="156125233" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/19d9203cb91ca326df0fc752f04803f6c7799ff0ff5626c7b7d1d3576c1c6e76/IMG_2864.jpeg" /> We kick off the 8th installment of San Diego Underground Film Festival with a screening hosted at the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UCSD. Saturday, November 5 @ 6PM PSTMosaic Hall (In the South College Living &amp; Learning Neighborhood) Free Admission https://sdundergroundarts.org/2026-screening-schedule Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:24:23 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/2026-screening-schedule FRIDAY, MAY 1 4:00 PM B.F. Skinner Plays Himself (2025)dir. Ted Kennedy | 73 min | USA + More info 6:00 PM NOVA ‘78 (2025)dir. Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias | 78 min | UK/Portugal+ More info 7:45 PM Powwow People (2025)dir. Sky Hopinka | 98 min | US+ More info&nbsp; SATURDAY, MAY 2&nbsp; 11:15 AM SHORT FILM PROGRAM&nbsp; No 00155 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists + More info 1:00 PM SHORT FILM PROGRAM&nbsp; No 00258 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists + More info 3:00 PM SHORT FILM PROGRAM&nbsp; No 00364 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists + More info 5:00 PM Tycoon (2025)dir. Charlotte Zhang | 89 min | Canada/US + More info 7:45 PM Olivia (2025)dir. Sofía Petersen | 125 min | Argentina/UK/Spain | US Premiere + More info SUNDAY, MAY 3 11:00 AM SHORT FILM PROGRAM No 00461 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists+ More info 1:15 PM UCSD Cinematic Arts Faculty Showcase120 min + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists+ More infoYour Touch Makes Others Invisible (2025) +&nbsp; A Flower Falling Back Into the Earth (2025) dir. Rajee Samarasinghe | Sri Lanka + More info 5:00 PM SHORT FILM PROGRAM No 00552 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists + More info TUESDAY, MAY 5 6:45 PM My Father and Qaddafi (2025)dir. Jihan K | 88 min | Libya/US | San Diego Premiere+ More info 9:00 PM Eight Bridges (2025)dir. James Benning | 88 min | US | West Coast Premiere + More info <img width="500" height="270" width_o="500" height_o="270" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff968e76cdd361424d90eee4fd4433d9701c105db74c20e2ab06687054a5c54a/CPT2603301510-500x270.gif" data-mid="246692219" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" data-draggable data-rotation="5" alt="Powwow People by Sky Hopinka" data-caption="Powwow People by Sky Hopinka" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/ff968e76cdd361424d90eee4fd4433d9701c105db74c20e2ab06687054a5c54a/CPT2603301510-500x270.gif" /> <img width="500" height="380" width_o="500" height_o="380" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c17a948799429a1f90b81a9b681f5f86b7d94e0521fc8c16f537592fd6755d72/CPT2603292251-500x380.gif" data-mid="246654875" border="0" data-draggable data-rotation="-2.5" alt="Local Sensations by Tulapop Saenjaroen" data-caption="Local Sensations by Tulapop Saenjaroen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/c17a948799429a1f90b81a9b681f5f86b7d94e0521fc8c16f537592fd6755d72/CPT2603292251-500x380.gif" /> <img width="400" height="298" width_o="400" height_o="298" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2483fd8ff5e75781c23c72a1ef40c479ecb96113bcd92066177b232b68e36ba9/CPT2603292244-400x298.gif" data-mid="246654867" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" data-draggable alt="Computer-Assisted Simulation Technology for Optimizing Rivers by Ryan Hill" data-caption="Computer-Assisted Simulation Technology for Optimizing Rivers by Ryan Hill" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/2483fd8ff5e75781c23c72a1ef40c479ecb96113bcd92066177b232b68e36ba9/CPT2603292244-400x298.gif" /> Background video credit “Black’s Beach - Goats’ Descent” by aquasite101 on Youtube https://sdundergroundarts.org/submissions-2027 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:52:29 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/submissions-2027 ❯ SUBMISSION&nbsp; DATES Opening Date July 23, 2026 Earlybird Deadline September 30, 2026 Regular Deadline December 31, 2026 Late Deadline March 1, 2027 Notification Date April 1, 2027 Event Date May 1-2, 2027** ❯ CATEGORIES Animation Animation Mid-Length Animation Feature Documentary Short Documentary Mid-Length Documentary Feature Experimental Short Experimental Mid-Length Experimental Feature Narrative Short Narrative Mid-Length Narrative Feature ❯ SUBMIT Filmfreeway Rules &amp; GuidelinesBy submitting, artist(s) and/or distributor accept the terms below: FILM SUBMISSION PROCEDUREArtists are required to complete an application form via FilmFreeway. The festival accepts online