UFF8 Calendar

SADAKO VS. KAYAKO director Kōji Shiraishi helms this highly praised, riveting found-footage horror must-see. NOROI takes the form of a documentary by a prominent paranormal journalist named Kobayashi, who went missing shortly after completing it. What begins as an investigation into strange noises soon evolves into the chilling mystery of a demonic entity named Kagutaba, as suspense and terror build steadily to a heart-stopping finale.

*Badge does not apply to this pre-festival screening.

We've joined forces with the #InWorldCamera powerhouse @watchfoundtv and will be presenting a simultaneous release + screening of two new Horror Dadz films at our annual Recalibration Party! Featuring the 2024 Retrospective POWER HOUR.

+ Complimentary Drinks for for all attendees.

Part of the UFF8 Recalibration Party Event.

Part of the UFF8 Recalibration Party Event.

The return of the found footage horror power hour, 60 clips in 60 minutes each followed by a toast. The party will be hosted by local SF horror influencer Terrell Trotty (Blu-ray Tuesday With Terrell), with free drinks for all in attendance. Edited by Thomas Burke.

A young man searches for the body of his sister years after her tragic disappearance.

Shot fully on gritty 4:3 Mini-DV, Robbie Banfitch's sophomore feature, Tinsman Road, takes us on an emotionally winding voyage into the wilderness of death and sorrow.

*Q&A following with Robbie Banfitch + Mom

The trials, tribulations, and trolls of a YouTuber who calls himself The Dark Lord of Loves Park.

The Dark Lord of Loves Park live streams regularly in hopes of receiving donations from his viewers who are only watching to see him self-destruct. Inspired by King Cobra JFS, David Dawson (Flesh Games, The Long Weekend) returns with a mumblegore, screenlife film that explores the internet phenomenon of LOLCOWS.

While searching for Nazi documents in an Austrian farmhouse, a team of experts uncovers a hidden secret buried in its bowels. American expatriate Gunner S. Holbrook becomes obsessed with solving the mystery, and as his sanity wanes, he must confront an insatiable evil.

After screening Masking Threshold at UFF 6 and its divisive follow-up Razzenest at UFF 7, we're proud to share Solvent, the final film in Johannes Grenzfurthner's loose trilogy of unconventional horror films. While Solvent is, perhaps, the most conventional of the three films, it retains Grenzfurthner's signature touch of absolute insanity.

A recently paroled outsider returns to his desolate hometown, only to find a community plagued by a disturbing darkness. As he grapples with his own past and the town's sinister secrets, he becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.

After his powerful directorial debut, Grieve, Robbie Smith returns with I Don't Like It Here, a poignant hybrid found-footage film that builds on the eerie, voyeuristic camera work of Grieve and combines it segments of faux-documentary footage in order to create something deeply haunting and highly original. I Don't Like It Here follows a parolee who returns to his childhood home to find his family missing.

*Q&A following with Robbie Smith

After uncovering disturbing revelations from her early childhood involving her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell, Ozzie Gray sets out to video document her investigation into these past events. Desperate for answers, she attempts to communicate with Dorothy's spirit but unwittingly awakens something malevolent.

Featuring a star-studded cast including Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5) and Michael Hargrove (2021's Candyman, The Express) and a breakthrough lead performance from newcomer Asya Meadows, Dorothy Bell is a found-footage gem, with intense scares and unexpected twists as it examines generational trauma through the lens of demonic possession.