2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Films
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- DirectorPhoebe Jane HartStarsPhoebe Jane HartJacob LevyA dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.10/10
- DirectorDaniel ZvereffA boy dreams of becoming a doctor. War forces him and his mother to flee their village for New York City where they struggle to start a new life.6/10
- DirectorBianca CaderasKerstin ZempStarsBianca CaderasAmélie CochetDanay GijzenA futuristic society bans touching; guests visit Vaip hotel for rooms with humanlike devices that simulate intimate contact through illusion, though such closeness is outlawed.
- DirectorMaks RzontkowskiStarsJas DabrowkaMaks RzontkowskiJulia WoronowiczTony always puts others first, even as a child sharing cake. He helps strangers and lives with a literal angel who influences his extreme kindness. When Tony's selflessness backfires, he must learn to balance altruism with self-care.5/10
- DirectorLeonardo Cata PretaIn modern-day Brazil, a teenage girl experiences visions calling her to lead her oppressed community. She preaches racial equality and gathers followers, provoking backlash from the authorities
- DirectorAlisi TelengutReimagined the formation and history of Lake Baikal in Siberia featuring the voice in endangered Buryat-Mongolian language.
- DirectorTakeshi MurataChristopher RutledgePlayful investigation of sharp-edged hyperrealism commercial CGI and its anarchic breakdown propels its titular character a droopy-eyed canine baller through a series of increasingly bizarre and messy loops.
- DirectorFlóra Anna BudaStarsNatasa StorkÁdám FeketeFranciska FarkasAlice lives at her parents' place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. It takes a bicycle accident and a short coma to make her realize that it's time to move out.
- DirectorMyah OverstreetEvery week for the past three years, Alexis and Kellie have stood outside Durham County's child welfare agency, demanding the return of their children. Together, they embark on a journey to bring their children home.5/10
- DirectorRoss KauffmanAlexandra LazarowichStarsBill MurrayJenna MurrayEastern Shoshone medical student Jenna Murray spent summers on the Wind River Indian Reservation helping her grandpa in any way she could. When he suddenly dies, she must find a way to heal before realizing her dream of a life in medicine.7/10
- DirectorOlga LucovnicovaA team exploring the Ural mountains finds an extraterrestrial being. Its origins reveal a disturbing mystery about the area.3/10
- DirectorAndy SarjahaniA medical resident in Iran finds purpose when the protests following Jina Amini's death reach her hospital.7/10
- DirectorDongnan ChenA field study of fourteen paintings from China's Dafen village, as the government rebrands the copy-painting district as a hub for original art.
- DirectorJack DunphyAn estranged man secretly films his grandfather's funeral, hoping to uncover the source of generational trauma in their family.7/10
- DirectorDimitri SimakisStarsCricket ArrisonDavid BrownCharles KarafotasTina takes her elderly dog MeeMoo to a clinic claiming to enable human-pet communication. Two sinister doctors find Tina and MeeMoo share an unusually strong bond that defies time and space, making them vital to the doctors' experiments9/10
- DirectorMasha KoStarsAlyssa AnthonyBrianne BuishasAudrey Del PreteTHE LOOMING is a horrific glimpse into aging and the fear of being forgotten by those we love. The film follows the story of Chester, a 70-year-old man who begins to be haunted by an eerie presence that only he can sense. Chester's cries for help are ignored, pushing him to investigate on his own. As he unravels the mystery, he discovers a heartbreaking truth that could change everything.
- DirectorRenee ZhanStarsXiaonan WangSimon Paisley DayAlina LewWhen pressures mount on a tightly wound violinist in a London youth orchestra, her internal monsters take external form.
- DirectorNicole DaddonaAdam WilderStarsSky ElobarKate MicucciBen SinclairThe disappearance of her sock at a local laundromat sends a fragile Rita over the edge. Hellbent on finding it, she searches deep and gets sucked into a washing machine, entering an otherworldly cycle from which she may never escape.2/10
- DirectorWhammy AlcazarenStarsluckymaybe1923MontyRicky DavaoIn a dark Navotas City apartment crammed with encyclopedias, family albums and wrestling posters, a man and his feline friend watch gay porn and cat videos, and embark on a fantastic Hawaiian vacation via an acid pill tab the ass.
- DirectorCarlos A.F. LopezStarsIan EdlundSidney Jayne HuntA couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.6/10
- DirectorYero Timi-BiuStarsBusayo IgeMaisie SmithCorinna BrownFlipping the "Essex Girl" trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Essex.
- DirectorAlison RichStarsLuke CookGeorge KaremanAdam LustickA compulsive liar's fabrications suddenly come to life, confronting her with the fantastical reality she created through deception.6/10
- DirectorAlexandra HedisonStarsDylan MulvaneyChani NicholasAlok Vaid-MenonFilmmaker Alex Hedison delivers a compelling portrait of her friend, Alok Vaid-Menon, the internationally acclaimed, non-binary, author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. This thought-provoking short documentary explores the limitless expression of self, challenges societal norms, and inspires viewers to embrace personal freedom beyond the binaries that divide us. Featuring Dylan Mulvaney, Chani Nicholas, and other cultural change makers. Executive Produced by Jodie Foster.
- DirectorLiisi GrünbergStarsMaria EhrenbergMiisu, a virtual pet cat, grows weary of her owner and begins to rebel. The Tamagotchi-inspired MIISUFY lets users view the world through the perspective of virtual animals.
- DirectorMalia ObamaStarsTunde AdebimpeLaTonya BorsayJohn WeigandAn unexpected request and a terrible loss bring attention to the intense and complex relationship between a mother and her son.