submission links only for preview purposes (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.). Links may be private or public. All submitted films must be fully completed. Works in progress will not be considered. Films must have been completed within 18 months of the submission deadline. Works completed prior to this window will not be considered. Productions must be independently produced, with the filmmaker retaining complete editorial control and copyright. Submission of an entry constitutes acceptance of all rules and regulations, a guarantee that a screening copy in the specified format will be made available for the dates of the event, and authorization to publicly exhibit the work at San Diego Underground Film Festival. If a screening copy is to be provided by a distributor or agent, the entry must be submitted by that distributor or agent, along with any applicable criteria or conditions. Submission grants San Diego Underground Film Festival and its parent company, San Diego Underground Arts, the right to use materials and images related to the project for marketing purposes. FILE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSAccepted screening formats: Apple ProRes HQ422, H.264 (AVC), or H.265 (HEVC). DCP is accepted for feature films only. 5.1 surround sound mixes will not be accepted. Films with dialogue in a language other than English must include English subtitles. San Diego Underground Film Festival reserves the right to refuse a screening copy of poor technical quality that may be detrimental to the screening experience. San Diego Underground Film Festival reserves the right to revoke selection status if a file is received after the stated deadline.&nbsp; FILM/FILE TRANSPORTATION The party responsible for sending film materials bears the cost of transporting selected films. The festival incurs the cost of the films return. If sent via mail, the sender must provide the festival with necessary information regarding its return (date needed by/address/phone number). International parcels should be marked ‘For Cultural Purposes Only/No Commercial Value'. The copy will be returned within three weeks after festival completion.SCREENING / ARTIST FEES &amp; COMPETITION San Diego Underground Film Festival is committed to the fair payment of artists. The following stipulations apply per competition categories: In Competition Eligible for artist fees. Artist fees are determined by premiere status at the time of selection. Films screening as a West Coast, US, North American, or World Premiere are eligible for an elevated artist fee. Premiere status must be verifiable and declared at the time of acceptance. Films with prior local or online/streaming releases do not qualify for premiere-tier fees. Not In Competition Not eligible for artist fees. Projects supported by SDUFF are not eligible for in-competition status or artist fees.AWARDS &amp; CATEGORIES San Diego Underground Film Festival recognizes outstanding work in the following competition categories: Feature Film Competition — Open to independently produced feature films. Short Film Competition — Open to independently produced short films. Most Metal Award — Presented to the film that best embodies the spirit of SDUFF, across all lengths and genres. The Most Metal Award may be awarded to a film that is also a winner in another competition category. Prize amounts for all competition categories are determined by funding available each year. Please note:**Festival dates are subject to change due to availability of venue rentals.*The festival does not promise transportation or lodging accommodations at this time. https://sdundergroundarts.org/archives Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:52:29 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/archives <img width="1725" height="2625" width_o="1725" height_o="2625" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e69f830d37259c44f127c6f1b647e9d59c407dfddc62495b075832af6c06cfd2/Catalog_5.5x8.jpg" data-mid="82617508" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 001 &mdash; 2015" data-caption="SDUFF N° 001 — 2015" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e69f830d37259c44f127c6f1b647e9d59c407dfddc62495b075832af6c06cfd2/Catalog_5.5x8.