2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Films

Girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations. We need more growing seasons to breed new ways into the system.

Follows an Indigenous youth's gripping battle against an ancient evil, a visually captivating tour de force.

A flamboyant urban raver is involved in a bizarre accident on his way to a party in the Argentine Pampas.

Eager to create a monumental work of art, a shaman remains blissfully unaware that she is painting her murals inside the mouth of a vain weather presenter.

Three friends embark on surreal misadventures after a shared dream. Their pursuit of understanding leads them down an absurd path filled with laughter and self-discovery.

Olivia, having lived abroad for years, journeys back to her Mexican hometown, seeking to rediscover her roots and connect with her past.

Paradise Man searches for meaning in an unknown universe.

Hurikán rushes to save his favorite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he crushes on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.

Teacher introduces death education class. On Tomb Sweeping Day, students bury unnamed ashes, contemplating the meaning of death.

Two Queer Black women, Corinne and Tiana, navigate the ups and downs of life together in their shared home. Their powerful bond is tested as they face joy and heartache, revealing the intricacies of their relationship.

"Tiger" highlights an Indigenous award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger t-shirt company.

An Ivorian father and daughter attempt to complete his unfinished book about his childhood war experiences. Spanning three generations, they create timelines, dreams, and memories with village children.

A determined performer confronts discrimination, exploitation, and internal struggles on her journey to establish a career as a singer without legs.

Stuck in their Algiers neighborhood, Sifou and Mahrez gaze at the sea, reminiscing about their brothers who left for new lives. As uncertainty looms, they ponder breaking free.

Virtual reality creator Hiyu is facing kidney failure. His online friend Photographotter travels from New York City to Stockholm to be a live donor to Hiyu.

Forced into a caretaker position, Kate comes home to pack up her estranged mother's house. While struggling to clear her mother's hoarded possessions, Kate discovers the insidious nature of her mother's illness lying in the house's walls.

"Mum would never lie to me, would she?" Innocent Bobby discovers the answer to this question when she is surprised by a last minute trip to the hospital.

An allegorical 1930's-set fable about mothers and daughters and the beasts they hunt.

After plastic surgery, two friends debate the need to call the police amid a botched burglary for fear of being seen swollen, bandaged, and bloody.

In a dystopian future, immortality is forced upon mankind. Two pirate siblings embark on a quest to eliminate a malevolent figure and break the curse of eternal life.

Two Haitian brothers in a Dominican shantytown risk stealing from a plantation guarded by a mysterious beast on a desperate, full moon night to survive.

Congressional debate attracts some of the most brilliant high school students in the country, and the most unqualified adults to judge. This is Anubhav's first tournament and he's terrified of speaking. When a bitter judge puts him on the spot about minimum wage, he must prove himself in front of a bloodthirsty chamber of debaters.

The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to connect with young voters, and how their strategy echoed in politics through President Obama's historic campaign.

Noa attends her family's Passover Seder while coping with a gastrointestinal disorder that requires a feeding tube. She navigates family dynamics, equipment problems, and food temptations during the traditional celebration.

A surreal, abstract journey through a series of murderous dreams, where Death takes centre stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable.