Only at Calgary’s first independent video game arcade. Play games created by indie developers, completely free of charge! APE OUT by GABE CUZZILLO - NEW YORK, USA A wildly intense & colorfully stylized smash-em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. COVEN RUN by MADCAPACITY - CALGARY, CANADA A game about shooting magic at bats, collecting their skulls and claiming the highest score you can! THE MESSENGER by SABOTAGE STUDIO - QUEBEC, CANADA A young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. NEON NOODLES by VIVID HELIX - CALGARY, CANADA A cyberpunk kitchen automation game where you program robots to cook food. THE SWORDS OF DITTO by ONEBITBEYOND - LONDON, UK A unique adventure for each new hero of legend in the relentless fight against the evil Mormo. for more information about CUFFcade and the games visit: calgaryundergroundfilm.com/cuffcade TICKET & VENUE INFORMATION VENUE Globe Cinema - 617 8 Ave SW SINGLE TICKETS Regular Admission $10 CUFF Member, Student & Senior Admission $8 Rush Line is CASH ONLY Opening Night Film & Party $15 Found Footage Festival $15 CUFF Member Entry (must show tag) $13 Saturday Morning Cartoon Party $12 Kids 6 & under $6 MULTI-PACK TICKETS Starting at $40 Purchase 5 or more films at one time to save $2 on each ticket. Purchase from the multi-pack shopping cart online. Excludes Saturday Morning Cartoon Party, Found Footage Festival and Opening Night Film & Party. FESTIVAL PASS Festival Pass $120 Pass includes all festival screenings, 2 complimentary drink tickets, and a private passholder screening after the festival. Tickets for passholders are available at all screenings. We recommend arriving 45 minutes prior to start time to ensure entry. FESTIVAL BAR CUFF is a fully licensed event featuring Big Rock beer and cider, local, handcrafted cocktails by Eau Claire Distillery, and HOT DOGS! Government-issued ID must be shown for the purchase of alcohol. FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE Online at www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org Festival Phone (403) 444-8315 ext. 2 CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL | TICKET & VENUE INFORMATION CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL TH MEMBERSHIPS 16 Purchase a lifetime membership for $10 from the festival merchandise table, or at www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org. Add your membership tag to your keychain, and get discounts at all CUFF screenings, the festival bar, and special offers throughout the year. 1 DISCOUNTS ON YEAR-ROUND CUFF EVENTS AND SCREENINGS COOL MEMBERSHIP NUMBER DOG TAG ONCE A MONTH E-NEWSLETTER ON CUFF EVENTS SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS WITH CUFF PARTNERS AND EVEN MORE COOL STUFF WE HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF YET! MEMBERSHIPS CAN BE PURCHASED AT ALL CUFF EVENTS OR ONLINE: CALGARYUNDERGROUNDFILM.COM 2 SPONSORS & PARTNERS FUNDING PARTNERS MEDIA PARTNERS CALGARY DIRECTOR PRODUCER create | manage | print | distribute WRITER TATTOO EST 2000 CINEMATOGRAPHER APPA CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL | SPONSORS CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL ACTOR TH 16 3 CREDITS & AWARDS FESTIVAL DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE COORDINATOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brenda Lieberman Phillip Liesemer Amy Darling Lauren Frosst LEAD PROGRAMMERS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Peter Hemminger Brenda Lieberman Karilynn Thompson Steven J. Hodges Cameron Macgowan Deitra Kalyn Brennan Tilley PRINT TRAFFIC COORDINATOR David Kenney Paul Stickney Colin Mitchell PROGRAMMING TEAM Brendon Rathbone Emmett Scrimshaw Laura Carlson PROJECTIONISTS Cody Cook Marnie Dunbar Jim Evans Duncan Kenworthy Paul Stickney Peter Hemminger FESTIVAL AWARDS Christian Thompson Kelley Each year we offer awards in the Phillip Liesemer BAR MANAGER following categories: Hogan Short Jeff Storey Jay Woolley Audience Award Best Narrative Jeff Wright FESTIVAL Feature PHOTOGRAPHERS Audience Award Best Documentary Feature ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING Caitlind Brown Audience Award Best Narrative Short SUPPORT Mike Tan Zach Green Audience Award Best Documentary Short Aleesha Hallahan EVENTS & EXTRAS Josiah Hughes Jury Award Best Narrative Feature Sara Hughes Courtney Smith Jury Award Best Documentary Brittney Kowalski Feature CUFFCADE CURATOR Jury Award Best Canadian Short OPERATIONS MANAGER Mike Lohaus Brennan Tilley The Best Canadian Short Award is FESTIVAL TRAILER ANIMATION sponsored by William F. White TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Saje Damen Cole Binder Music by Chad VanGaalen MARKETING & PUBLICITY POSTER ILLUSTRATION Laura Carlson & ARTWORK Kelly Archibald GUEST RELATIONS Alex Lingnau GRAPHIC DESIGN Gillian McKercher Mark Kowalchuk CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL | CREDITS & AWARDS CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL TH PROGRAM GUIDE