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="2550" width_o="1650" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ad6334adede576cd46500d170391a055b9f92b79c1c8337b649c65752d96d8d/SDUFFIV_Program_COVER.jpg" data-mid="82617643" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 004 &mdash; 2018" data-caption="SDUFF N° 004 — 2018" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ad6334adede576cd46500d170391a055b9f92b79c1c8337b649c65752d96d8d/SDUFFIV_Program_COVER.jpg" /> <img width="1078" height="1650" width_o="1078" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb0942fd47e964241990d7d8d40a3ba54bb0c954f8db52dd1e96205f1aa82a85/SDUFF_ProgramCover_2019.png" data-mid="83867295" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 005 &mdash; 2019" data-caption="SDUFF N° 005 — 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb0942fd47e964241990d7d8d40a3ba54bb0c954f8db52dd1e96205f1aa82a85/SDUFF_ProgramCover_2019.png" /> <img width="809" height="1250" width_o="809" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7381d2b932d6542e25096b7ee385e5a19a1f0eae0b76fdbf4b22e0d49c2837b3/WhammyHalloween.pdf.png" data-mid="224010049" border="0" alt="WHAMMY Halloween &mdash; 2022" data-caption="WHAMMY Halloween — 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/809/i/7381d2b932d6542e25096b7ee385e5a19a1f0eae0b76fdbf4b22e0d49c2837b3/WhammyHalloween.pdf.png" /> <img width="628" height="969" width_o="628" height_o="969" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c918c57a9e22a81e1413abc28644f17bc6221fa25613b55b30bf6287bf9c990b/SDUFF-Poster_3.png" data-mid="82617667" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 002 &mdash; 2016" data-caption="SDUFF N° 002 — 2016" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/628/i/c918c57a9e22a81e1413abc28644f17bc6221fa25613b55b30bf6287bf9c990b/SDUFF-Poster_3.png" /> <img width="1650" height="2550" width_o="1650" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57e0cfc63ebf36e82fbf467dbe9481b6d5f83453096e517906aa32f8c9394245/Program-Cover-Jacket1.jpg" data-mid="82617617" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 003 &mdash; 2017" data-caption="SDUFF N° 003 — 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57e0cfc63ebf36e82fbf467dbe9481b6d5f83453096e517906aa32f8c9394245/Program-Cover-Jacket1.jpg" /> <img width="1294" height="2000" width_o="1294" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c60d07a90bf014b55605c328c0af04e626f5c14b05abe01dc29312351c0570a7/SDUFF-X-Program-Booklet.png" data-mid="231506572" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 010 &mdash; 2025" data-caption="SDUFF N° 010 — 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c60d07a90bf014b55605c328c0af04e626f5c14b05abe01dc29312351c0570a7/SDUFF-X-Program-Booklet.png" /> <img width="1725" height="2625" width_o="1725" height_o="2625" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c882daa135e2d4d72e340fa1fb5bde3a716a7777d3ef9dcabd20a3d851e81ef/SDUFF2023_Program_Cover_Front.png" data-mid="201305826" border="0" alt="SDUFF N&deg; 009 &mdash; 2023" data-caption="SDUFF N° 009 — 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c882daa135e2d4d72e340fa1fb5bde3a716a7777d3ef9dcabd20a3d851e81ef/SDUFF2023_Program_Cover_Front.png" /> <img width="1650" height="2550" width_o="1650" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab0f774d86a5e6ec8f084cea7a2e7ca75c1ddc64c4f83d8835ae0b14c96c9cfe/Selections2022.png" data-mid="157988067" border="0" alt="Selections N&deg; 001 &mdash; 2022" data-caption="Selections N° 001 — 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab0f774d86a5e6ec8f084cea7a2e7ca75c1ddc64c4f83d8835ae0b14c96c9cfe/Selections2022.png" /> https://sdundergroundarts.org/donate Wed, 16 Sep 2020 23:52:16 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/donate <img width="2048" height="1152" width_o="2048" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87d27b63869f0c6b7ff96734214ccab91a703478ba71ee4088be40a26d3d106e/MichaelMorris01.jpg" data-mid="246683598" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87d27b63869f0c6b7ff96734214ccab91a703478ba71ee4088be40a26d3d106e/MichaelMorris01.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1152" width_o="2048" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be1188efe04c2b48ea1edfeaaad7402b2a16c750a19ae5215922f9da6e0360ed/KristinReeves02.jpg" data-mid="246683597" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be1188efe04c2b48ea1edfeaaad7402b2a16c750a19ae5215922f9da6e0360ed/KristinReeves02.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1152" width_o="2048" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/740bf70e12698e2d1a731e0378e37919613b0e1bf1b83ae67b08719f06eb515c/Riston.jpg" data-mid="246683600" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/740bf70e12698e2d1a731e0378e37919613b0e1bf1b83ae67b08719f06eb515c/Riston.