The Sydney Underground Film Festival, colloquially known as SUFF, will return to the
The Factory Theatre in Marrickville on Thursday 9th until Saturday 11th September. This is its fourth year as part of the
Sydney Fringe Festival.
Designed for an adults' only palate, the festival is dedicated to providing a platform for underground, often unseen films. It rebukes convention, allowing indie directors to take risks with its audience. For those desiring a bit of grit with their films, choosing to step away from Hollywood's safe and predictable hands, it is the perfect celluloid weekend experience.
It begins on Thursday the 10th September with Oliver Stones' contentious documentary, '
South of the Border'. Stones' latest tale is based on interviews with seven elected leaders such as Raul Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. It focuses on the current political and social situation in South America.
The festival will continue on to include films from USA, UK, France, India, Germany, Austria, Canada, India, Iran, Japan and Italy. Altogether, 89 films will be screened, ten being full length feature films and the remaining seventy-nine being shorts. It will also feature seven feature film Australian premieres.
As expected, there are too highlights to list in entirety, but here are some gems that may be enticing: French filmmaker, Gaspar Noé's Enter the Void, Buldoc and Nelson's The Taint, the Australian horror El Monstro del Mar! plus Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers.
Basically the weekend covers all filmic desires, including director Q&A sessions plus the festive Time Out opening night party.
