The Chicago Underground Film Festival, presented by IFP Chicago, is dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions.
Now in our 26th year, The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is an internationally recognized program providing a venue for documentary, experimental and avant-garde narrative film and video. Widely recognized as a world-class event, the festival showcases the best in new American and international cinema and provides the movie-loving public with access to some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers and emerging talent from around the world.
The longest running underground film festival in the world, CUFF features five days of screenings, nightly parties and live music, informal panel discussions and other community building events.
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