8th Annual Scumdance Film Festival: A Unique Celebration of Strange and Unusual Underground Cinema Returns to San Francisco Prepare to enter a world of bizarre underground movies as the 7th annual Scumdance Film Festival returns to The Lost Church SF (988 Columbus Avenue, SF, CA 94103) on September 28th. Scumdance is the ultimate celebration of the best and weirdest micro-budget films, a realm where punks, mutants, metalheads, and oddballs unite to unleash their unconventional creations on an unsuspecting audience. Scumdance returns to San Francisco, in partnership with The Lost Church SF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization devoted to nurturing spaces for live performance. Films being screened this year include an eclectic selection of movies that have captivated festival audiences worldwide, including the documentary Albert Pyun King of Cult Movies (U.S.), the rocking comedy Requiem Espresso (Italy), the sleazy 70s sci-fi throwback BangBang (France), Michael Granberry’s haunting stop motion short Les Bêtes (U.S.), Valley of Souls (Brazil), Propaganda of the Deed (U.S.) and the online dating nightmare of The Corruption (U.S.). We’ll Always Have —BLEEP-– Directed by Max Radbill (who also made the horror-comedy Re-Elected), Mr. Sun – Directed by filmmaker/comedian Aviva Siegel, Haunted Cursed Anxious Hateful -Directed by Brandon Scullion (director of Footzilla) and Beans Beans Beans – Directed by Jonathan Gauthier. Join us at The Lost Church SF on September 28th for a celebration of the strange, the extraordinary, and the underground. Scumdance Film Festival promises to redefine your cinematic expectations and immerse you in the avant-garde spirit of independent cinema. For ticket information and festival updates, visit www.scum.dance https://www.facebook.com/scumdance https://www.instagram.com/scumdancefilmfest https://www.tiktok.com/@scumdancefilmfestival https://twitter.com/scumdance About Scumdance Now in its 8th year, Scumdance is a film festival celebrating the best & weirdest underground movies. As a champion of mutants, misfits & maniacs, The Scumdance FIlm Festival focuses on horror, avant-garde, music based, and experimental films. About The Lost Church The Lost Church is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit arts organization and theater that serves the community by creating, sustaining, and defending spaces for live performance. With two theater locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Lost Church hosts over 450 performances a year, featuring regional and touring artists. http://www.thelostchurch.org The official trailer for the 2024 SCUMDANCE Film Festival (featuring “They Watch” by ‪The Mormons)!!!