The Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
(BUFF) surfaces at the Brooklyn Lyceum April 19-23 with films
that range from "Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash," a montage
of scenes from Japanese TV (pictured), to earnest, politically
charged documentaries addressing Mexican immigration, such as
"Letters from the Other Side" and "The Other Side."
The world premiere of "Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash,"
directed by an anonymous collective, according to BUFF programming
Director Josh Koury, is April 22 at 10:15 pm. According to BUFF
staffer Alex Smith, "The zany, mind-numbing world of Japanese
television shall blow your f-king skull off."
In addition to screening 100 films, this year’s festival will
also include an on-site group art exhibit, "In the Face
of Mechanical Reproduction"; and performances by Har Mar
Superstar, The Hunting Party, The Five O’Clock Heroes, and 33Hz
at Williamsburg’s Northsix (66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue)
on April 22.
The Brooklyn Lyceum is located at 227 Fourth Ave. at President
Street in Park Slope. Tickets are $8 per screening and can be
purchased at the Lyceum or on BUFF’s Web site, www.brooklynunderground.org.
Tickets to the Northsix concert are $12 at the door. For a complete
schedule, visit the Web site.
