***A wild celebration of SoCal's secret world of strange and experimental filmmakers.*** **The New Film Underground is where the alternative film community gathers to celebrate SoCal's current crop of nonconformist rule breakers by enjoying an anarchic collection of shorts** ranging from elegent visual poetry to cultish DIY weirdness. Volume 16 continues the tradition of shows curated to create a surreal roller coaster ride and features both newcomers and veterans of the SoCal underground. Attendees also get to meet and mingle with the filmmakers, making the showcase a dream come true for lovers of surrealism, cult film, video art and uncategorizable stuff. Be advised, you will see nothing normal here. **More:** https://www.takeyourmedicineandsmile.com/selected-filmmakers **New stuff:** Indie film resource tables. Filmmaker Q&A. **Featured filmmakers:** Saif Alsaegh (New to NFU) Gina Napolitan (NFU Veteran) Sam Salerno (NFU Veteran) Brandon Scullian (New to NFU) Guadalupe Arellanes (NFU Veteran) Natalie Peracchio (New to NFU) Kate Winborne (New to NFU) Amilyn Alma Jones (New to NFU) Mckenna Matus (New to NFU) Luis Ferrer (NFU Veteran) **The films:** The Story of the Cricket Queen (4 min.) Davey Wants To Be A Cop (2 min.) I Dream Of Snakes (10 min.) Love Never (10 min.) A Film by Rodney Gold (6 min.) Behind The Scenes Freak (6 min.) A Girl Emerges (4 min.) Bitter With A Shy Taste (9 min.) Chainsaw Grandma (10 min.) Angel iii (8 min.) 63 min. total