Join us for a dreamlike celebration of far-out and experimental short films crafted by both veterans and newcomers from the SoCal underground. Every type of surreal and abstract filmmaking will be united for a night that celebrates exploration, D.I.Y. and unbound imagination. Nine unusual short films will be featured. Filmmakers will be in attendance. Tyler will tell a joke. Filmmakers and film lovers will mingle and meet at The Plunge Bar next door. An all around fun time will be had by all. And rest assured, you will see nothing normal.
We are now assembling the next collection of strange and experimental films from Southern California for The New Film Underrground Volume 15 showcase. Send us your strange, your surreal and your abstract short films, so they can be included in this undergrround cinema celebration taking place in Hollywood this July.
Films must be 15 min. or less. Filmmakers must be based in Southern Califorrnia.
Attention lovers of unusual cinema! The underground film community is again gathering to witness a far-out showcase of the latest in strange, experimental and surreal short films. Come meet filmmakers and film lovers who are carving a path to cinema’s future in a friendly Hollywood setting. There will be community, drinks and 12 mind-altering films.
This celebration of cinema's fringes features a curated collection of the underground's most visionary contemporary shorts. These films are all surreal, abstract or bizarre, and each reveals a bold new path for cinema to take. The resulting experience is a mind expanding fever dream, and it is also an opportunity to meet the filmmakers and other lovers of unusual cinema. So come to Sherman Oaks and meet the next David Lynch or Maya Deren. We promise you will see nothing normal here.
The most unusual film showcase in Los Angeles is back!
The most imaginative, innovative filmmaking in America today is coming from the underground. You can discover this mind-bending world of surrealist, expressionist, cult and experimental films at Take Your Medicine and Smile's tenth short film showcase.
These are all new films, carefully selected from the underground scene and lovingly arranged by founder James Tyler Shaw to create an emotional journey unlike any other.
Experience this ninth showcase of bizarre and experimental short films that have been carefully selected by Take Your Medicine and Smile from the local underground scene. See new surrealist, expressionist and cult films made by both NFU veterans and newcomers in a friendly social atmosphere. The films have been arranged by founder James Tyler Shaw to create a uniquly quirky emotional journey, so come to the Sherman Oaks and meet the next David Lynch or Maya Deren. Don't worry, you will see nothing normal here.
Lovers of the unusual, NFU has returned! Experience this eighth screening of bizarre and experimental shorts carefully selected by Take Your Medicine and Smile from the local underground scene. You will see new surrealist, expressionist and cult films made by both NFU veterans and newcomers.
