The Video Underground was created to provide the Boston area with a true selection of independent film. Beyond weekly updated new release titles, Video Underground makes a concerted effort to stock titles not found in mainstream video stores and online. Researching films to add to our collection is a daily part of how the store operates and sets us apart from our competition. We also believe that the customer should have a curatorial voice in the store; through the establishment of our “Customer Request” section, customers tell us what they want to watch and if a title is available, we do our best to bring it into the store.

As part of our mission to support independent filmmakers, we formed a partnership with BuyIndies.com in 2002, in which we offer a selection of their most popular New England-made films available for rental. Although no longer in operation (as of 2008), please check out and support their "parent" company NewEnglandFilm.com. Similarly, we have a shelf devoted to Roberto Arevalo's The Mirror Project, a youth video foundation which operated for 10 years in the Boston area, that worked to teach youth of all diverse socio-economic backgrounds video production skills and then assists these young artists in creating documentary video diaries about their lives. Please visit The Mirror Project for more info on this inspiring project!

We also offer local artists the unique opportunity to put their work up on our shelves for rental! If you are a filmmaker interested in making your project available for rent, please email or call for more info. A selection of both local and national indie films that have been featured at past Underground Film Revolution screenings are also available for rental.

We offer both VHS and DVD movies for rental and sale, and will gladly special order any title currently available at no extra charge. Please call us or come in to talk to a staff member about your orders!