A festival with its ear to the ground

The Calgary Underground Film Festival celebrates its 15th birthday the only way it knows how: with a lineup of offbeat, thought-provoking and insightful films.

An Evening with Beverly

Luff Lin This film is not so much intricately plotted as out and out wacky. It centres on Lulu Danger, who, for reasons known initially only to herself, is desperate to see a live presentation that shares its name with the movie. Monday, April 16, 6:45 p.m. $13 - $15.

Fake Tattoos

Pascal Plante’s first feature film earned the Québécois director raves at Slamdance and the Berlin International Film Festival. It’s the tale of love blossoming between two punkers, and it has a ripping good soundtrack. Tuesday, April 17, 9:15 p.m., and Saturday, April 21, 2 p.m.

Blood & Donuts

The 1995 horror comedy serves as a celebration of National Canadian Film Day (so nice, they very nearly named it twice). It’s the tale of a rudely awakened vampire who begins hanging out at a donut shop. (Nothing good ever came from that.) Wednesday, April 18, 9:45 p.m. Free. Plaza Theatre, 7 p.m. $30.

Saturday Morning All-YouCan-Eat-Cereal Cartoon

Party The cereal is sugary, but the cartoons are not universally sweet. Kier-La Janisse has chosen three hours of weird and wacky animation from the ’60s to the ’80s. Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. $10 - $12; six and under, $6.

Freaks and Geeks:

The Documentary The show that proves greatness often goes unappreciated (it last just one season) gets the documentary treatment. And that gives the likes of Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen and James Franco the chance to wax eloquent. Sunday, April 22, 6:30 p.m.