The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a curated collection of six standout short films from this year’s Festival, including three Festival Award–winning titles. This 99-minute program offers a mix of stories that highlight bold perspectives and next-gen storytellers. It 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.

Programme:

The Boys and the Bees / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Arielle Knight)

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.

Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction

Crisis Actor / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Lily Platt)

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.

Living with a Visionary / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Stephen P. Neary)

After 50 years of marriage, John must care for his wife while learning to live alongsideher vivid hallucinations.

Short Film Jury Award: Animation

Marga en el DF / Mexico, U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Gabriela Ortega)

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.

Pankaja / U.S.A., India (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Anooya Swamy)

Pankaja, along with her daughter, Lalli, searches for her missing husband through the city slums of Bangalore to bring him back home. Cast: Harshini Boyalla, Padmashree G.

Sauna Sickness / Sweden (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Malin Barr)

Struggling to maintain the peace she mistakes for love, Cleo’s steamy New Year’s Eve plans fissure into a chilling nightmare.