To us underground means: bottom-up, DIY, misfi t, badass, outsider, outlaw, rebel, underdog, minority, local, urban, green, un-polished, revolutionary, unpretentious, and non-traditional.
The Oakland Underground Film Festival is a showcase for independent and Do-It-Yourself fi lm, video, and projection-art based in Oakland, California. The Oakland Underground Film Festival places special emphasis on local filmmakers, social justice, urban life, the environment and works of fi ction and non-fi ction that thrive outside of classic narrative fi lmmaking. The festival provides fi rst look opportunities at fi lms that entertain, educate, and inspire, by celebrated fi lmmakers, and emerging artists alike. In addition to the annual event in September, the Oakland Underground Film Festival produces original works and hosts special events/presentations throughout the year.