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“DimLand” is set in the country, where a mysterious stranger in a mask changes reality for a young woman and her friend.

Photos courtesy of David Pike

David Pike, owner and operator of The Screening Room, Downtown, couldn’t be happier to host his Arizona Underground Film Festival in person this year.

In 2020, like almost every other live event, the festival was postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus online.

“It was a lot of work,” said Pike. “Usually it is, but that was a different kind of work. I uploaded videos, made sure they were at the correct bit rates, and got filmmakers to introduce themselves. “

The pandemic hasn’t gone away, but with the vaccination of Pike and his team and a mask policy in place, it was possible to present cross-genre films from around the world in person, including right here in Tucson.

Pike said he has more than 60 feature films and shorts planned for this year’s Underground Film Festival, which will run from Friday September 17 to Saturday September 25.

Everyone is destined for cult status, Pike said.

“These are films that are a little different from most of the others out there,” he added. “All of them made films independently of each other.”

Mena Suvari, left, and Ben Begley join an ensemble in the film “Fourth Grade”.

Courtesy David Pike

Fourth Grade follows a room full of parents, including actors William Baldwin, Teri Polo, and Mena Suvari, trying to figure out which of their children brought a brick of marijuana to school.

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