The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 110-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, including three Festival Award–winning titles. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the Festival includes fiction, documentary, and animation projects from around the world.
Throughout its 40 editions, the Festival has supported short films by providing a platform for both established and emerging filmmakers to connect with audiences. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the Short Film Program seeks out filmmaking’s most original voices. The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour program is a sampling of Festival offerings and a testament to the unique storytelling potential that the format holds. Audiences who missed the 2024 Sundance Film Festival—which took place online and in person in Park City, Utah, January 18–28—can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters.
The Festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as alumni Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jay and Mark Duplass, Debra Granik, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Todd Haynes, Sterlin Harjo, Don Hertzfeldt, Sky Hopinka, Shaka King, Lynne Ramsay, Dee Rees, Joey Soloway, Taika Waititi, and many others. U.S./U.K./Japan/Spain, DCP, 110 minutes. Recommended for 16+
Titles include:
ALOK
Directed by Alex Hedison
A compelling portrait of Alok Vaid-Menon, acclaimed nonbinary author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. Executive-produced by Jodie Foster. 2024, U.S., 19 minutes.
Bug Diner
Written and directed by Phoebe Jane Hart
A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass. 2024, U.S., 7 minutes. 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Animation.
Dream Creep
Written and directed by Carlos A.F. Lopez
A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice. 2024, U.S., 13 minutes.
Essex Girls
Directed by Yero Timi-Biu
After an incident at her high school pulls her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year, “Essex Girl” Bisola is plunged into a journey to discover a whole new side of herself. 2023, U.K., 15 minutes.
Pathological
Directed by Alison Rich
A woman who’s a pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true. 2024, U.S., 16 minutes.
Pisko the Crab Child is in Love
Written and directed by Makoto Nagahisa
Pisko’s father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo. 2023, Japan, 18 minutes. 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing.
The Masterpiece
Produced and directed by Àlex Lora Cercós
Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap dealers, at a recycle center. Offering them more junk, Diana invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants. 2024, Spain, 20 minutes. 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize.