2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour

About this event

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour provides a curated glimpse into the Festival’s selections, highlighting the depth of narrative possibilities explored in the short film format. The tour invites audiences across the world to experience a collection of resonant, provocative, tender, and human-centered fiction, nonfiction, and animated shorts that showcase truly dynamic independent storytelling and offers a mix of stories that highlight bold perspectives and next-gen storytellers. The Boys and the Bees On an idyllic farm in rural Georgia, Black beekeeping parents tenderly share their knowledge of life, love, and nature with their young sons while restoring their homestead. Nonfiction. Director and Producer: Arielle C. Knight, Producer: Sean Weiner. U.S.A. Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction Crisis Actor Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama. Fiction Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Lily Platt, Producers: Sophie Seyd, Alex Bendo, Lexi Preiser, Cast: Sarah Steele, Philip Ettinger. U.S.A. Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction Living with a Visionary After 50 years of marriage, John must care for his wife while learning to live alongside her vivid hallucinations. Animation. Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Stephen P. Neary, Producer: Mireia Vilanova, Cast: James Cromwell, Katherine LaVictoire. U.S.A. Short Film Jury Award: Animation Marga en el DF In the wake of Selena Quintanilla’s murder, Marga’s life takes an unexpected turn at 21 weeks pregnant during a surprise visit to Mexico City. Director and Screenwriter: Gabriela Ortega, Producers: Karla Luna Cantú, Natalia Gonzalez, Eugenio Valero, Carlos López Estrada, Valerie Bush, Stacy Perskie, Cast: Camila Santana, David Palacio, Xabiani Ponce de León, Andrea de Fátima. Mexico, U.S.A. Pankaja Pankaja, along with her daughter, Lalli, searches for her missing husband through…