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The Boston Underground Film Festival began in 1999 as an all-night program of short films at the Revolving Museum in Boston. Although the Revolving Museum has moved out of the city, BUFF continued on as an ever-changing, ever-evolving event that has kept Boston to pace with the cutting edge of independent cinema. Since the first BUFF, our venues have been scattered among some non-traditional venues as well as the best cinemas in town such as the Arlington Regent, the historic Somerville Theatre, the now defunct Allston Underground Cinema and the legendary Brattle Theatre.

The most significant BUFF tradition began during our 2000 festival, where Bacchus, the demonic bunny trophy on a vibrating pedestal became our offical award and has since become an icon of the festival.

BUFF is proud to have been the first venue in the Boston area to have screened such brillant films as Ben Coccio's ZERO DAY, Gaspar Noe's I STAND ALONE, Noam Gonick's STRYKER, and in 2005 presented the 30th anniversary (and maybe the last) screening of Curt McDowell's underground classic THUNDERCRACK!

Our 2006 Festival featured the local premieres of Ann Marie Fleming's THE FRENCH GUY, Bret Wood's PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS (World Premiere) and Graeme Whifler's NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH among others. Each of these filmmakers were in attendance.

BUFF most recently worked with Boston band THE DRESDEN DOLLS to assist with Amanda Palmer's traveling film series FUCK THE BACK ROW. Curators Michael Pope and BriAnna Olsen turned to the BUFF archives to round out the program, which prominently featured many selections from our 2006 festival and earlier.