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BOSTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL Announces Final Wave of Screenings

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BUFF has put together an impressive list of screenings this year. This 19th edition of the the annual festival will run from March 22nd through the 26th at the Brattle Theatre and Harvard Film Archive.

Festival Passes are available through Kickstarter, until March 17th: bit.ly/KickstartBUFF19


 BOSTON UNDERGROUND FINAL WAVE

 A DARK SONG - East Coast Premiere
Liam Gavin | Ireland | 2016
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.

 A LIFE IN WAVES - East Coast Premiere
Brett Whitcomb | USA | 2017
This incredible documentary explores the even more incredible life and innovations of composer and electronic music pioneer, Suzanne Ciani. Join us for a Q&A with Suzanne & the filmmakers following the screening!

 FRAUD - New England Premiere
Dean Fleischer-Camp | USA | 2016
A struggling family commits fraud in this contentious docu-ficto hybrid.


 HIDDEN RESERVES - East Coast Premiere
Valentin Hitz | Austria/Germany/Switzerland | 2016
Where death with dignity comes at a premium, an insurance salesman turned narc must reevaluate his ideology when he falls for the rebel he’s assigned to entrap.

 MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND - East Coast Premiere
Ana Asensio | USA | 2017
A chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman's struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.

NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD DRIVE - East Coast Premiere
Jerzy Rose | USA | 2017
A group of awful idiots fail at throwing a party over and over.

 SECRET SCREENING - Secret Premiere
Secret Director | Secret Country | Secret Year
One of the best genre films coming out this year.

 SHE’S ALLERGIC TO CATS - New England Premiere
Michael Reich | USA | 2016
A dog groomer in Hollywood aspires to be more than a dog groomer in Hollywood.

 SOUTHLAND TALES - Anniversary Screening
Richard Kelly | USA | 2006
During a three day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. A woefully underrated gem that will undoubtedly be a highlight of the festival.


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