- DirectorMakoto NagahisaStarsMaki FukudaAiko KanôKanta SatôIsko, daughter of a human mother and crab father, falls for her teacher but he leaves because she's half crab. Heartbroken, Pisko eventually finds love with her friend Kubokayo.
- DirectorDiffan Sina NormanStarsPatrick KirtonGail CronauerSusan KirtonA widow falls for a younger man she meets at the Cowboy Church.4/10
- DirectorVea Mafile'oStarsLuciane BuchananAlbert HeimuliMikey FalesiuA young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job. Out of her depth, she must find a way to communicate or risk her patient's life.7/10
- DirectorAlexandra QinStarsSamantha AhnClaire MakenzieDavid EvesOn a road trip with her younger sister, Charlie struggles to hide a secret addiction.
- DirectorChien-An ChuStarsYung-He ChenWei-Jen ChenSi-Kai Chen
- DirectorSterling Hampton IVStarsAndre ChambersThe Life and Times of Andre Chambers, also knows as "Merman", is a 58 year-old Black queer man speaks about his life as an emergency nurse, leather title holder, and civil rights advocate
- DirectorÀlex LoraStarsBabou ChamDaniel GraoGuido GraoLeo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers. Diana asks them to come to their house to get more objects.
- DirectorGerardo Coello EscalanteStarsRodrigo MotaPablo TorresGerardo SaldañaDaniel, a ten year old boy, arrives at school Monday morning wearing a brand new pair of light up sneakers that his father brought him from a business trip in the United States. When he sees that another boy is wearing the exact same sneakers, he begins to suspect that his shoes are the key to a terrible secret.5/10
- DirectorMargaux SusiStarsKate BurtonAngela GiarratanaDesperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.
- DirectorSamuel Frantz SuffrenStarsClorette JacintheKenny LaguerreZaraina Ruth-Amma SuffrenEdouard receives a cassette from his wife in US after years apart. He and his daughter live with this relic, but then an unexpected reunion makes them question the past.7/10
- DirectorAngal FieldStarsLux PascalNicky DeMarieCole DomanA New York City police officer goes undercover to infiltrate a drug ring.6/10
- DirectorTajana TokyoA scrapbook of thoughts and recommendations around love in Sierra Leone.
- DirectorBen GauthierStarsSydney BattleDavid BrownIsabella GerasoleAllie, a distracted personal assistant, frantically prepares for her boss's birthday party through a blur of gridlocked parking garages and fast-casual salad chains on a desperate quest to achieve a single thing that she initially set out to do.
- DirectorJasmin BaumgartnerStarsLaurence HadschieffLuna JordanLuna rebels against the indifference of her artsy friends by writing a song about Laugo, the construction worker from across the street. Will the clashing worlds of affluent neglect and working life lead to the collapse of their romance?
- DirectorNico CasavecchiaStarsAdrian CentoniSam HuntingtonGabriela OrtegaWhen a Latinx filmmaker is offered a dream job abroad, she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the U.S. immigration system and get the coveted travel permit she needs. But what seems like a magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.6/10
- DirectorDaniel BarosaStarsWalter BalthazarTainara CorrêaDaniela DamsWhile searching for her missing sister, a teenage girl struggles to balance family duties and music practice, as local teens mysteriously transform into oxen.7/10
- DirectorDylan GuerraStarsYaron LotanHolly SettoonMarquis RodriguezRory investigates a ghost in his shower. At a party, he meets a romantic interest, which leads him to unravel the mystery behind the specter in his home.
- DirectorVaggelio SoumeliStarsThemis BazakaNikolas DrosopoulosAthena Pavlou-BenaziHaving been recently discharged from rehab, 26-year-old Phoebe takes her young son on a road trip that will determine their future.7/10
- DirectorKantarama GahigiriStarsCheryl IshejaTechnology and waste, in our lands, our systems, our bones. Wandering our spaces, she cannot help but wonder, where is the space for healing?
- DirectorKate HollowellStarsDonald BarreGeorge BasilRuby CasterAfter her best friend dies, a woman sees visions of her friend appearing in the form of a portable toilet. She interacts with the toilet as if it is her deceased friend.6/10
- DirectorPauline ArchangeCéline PerréardStarsKelly BellacciAlexandra DesloiresNatasha KayOver the course of an evening, Romane, Sarah, Emmanuel and Boris connect on Voice Ever, a new dating app where you choose your date based on their voice. Their weaknesses and vulnerabilities will surface in their desire to meet.
- DirectorMariah Hernandez-FitchA chef learns to prepare their family's traditional gumbo recipe and shares stories about their grandparents to preserve Indigenous heritage.6/10
- DirectorAmir Ali SisipourStarsJavad AnsariMasomeh EmamiAmir Reza SisipourA boy and his mother don't have a shadow. To have shadow, they eat other people's shadows. one day boy decides to get a shadow alone.
- DirectorMatthew TylerStarsMitzi AkahaJason AmerlingConnie ShiThree siblings return home after their mother's death and face their most daunting task: figuring out how to post about it on social media.
- DirectorJared James LankA Mi'kmaq man reflects on witnessing the destruction of his homelands.
- DirectorNatalie Jasmine HarrisStarsJordan WellsMikayla Lashae BartholomewJeVon BlackwellA 1950s Southern teen questions her faith and sexuality on the eve of her baptism when urged to repent her feelings for her best friend.
- DirectorKhozy RizalStarsAlif AnggaraRezky ChikiAlghifari JasinA husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people's children without any of their own. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.