THE LAST OF THE MANSON GIRLS

ON THE LINE director Tina Takemoto highlighted among photo call at The 2019 Chicago Underground Film Festival PHOTO GALLERY

By John Wildman 7 years ago

For three decades, the Chicago Underground Film Festival, has been just that – underground. Critically-accliamed but eschewing the pomp and circumstance trappings of film festivals like red carpets and overt press attention. However, this year CUFF decided to see if they could balance being “underground” and not be quite as “under-the-radar” when it came to the attention and recognition given to its attending filmmakers.

Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer’s EMPTY METAL Opens Chicago Underground Film Festival with a “provocative” lineup for its 26th edition

By John Wildman 7 years ago

The Chicago Underground Film Festival, today announced the lineup for its 26th edition, taking place on June 5-9. Known for featuring an international slate of innovative, exciting and provocative films and videos, CUFF bookends this year’s film festival with two films that epitomize those three words. Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer’s EMPTY METAL will screen as the Opening Night selection on Wednesday, June 5, and Nicole Brending’s DOLLHOUSE: THE ERADICATION OF FEMALE SUBJECTIVITY FROM AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE is the Closing Night selection