The Chicago Underground Film Festival exists to showcase the defiantly independent filmmaker. Our mission is to promote films and videos that dissent radically in form, technique, or content from the “indie” mainstream and to present adventurous works that challenge and transcend commercial and audience expectations…if you suspect your film is “underground,” it probably is.

"Defiantly independent and deliberately scandalous" -- Michael Wilmington,Chicago Tribune

"What you get for your money isn`t just admission to the films but admission to a subculture" -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times