San Diego Underground Film Festival

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 tick

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 E

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.

FRIDAY, MAY 1 4:00 PM B.F. Skinner Plays Himself (2025)dir.

SDUFF goes... to 11 ︎︎ Join us at the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UCSD from May 1-5 for screenings of feature and short films from around the world!

San Diego Underground Arts is an artist-run non-profit organization that offers San Diego a nurturing alternative to the mainstream media by promoting experimentation in video, film, and audio based mediums. Through the practice and knowledge of film and film making techniques, we strive to cultivate a supportive, inclusive, informed, and empowered

❯ SUBMISSION 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 Ex