Join us for an unforgettable experience at the Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival!

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, August 21, 2025

5:00 - 6:00 pm: Baton Rouge Film Trail Ribbon Cutting presented by Visit Baton Rouge

Your journey on the film trail starts here!

Location: Lobby / Gallery

6:00 - 8:00 pm: Opening Night Gala

"Red" carpet event! Dress up in your formal attire and celebrate the opening night of the Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival.

Location: Lobby / Gallery

9:00 - 10:30 pm: Opening Night Screening: Schizopolis

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Fletcher Munson, the lethargic employee of a pseudo-religious self help company, and his doppelganger, the friendly but dull dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek.

Location: Main Theatre

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Friday, August 22, 2025

11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Crossword

Location: Main Theatre

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Animation & Documentaries Shorts Block

A collection of animation and documentary short projects - listed below in screening order.

Candy Lady
Glowing Pulse
Jan Beaubouef: The Creative Spirit
Shakespeare for All Ages
Gorgeous Journey
Amber
Relax

Location: Hartley / Vey

12:30 - 3:00 pm: Southern Storytellers Panel presented by NOVAC

Location: Workshop Studio

2:00 - 3:30 pm: Shorts and Pilots Block

A collection of shorts and pilots - listed below in screening order.

R&R
BOYS
Ayo, Check Up!
The Warmest Color Is Blue
This Is Us
Flavor of the Month
Gary Screams for You

Location: Main Theatre

2:30 - 4:00 pm: Why we need a federal film office presented by Film USA

Location: Hartley / Vey

4:30 - 6:00 pm: Louisiana Film Tax Incentives - Legislative Updates presented by Film Louisiana

Location: Hartley / Vey

5:00 - 8:30 pm: Directing Independent Films presented by NOVAC

Location: Workshop Studio

6:00 - 8:00 pm: Senior Prank

When their senior prank goes wildly off the rails, four students scramble to fix the mess, dodge authority, and survive the most chaotic day of their high school lives.

Location: Main Theatre

6:30 - 8:30 pm: Student Shorts Block

A collection of student project - listed below in screening order.

Orientation
There Are Flowers Outside the Door
Lucid
When a Doveweed Blooms
Contact
Cinephiles

Location: Hartley / Vey

8:30 - 10:30 pm: Off Ramp

A couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos must sojourn through America's hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted.

Location: Main Theatre

10:00 pm - 12:30 am: BRUFF After Hours presented by Hotel Indigo

Grab a drink and celebrate a great day of BRUFF at our hotel sponsor, Hotel Indigo.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

10:30 am - 12:00 pm: "Funding Your Short Film: Crowdfunding, Fiscal Sponsorship & Building Creative Resources"

Learn how to fund your short film with real-world tips on crowdfunding, sponsorships, and industry connections from the team behind Emergency Contact.

Location: Hartley / Vey

10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Genre Shorts Block

A collection of genre short film - listed below in screening order.

The Traveler and the Troll
Platanero
Captain Bartleby
Nervous Ellie
Indian in the Box
Paloquemao: The Vampire Market

Location: Main Theatre

11:00 am - 2:30 pm: Filmmaking with Puppets

Location: Workshop Studio

12:30 - 3:00 pm: Time Travel is Dangerous

Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. When they find a time machine, they ‘borrow’ items from the past—without wrecking time itself.

Location: Main Theatre

1:30 - 5:00 pm: Panavision Camera Demo

Join Panavision New Orleans to participate in a hands on camera demonstration.

Location: Hartley / Vey

3:30 - 5:30 pm: Louisiana Genre Shorts Block

A collection of genre shorts shot in Louisiana - listed below in screening order.

No One Goes Unseen
Holy Roller
Red Tops
TRIP
Evangeline
Benediction

Location: Main Theatre

7:30 - 10:00 pm: Ruggo - A Cinematic Staged Reading

Baton Rouge icon Joe Chrest unveils his comedy screenplay Ruggo! with this cinematic staged reading. A future Louisiana film.

Location: Hartley / Vey

7:30 - 10:00 pm: F*CKTOYS

Mature audiences only.

Location: Main Theatre

10:30 pm - 1:00 am: Secret Screening

An out of the box experience!

Location: Main Theatre

Sunday, August 24, 2025

10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Louisiana Shorts Block

A collection of Louisiana Short Films, listed below in screening order.

Emergency Contact
Ruby
Hardhead
Vice
Donor
Almost Forgot to Swim
Ada and the Doc

Location: Main Theatre

12:00 - 2:30 pm: Gamma Rays

A tender dramedy where quiet lives shift, secrets surface, and youth from immigrant communities bring raw realism to Les Rayons gamma.

Location: Hartley / Vey

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Workforce Development Panel presented by NOVAC

Location: Workshop Studio

1:30 - 4:00 pm: FanBoy

A young man seeking to embrace a perceived legacy unwittingly sparks a notorious chain of events while visiting his father's alma mater.

Location: Main Theatre

2:30 - 6:00 pm: Producing Indies Workshop presented by NOVAC

Learn how to produce an indie project from industry professionals at NOVAC.

Location: Workshop Studio

4:00 - 5:30 pm: Finance in the Film Industry

Location: Hartley / Vey

5:00 - 6:30 pm: Re-Election

Location: Main Theatre

8:00 - 10:00 pm: BRUFF Awards

Don't miss the craft awards and prizes at this year's inaugural film festival!

Location: Main Theatre

10:00 pm - 12:30 am: Closing Night Party

Closing night celebration for the inaugural Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival.

Location: Main Theatre

Date: August 21-24, 2025

Location: Manship Theatre - 100 Lafayette St, Baton Rouge, LA 70801

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