DESIGN 16 Jordan Schinkel 5 IATSE 212 proud to be a part of CUFF 2019 L UA R NN EE T A QU 21S ES TAL RY FAI FILM FESTIVAL May 24–June 2, 2019 Line up announcement May 3rd! www.calgaryqueerartssociety.com Sunday, April 28 | 3:45 PM ASK DR. RUTH Documentary United States, 2019, 100 min Alberta Premiere DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER FEATURING PRODUCER & Rafael Marmor David Paul Jacobson Dr. Ruth Westheimer SCREENWRITER Jessica Hargrave Ryan White Christopher Leggett SK DR. RUTH chronicles the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist. With her diminutive frame, thick German accent, and uninhibited Aapproach to sex therapy and education, Dr. Ruth transformed the conversation around sexuality. As she approaches her 90th birthday and shows no signs of slowing down, Dr. Ruth revisits her painful past and unlikely path to a career at the forefront of the sexual revolution. [A] chipper, crowd-pleasing doc. VARIETY America’s favorite diminutive sex therapist gets a crowd-pleasing documentary treatment that traces her life from Holocaust survivor to beloved media figure. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OFFICIAL SELECTION COMMUNITY PARTNER Sundance Film Festival 2019 HotDocs 2019 SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 3:45 PM ASK DR. RUTH SUNDAY PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: FAST HORSE Director Alexandra Lazarowich, Canada, 2018, 13 min Welcome to the dangerous, high-stakes world of Indian Relay — North America’s original extreme sport, where jockeys ride horses bareback and jump 9 from one horse to another in the middle of the race. FILM, GAME DESIGN & ANIMATION CAMPS Tell your story at Red Deer College School of Continuing Education’s Film, Game Design and Animation Camps! Get hands-on instruction in digital filmmaking, Gaming, or 3D Computer Animation. Work with industry professionals to make your story come alive and share what you have created at special screenings and presentations for family and friends. July 7 - 13 Visit rdc.ab.ca/summercamps or call 403.357.3663 for more information. FILM, GAME DESIGN & ANIMATION CAMPS FOR TEENS Thursday, April 25 | 9:30 PM ASSASSINAUT Saturday, April 27 | 4:15 PM Sci-Fi / Comedy United States, 2019, 75 min International Premiere GUEST IN ATTENDANCE DIRECTOR & PRODUCERS EDITORS CAST SCREENWRITER Bedhan Ball Drew Bolduc Shannon Hutchinson Drew Bolduc Clayton Koski Michael Lane Vito Trigo Michele Lombardi Jasmina Parent rom the creator of cult favorites THE TAINT and SCIENCE TEAM (CUFF 2014 selection), ASSASSINAUT is a science-fiction adventure film about heroic children who brave alien planets, creatures, and wilderness in a F historical mission to space. Sarah is one of the first kids ever sent to space. Along with a rag-tag group of fellow teenage space travelers, she must brave the alien wilderness of a faraway planet. As the adventurous teens combat vicious extraterrestrial evil, ASSASSINAUT chronicles their adventures on a strange new planet as they attempt to save the President of Earth from a murderous astronaut. OFFICIAL SELECTION COMMUNITY PARTNER Boston Underground Film Festival 2019 THURSDAY APRIL 25 | 9:30 PM & SATURDAY APRIL 27 | 4:15 PM ASSASSINAUT APRIL 25 | 9:30 PM & SATURDAY THURSDAY PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: SUNSCAPADES Director Ben Mitchell, UK / Canada, 2018, 5 min A day at the beach takes a gruesome turn when triplets Lily, Milly and Billy attempt a prank on their 11 grumpy ol’ dad. Saturday, April 27 | 2:15 PM RETROSPECTIVE: Drama / LGBT / Female Director BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) France, 1999, 90 min DIRECTOR PRODUCER SCREENWRITER CAST & SCREENWRITER Patrick Grandperret Jean-Pol Fargeau Denis Lavant Claire Denis Michel Subor Grégoire Colin oreign Legion officer, Galoup, recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds Fof jealousy in Galoup’s mind. He feels compelled to stop him from coming to the attention of the commandant who he admires, but who ignores him. Ultimately, his jealousy leads to the destruction of both Sentain and himself. Recently IndieWire named BEAU TRAVAIL #2 on the list of The 100 All-Time Greatest Films Directed by Women. The focus of this year’s retrospective, Claire Denis is a French director and writer, best known for 35 SHOTS OF RUM (2008), BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) and the 2019 CUFF selection HIGH LIFE. What Ms. Denis has made...is the visually spellbinding cinematic equivalent of a military ballet in which the legionnaires’ rigorous drills and training rituals are depicted as ecstatic rites of purification, the embodiment of an impenetrable masculine mystique before which the director stands in awe...Ms. Denis is in search of something deeper, more elemental and ultimately more elusive. THE NEW YORK TIMES OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS Venice Film Festival 1999 Winner Special Mention: International Toronto International Film Festival