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc6aeab2b554da2acc87efbb627f09a63c92ca77a00d1cc1c30474b282273025/F85A0396.JPG.jpg" data-mid="246683599" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc6aeab2b554da2acc87efbb627f09a63c92ca77a00d1cc1c30474b282273025/F85A0396.JPG.jpg" /> San Diego Underground Arts is a California Nonprofit Corporation [Tax ID #81-1425641]. We are a volunteer-run organization funded primarily through submission fees and grants. Every contribution goes directly toward supporting independent film and experimental art in our community. ︎ Why Donate? Your support allows us to keep our year-round operations running and provides a platform for voices that traditional cinema often overlooks. Whether you are supporting our general fund or a specific program, no amount is too small. All donations are 100% tax-deductible. To show our gratitude, all contributors will be featured on the Friends page of our website and acknowledged in our event programs. ︎ Ways to Give 1. Digital Tip JarLike what we do?&nbsp;The quickest way to keep us running is through our digital tip jar! Think of it as buying a coffee (or a roll of film) for the volunteers who make our programming possible. Whether it’s $5 or $50, your contribution goes directly toward the year-round operations that keep independent cinema alive in San Diego. ︎&nbsp;Donate via Ko-Fi ︎&nbsp;Donate via Paypal 2. Donate by Check If you prefer to send a physical check, please make it payable to San Diego Underground Arts and mail it to the following address: San Diego Underground Arts 5225 Marigot Place San Diego, CA 92124 ︎ Other Ways To Get Involved As a volunteer-operated nonprofit, we also value your time and talent. If you are interested in volunteering or offering in-kind support, shoot us an email at contact@sdundergroundarts.org to see what we’ve got going on! Thank you for your time and consideration! We do our best to make independent cinema accessible for everyone!&nbsp; https://sdundergroundarts.org/info Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:52:29 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/info San Diego Underground Arts is an artist-run non-profit organization that offers&nbsp;San Diego&nbsp;a nurturing alternative to the mainstream media by promoting experimentation in video, film, and audio based mediums. Through the practice and knowledge&nbsp;of film and film making techniques, we strive to cultivate&nbsp;a supportive, inclusive, informed, and empowered community for the exhibition of innovative underground media and experimental art. SDUFF is entirely volunteer-run and is co-directed by Ryan Betschart and Rachel Nakawatase and includes members at large Sterling Anno, Tyler Betschart, Sam Hinsvark, Karl Miller, Lois Munos-Merka, Jason Nichols, Meredith Sward, Paolo Zuñiga, and Leehza Caragay. Governance San Diego Underground Arts is committed to best practices of nonprofit organizations. All of the proceeds made through submission fees and donations go towards the venue/space rentals, equipment rentals, advertisement, print material, and artist fees. We update our presence on Guidestar annually. The following documents are provided for public inspection: 2016 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - January 1, 20172017 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - April 4, 20182018 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - May 2, 2019 2019 IRS form 990-N (JPG) - April 1, 20202020 IRS form 990-N (JPG) - April 3, 20212021 IRS form 990-N (JPG) - March 1, 2022&nbsp;2022 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - April 16, 20232023 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - February 15, 2024 2024 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - February 1, 2025 2025 IRS form 990-N (PDF) - Coming soon! Board of Directors&nbsp; Ryan Betschart, CEO Karl Miller, Treasurer&nbsp; Leehza Caragay, Secretary https://sdundergroundarts.org/contact Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:50:12 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/contact Have questions? Please reach out to us at:&nbsp; contact@sdundergroundarts.org We will do our best to get back to you as soon as we can! Thank you for your patience.&nbsp;&nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp;󰀀︎ https://sdundergroundarts.org/SHORT-FILM-PROGRAM-No-001 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:26:26 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/SHORT-FILM-PROGRAM-No-001 <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3629bcab36c14b23e2c2175b1a9eb6a941962db7fb90f6dd6d5e5e04a0fb331d/air10.jpg" data-mid="247196752" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3629bcab36c14b23e2c2175b1a9eb6a941962db7fb90f6dd6d5e5e04a0fb331d/air10.