Audiences who crave a bit of that Sundance Film Festival creativity can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring and full of strong characters. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the Short Film Program seeks out filmmaking's most original voices from around the world. Past alumni of the shorts program include Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, Jay and Mark Duplass, Debra Granik, Todd Haynes, Dee Rees, Taika Waititi and many others. 

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This Year's Lineup

The Boys and the Bees / U.S.A. 
Director and Producer: Arielle C. Knight, Producer: Sean Weiner
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. 

Crisis Actor / U.S.A. 
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Lily Platt, Producers: Sophie Seyd, Alex Bendo, Lexi Preiser
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. Cast: Sarah Steele, Philip Ettinger.    
                
Living with a Visionary / U.S.A.
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Stephen P. Neary, Producer: Mireia Vilanova
After 50 years of marriage, John must care for his wife while learning to live alongside her vivid hallucinations. Cast: James Cromwell, Katherine LaVictoire.

Marga en el DF / Mexico, U.S.A. 
Director and Screenwriter: Gabriela Ortega, Producers: Karla Luna Cantú, Natalia Gonzalez, Eugenio Valero, Carlos López Estrada, Valerie Bush, Stacy Perskie
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. Cast: Camila Santana, David Palacio, Xabiani Ponce de León, Andrea de Fátima.                    

Pankaja / U.S.A., India 
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Anooya Swamy, Producers: Nakirekanti Swamy, Archana Swamy, Vindhya Gupta
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. Cast: Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Adam Lundgren, Magnus Krepper, Sanna Krepper.