CUFF 2022 First Wave Announcement

The 19th Calgary Underground Film Festival is set to take place from April 21 – May 1 at Globe Cinema & Online. The hybrid festival will begin on April 21 with eight days of in-cinema screenings, followed by three days of online viewing, where a selection of films playing the festival will be available to stream on-demand. Plus, we're heading to Canyon Meadows Cinemas on April 20 for our free annual National Canadian Film Day screening – scroll down to claim your ticket now!  

Keep reading to see the first wave announcement of films, which will be coming to this year's festival. Tickets & schedule information for these films will be available on March 30, when we announce the full CUFF 2022 Lineup. Our 48-Hour Flash Sale is on until Wednesday, March 24 at 9am. Your pass gets you access to tickets for all films playing in-cinema, and access to stream online selections on the final three days of the festival. BUY FOR JUST $99 NOW. 

A LIFE ON THE FARM 

Director Oscar Harding
An eccentric story from rural England about an art-inclined farmer and the inspiring, death-positive legacy of his long-lost home movies. Executive Produced by Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher from The Found Footage Festival. Watch the trailer

A WICKED EDEN

Calgary Director Naddine Madell
A peek into the real and virtual dungeons of women in the niche community of online fetish porn creators. Watch the trailer

DOWN WITH THE KING 

Director Diego Ongaro
A famous rapper (played by Grammy-nominated rapper Freddie Gibbs) disillusioned with the music industry and the pressures of being a celebrity, leaves the city and his career behind to find himself in a small-town farming community. Official Selection, ACID Cannes Film Festival 2021.

FREAKSCENE: THE STORY OF DINOSAUR JR 

Director Philipp Reichenheim
An homage of one of the most influential bands on the American East Coast, which inspired the alternative rock scene of the '90s. Watch the trailer

FRIENDLY LOCAL GAME STORE 

Director Garry Snow
The unlikely story of the world’s largest game store – The Sentry Box – located in Calgary. Watch the trailer

PIGGY

Director Carlota Pereda
An adolescent girl is stuck in her family’s butcher shop, dreaming of being someone else. Sick of being constantly bullied by a bunch of girls from school, one day, she has an unexpected chance to take revenge. Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2022.

RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS – NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY FREE SCREENING

Director Jeff Barnaby 
This year's free National Canadian Film Day screening is the 2013 indie breakout RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS, the Indigenous focused debut of writer-director Jeff Barnaby. RSVP for your free ticket to the Wednesday, April 20 screening at Canyon Meadows Cinemas. Watch the trailer

SATURDAY MORNING ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-CEREAL CARTOON PARTY!

For the first time in three years, our SATURDAY MORNING ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-CEREAL CARTOON PARTY! is taking place in-person on Saturday, April 23. In this all-new program, you’ll see both faves and obscurities spanning the '50s through the '90s, all punctuated with vintage commercials, PSAs and station IDs! Jammies Encouraged! ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The full lineup will be announced on March 30, and tickets will go on sale then. Passes are available for purchase now. Make sure that you're subscribed to our newsletter and be the first to hear about films playing the 19th Calgary Underground Film Festival.