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b67fa9b33e64fb8380e3d507209247943062e361ed1a57bb9c0aec4d590ed9c2/31109decb4-poster.jpg" data-mid="247196796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/b67fa9b33e64fb8380e3d507209247943062e361ed1a57bb9c0aec4d590ed9c2/31109decb4-poster.jpg" /> <img width="744" height="566" width_o="744" height_o="566" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e418ec213b4dc3056c55dc22cc33d022f016e68a482e8d52d9d5f8f8ef7141fc/Screenshot_2025-04-28_at_9.12.03_AM.jpg" data-mid="247191495" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/744/i/e418ec213b4dc3056c55dc22cc33d022f016e68a482e8d52d9d5f8f8ef7141fc/Screenshot_2025-04-28_at_9.12.03_AM.jpg" /> SHORT FILM PROGRAM No 001 This Immeasurable Sea (2025)Alex Broadwell | 13’ 42” | USA | San Diego Premiere An author finishes one book and plans another, aiming to convey her disillusionment with common understandings of time. An interleaved puzzle-box collage of literary and cinematic echoes, amid fluid landscapes of a western coast. A DERAILMENT&nbsp;(2026)Nathan Truesdell | 26’ | USA | San Diego Premiere At 8:55pm on February 3, 2023, a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Told entirely through found footage and news archive, A DERAILMENT puts you in the center of disaster Hollowgram (2025) Laura Iancu | 7' | Romania/USA | San Diego Premiere Hollowgram conjures varicolored clusters of swirling images and sounds from places real and imagined as if looking through a flip book in a dream. Narratively the film pilots the tension between the desire to share memories and possibilities with another and the failure of the attempt. Air (2025) Alexander Barancheyev | 3' 33" | Latvia, USA, Andorra | World Premiere A selection of memories, dreams, and conversations from different places and of different people. A film-diary that jumps through space and time, and finds emotional connections between various sceneries and situations, which ordinarily would not exist together. ESP (2024) Laura Kraning | 2' 45" | USA | San Diego Premiere A brutalist monument to the Empire State as manifested by a malfunctioning inkjet printer. a film with sound (take three) (2023) Josh Weissbach | 2' 57" | USA | San Diego Premiere A father and daughter make a new movie after the daughter requests to make a film with sound after making a silent one the previous year. Saturday, May 2 @ 11:15 AM 55 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Art @ UC San Diego Free Admission https://sdundergroundarts.org/SHORT-FILM-PROGRAM-No-002 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:15:56 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/SHORT-FILM-PROGRAM-No-002 <img width="1920" height="1009" width_o="1920" height_o="1009" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f0a854db8202c9daeb923ae305ed24af61051f48b8fb2d201ca212df8eb5199/Screenshot_2025-03-13_at_2.08.39_AM.jpg" data-mid="247197125" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f0a854db8202c9daeb923ae305ed24af61051f48b8fb2d201ca212df8eb5199/Screenshot_2025-03-13_at_2.08.39_AM.jpg" /> <img width="400" height="298" width_o="400" height_o="298" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2483fd8ff5e75781c23c72a1ef40c479ecb96113bcd92066177b232b68e36ba9/CPT2603292244-400x298.gif" data-mid="247197159" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/2483fd8ff5e75781c23c72a1ef40c479ecb96113bcd92066177b232b68e36ba9/CPT2603292244-400x298.gif" /> <img width="1421" height="1080" width_o="1421" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45bd930a3d3777f0ba8c26c82885d561a00bf367f28e61a366369337fe38692d/YDNE_1.jpg" data-mid="247197124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45bd930a3d3777f0ba8c26c82885d561a00bf367f28e61a366369337fe38692d/YDNE_1.jpg" /> SHORT FILM PROGRAM No 002 Floodline (2025) Sophia Feuer | 19' 45" | USA | West Coast Premiere Due to mysterious circumstances, two sisters are left with an estranged relative in a rural town that seems out of place, out of time, and full of unspoken secrets. Part fiction, part documentary, the story intertwines itself into the real history of the Elmira Flood of 1978, recounted by those who lived it and continue to experience its effects to this day. Suspicions About the Hidden Realities of Air (2025) Sam Drake | 9' 07" | USA | San Diego Premiere Fragmentary accounts reveal a concealed history of Cold War era human radiation experiments, surfacing through a haze of manipulation and embedded studies. Desert dust settles into teeth, inscribing a residual record. Contaminated images conjure the unseen. Redwood Souvenirs (2025) John Winn | 5' | USA | California Premiere Time spent house-sitting for Fredric Jameson from 2020 until 2022. Assembled after his death as a memento for myself and others. Computer-Assisted Simulation Technology for Optimizing Rivers (2025) Ryan Hill | 5' 41" | Canada | World Premiere Computer-Assisted Simulation Technology for Optimizing Rivers" is about beavers managing the water and other resources in a location in southern Manitoba where two rivers connect. Through the construction of dams and lodges, the landscape is transformed into one of greater productive value. Chair Cemetery (2024) Alicia Lévy | 3' 35" | France | U.S.A. Premiere Confusion settles in the house, how to make it a home again? Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (2025) Leonardo Pirondi | 4' 20" | Brazil/Portugal | US Premiere In Stanislaw Lem's book of the same title, a paper-destroying blight obliterated much of Earth's written history—except for what's in the book. In this film, we look at a similar but unmarked future, perhaps one less distant than Lem's 3140s. Amid the rubble of an uncertain setting, the narrated soundtrack reads from the last surviving parts of some bound pages, perhaps a reporter's notebook, a dream diary, or a book manuscript. Language Decay (2025) Zazie Ray-Trapido | 2' 55" | USA | California Premiere A broken camera captures my grandmother. Time causes disintegration, different versions of selves emerge. You Do Not Exist (2026) Dwayne LeBlanc | 8' | USA | San Diego Premiere In the stillness of his yard, Booker watches the sky fill and empty with passing planes. As the world moves around him, he lingers, circling a memory whose edges blur with time. Saturday, May 2 @ 1:00 PM 58 mins + Q&amp;A w/ attending artists Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Art @ UC San Diego Free Admission https://sdundergroundarts.org/SHORT-FILM-PROGRAM-No-003 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:38:21 +0000 𝔰𝔞𝔫 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 https://sdundergroundarts.org/SHORT-FILM-PROGRAM-No-003 <img width="1441" height="1080" width_o="1441" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93bae8f6f0d45ad6caa93ee61c000f6670e6c6d30dc38d2c0dda890a251ec51c/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-6.50.28PM.png" data-mid="247212078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93bae8f6f0d45ad6caa93ee61c000f6670e6c6d30dc38d2c0dda890a251ec51c/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-6.50.28PM.png" /> <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bb15b64904adcbd7d3771809fb3f6e941a8575b86ce11e3a4ce7bdc86661a34/assembly_043024.00_10_29_13.Still014.jpg" data-mid="247212083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bb15b64904adcbd7d3771809fb3f6e941a8575b86ce11e3a4ce7bdc86661a34/assembly_043024.00_10_29_13.Still014.jpg" /> <img width="1503" height="847" width_o="1503" height_o="847" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8573ac7a32583f48d0c62f5a64e48a4cdf6e7aa56359d632928c11c75865199f/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-6.49.10PM.png" data-mid="247212075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8573ac7a32583f48d0c62f5a64e48a4cdf6e7aa56359d632928c11c75865199f/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-6.49.10PM.png" /> SHORT FILM PROGRAM No 003 Last May in Theaters (2025) Arief Budiman | 22' 50" | Indonesia, South Korea | US Premiere Jakarta and Gwangju are two significant cities that sparked the birth of democracy in Indonesia and South Korea, toppling dictators through people's power in May 1998 and 1980. This work tells the story of the daily lives of two ticketing cinema staff during those May incidents. They never experienced it directly or went onto the streets to face the soldiers, yet the stories they heard and the voices that reached them felt like an endless war film replaying in their minds. This film is also woven from fragments of memories of people living around Jakarta and Gwangju and represented through found footage, film clips, and significant cinematic events that occurred in the same month. The Ghost Feel Hour (2025) Eero Tammi | 11' | Finland | US Premiere An introspective documentary that connects the cinema space, ticket blowups, and the ritual of watching with memories and dreams. Full Out (2025) Sarah Ballard | 14' 25" | USA | San Diego Premiere In 19th century Paris at the Salpêtrière Hospital, patients were hypnotized on stage to reproduce the symptoms of hysteria for public audiences. Over a century later, high school cheerleaders are fainting en masse. A Metamorphosis (2025) /&nbsp;အသွင်ပြောင်းလဲမှုတစ်ခု Lin Htet Aung | 16' 42" | Myanmar | California Premiere In the houses, after parting, Mothers were made up of tears. Sons were transformed into empty glass cups. And the lullabies became a curse. The film examines the suffering and resilience of the Burmese people by using the distinct political elements that have floated for several years on the ocean of politi- cal opera under repetitive military dictatorships in Myanmar. Saturday, May 2 @ 3:00 PM 64 min Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Art @ UC San Diego Free Admission