The New Film Underground is back!

This is where the alternative film community gathers to experience the most unusual, far-out short films crafted by both veterans and newcomers to the SoCal underground. Every type of strange and experimental filmmaking is united for a far-out night that celebrates nonconformity, DIY and unbound imagination.
Twelve shorts, carefully selected from a pool of hundreds, will be featured in this our 14th showcase!
Filmmakers will be in attendance. Tyler will tell a joke. Filmmakers and film lovers will mingle and meet. An all around fun time will be had by all. And rest assured, you will see nothing normal here.

Who we are:
Take Your Medicine and Smile is a production company on a mission to carve a path to cinema's future by producing and promoting strange and experimental short films. We also create opportunities for underground filmmakers to meet each other, support each other and create together.