The Worst Film Fest returns for its second year celebrating disasterpieces—short films and clips marked by technical ineptitude, wooden dialog, and failed concepts. The festival occurs at Mama Dog Studios in downtown Oakland from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and charges $15–$20. Submissions seek projects that showcase work gone wrong, with the pitch line asking whether budgets ran out or actors got sick. Last year's entries included a pained version of The Boss Baby, a film about an abusive writer seeking inspiration, and a title called Storme the Toad Crusher. Audience and guest judge Boots Riley awarded toilet-shaped Absolute Worst Trophies. The festival bans AI-generated work, accepting only human-made cringe.
Are you a fan of films so bad they're actually kind of good? There's an event for that: the Worst Film Fest, now in its second year, celebrating the kind of disasterpieces that make audiences cringe and laugh at the same time. Technical ineptitude, wooden dialog, concepts that never should've made it beyond paper it's all celebrated at this quirky festival of clips and short films, taking place at a sound studio in downtown Oakland.
Did your budget run out? Did your actor get sick? reads the fest's pitch line. Did your high concept fall flat? Submit any project that highlights work gone wrong. All failures welcome. Last year's entries included a pained version of The Boss Baby whose pint-sized protagonist dreams of fixing cars, a flick about an unsuccessful writer who abuses his loved ones to inspire stories for a book and something titled Storme the Toad Crusher.
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