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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · 2d

We're so excited to introduce you to some of the films that will be featured in the first block of the SF Underground Short Film Festival! From documentary shorts to punk rock animation to high-kicking martial arts epics, this program is brimming with brilliant films! tix at MediaMeltdown.tv/sfusff

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · 3d

The SF Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area in just two weeks! 36 short films, all by Bay Area filmmakers, and live entertainment in every program! Dive in on November 15th!
Tickets at MediaMeltdown.tv/sfusff

San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival 2025 Trailer

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area to celebrate locally-made cinematic mayhem! Founded by Peaches Christ & Vinsantos…

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · 17d

GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE is tonight! Head out to the 4 Star at 7:30p to step through the gates of Hell! But b4 you do, make sure to check out these new custom marquee letters we made exclusively for Movie Madhouse events and grab a custom movie pin designed by Eli Bishop!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · 20d

We're so amped to release the full lineup for the SF Underground Short Film Festival! We are so thrilled to have such an amazing roster of films representing the vast diversity of the Bay Area underground! Come get weird with us Sat 11/15 at the 4 Star!

Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/1782057625...

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · 21d

This Sunday, Media Meltdown is delving down into the depths of insanity with GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE from Italian horror maestro Lamberto Bava (Demons, Macabre)! Can you survive a night in the pits of hell itself? Test yourself with Media Meltdown's epic preshow! All this Sunday at the 4 Star!

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · 28d

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area to celebrate locally-made cinematic mayhem! Tickets are on sale now at www.eventbrite.com/e/the-san-fr...

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Oct 3

From horror auteur Lamberto Bava (Demons), we present GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE! Sink into the Halloween season with this made-for-tv masterpiece rife with menacing monsters that will leave you questioning your mortality only at Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse! 10/19 at the 4 Star

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Sep 22

We had a blast presenting VIRGIN BEASTS last night! Thanks to everyone who came out! So excited to introduce a room full of people to the film for the first time! We'd love to hear all of your thoughts on the film and can't wait to see you all next month for Lamberto Bava's GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Sep 17

So obsessed with this gorgeous new photo of us from the amazingly talented Nicole Fraser-Herron!

Also we're amped to be hosting the Stud Stage at Folsom St Fair on Sunday 9/28! We're the first drag set of the day at 1pm and have an incredible lineup! Can't wait to get freaky with yall!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Sep 17

Commit yourself to the Movie Madhouse for VIRGIN BEASTS! A masterpiece of independent cinema, this Australian film from artist Toby Zoates blends surreal live action with punk rock animations to create a fever dream of a movie! All going down at the 4 Star Theater, this Sunday 9/21 at 7:30pm!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Sep 15

Just 2 weeks left to submit to the SF Underground Short Film Festival! We're looking for the wildest & weirdest shorts you can muster so head over to mediameltdown.tv to submit! Don't have a short? 2 weeks is absolutely enough time to produce an underground film so get working!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Sep 14

In 1 week, Movie Madhouse brings you the Australian semi-animated, semi-live action 1991 punk rock phantasmagoria of a film VIRGIN BEASTS! Join us on a magical mystery tour of your own next Sunday 9/21 at the 4 Star Theater (ticket link in bio)!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Sep 2

Experience Virgin Beasts - an Animated, Agitprop, Sci-Fi, Underground Comic, Saturnalia, Punk Opera from artist Toby Zoates! Exploring themes of the patriarchy and colonization, the film flows between live action and animated sequences as we explore a DIY glam-punk post-apocalyptic Sydney.

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Aug 13

Sunday, before our main feature, we’ll be kicking things off (literally) with everyone else’s favorite pizza-loving manimals, the Ninja Turtles, in Operation Blue Line, a short that finds the turtles in the bustling streets of LA as they learn about LA’s newest public transportation options!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our short that preceeded our recent screening of Sorceress II - The Temptress was actually a secret advertisement for the upcoming San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival! If this silly no-budget short inspires you to make something of your own, submissions are now open at mediameltdown.tv !

San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival "Sorceress" Ad

An advertisement for the upcoming return of the San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival created for the Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse screening of Sorceress…

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jul 29

It's back to school month w Movie Madhouse & we're taking you down the mouse hole with Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000! Mr. Cheese and friends kidnap a boy and blast off into space to compete in an extremely dangerous and weirdly horny intergalactic race against drug-addled space Germans.

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jul 22

We had an amazing time presenting Sorceress II - The Temptress at Movie Madhouse on Sunday! Thanks so much to everyone who came out and let us cast our spell on you! Don't miss next month for Chuck E Cheese in the Galaxy 5000!

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jul 16

Give in to Sorceress II: The Temptress this Sunday at Movie Madhouse! If you like s3x and the occult, this one is for you! Tickets: www.4-star-movies.com/calendar-of-...

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jul 9

Submissions are open now for the resurrected San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival! SFUSFF is lifts up local, no budget, no-holds barred films. We proudly champion the overlooked, the outrageous, the oddball, and the outlandish. Head to mediameltdown.tv/sfusff to submit - no fees ever!

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jul 7

When a man is offered a high-paying job, he packs up & moves to a town of seductive business women, only to learn that they’re a coven of witches out to steal his soul! This erotic thriller is lathered with softcore salaciousness & more than a healthy dose of spooky camp!

Tix in bio

Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · Jun 13

This Sunday, we'll be bringing you 1 of our fave films, Black Rose Mansion, a sensual & surreal tale of lust & murder, following legendary drag performer Akihiro Miwa as she wreaks havoc in the lives of a father & son, making it not only the perfect movie for Pride but Father's Day also! link in bio

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · May 29

Our Pride pull Black Rose Mansion, the spiritual successor to past Movie Madhouse flick Black Lizard, is dripping in gothic melodrama, surreal twisted love affairs, lush fashion, and a sumptuous performance from drag acting legend Akihiro Miwa!

www.4-star-movies.com/calendar-of-...

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · May 14

In excitement for the newest film, we're looking back at a fan favorite installment - Final Destination 3! But we’re not only watching the film, we’re living it with the Choose Their Fate Thrillride Edition of the DVD! Tickets: www.4-star-movies.com/calendar-of-...

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · May 9

Are you prepared to fall in love with the irresistible shy girl energy of space critter Yeeki? This show has it all: Romance & Action! But what it doesn't have is very many tickets left so head over to sfoasis.com before you miss out!

Photos - Nicole Fraser-Herron

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Media Meltdown @mediameltdown.bsky.social · May 8

Make sure to get a ticket to Select Thine Own Journey this weekend or we'll send our robotic Police Patrol unit after you! Wait unless you're into that... In which case, you'll only get on PP-69's naughty list if you get a ticket at sfoasis.com

Photos by Nicole Fraser-Herron

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