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2022 Call for Entries
We have missed you, film fam! Submit your films for BUFF consideration as we return to the Brattle Theatre next spring! Regular Deadline = September 30, 2021
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Brattle Theatre: March 23–27, 2022

BUFF 2019 Highlights
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BUFF 2019 Highlights
See what you missed at our last edition
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BUFF 2019 Highlights
See what you missed at our last edition
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BUFF 2019 Highlights
See what you missed at our last edition
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For all of us in isolation, here are 50+ BUFF feature films to stream/rent/buy & revisit from the comfort of home
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BUFF 2021 Update

It was almost a year ago when we made the decision to halt all momentum on the 22nd Boston Underground Film Festival due to the impending COVID-19 pandemic. However, like 2020, this is no ordinary year. The pandemic rages on and a return to physical events is still unthinkable.

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February 10, 2021

HOLY TRINITY Online Premiere

Celebrate Global Pride Day with an exclusive, live stream screening of HOLY TRINITY, followed by a live Q&A on queer, underground filmmaking with director/writer/star Molly Hewitt, Saturday June 27th!

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June 21, 2020
Winner of Boston Magazine's
Best of Boston® 2018 – Best Film Festival
"Staying ahead of the curve is no small feat—but this plucky homegrown cine-fiesta has been doing it for 20 years and shows no sign of losing its knack for trendspotting."
Winner of MovieMaker Magazine's
30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World
"Confrontational past films like Gaspar Noé’s 'I Stand Alone' and Jeremy Saulnier’s 'Blue Ruin' epitomize the offerings at BUFF, which has welcomed such maverick titans as George A. Romero, Larry Fessenden, Don Coscarelli and Frank Henenlotter."