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2026 Sundance Film Festival Reveals Short Film Program Award Winners
Top L–R: The Liars, Jazz Infernal, Living with a Visionary Second Row L–R: Paper Trail, The Baddest Speechwriter of All, Crisis Actor Third Row: The Boys and the Bees The Baddest Speechwriter
“Queen of Chess” Will Make You a Judit Polgár Superfan
Judit Polgár has lived the kind of life that lends itself easily to the cinematic treatment.
“The Weight” Explores the High Cost of Freedom in the Depression Era
Ethan Hawke anchors the film with a quietly commanding performance, embodying a man whose resolve hardens even as doubt creeps in.
TV Comedy Is Alive and Well in the Pilot Showcase
(L-R) Alec Goldberg, Julien Turner, Justen Turner, and Nicole Holofcener attend the Episodic Fiction Pilot Showcase during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray
Peek Inside the Directors Brunch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Amy Redford and Eugene Hernandez attend the Directors Brunch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance Institute | photo by Stephanie Dunn. Being
Grabbing the World in “The Story of Documentary Film”
From Mark Cousins, director of the docuseries ”The Story of Film,” comes a work of ambition and scope journeying through the history of documentary film.
“Joybubbles” Celebrates the Upbeat Pioneer of the Phone Phreak Revolution
Joe Engressia is the fascinating subject of Rachael J. Morrison’s new documentary.
“Who Killed Alex Odeh?” Revisits a Political Assassination We Never Reckoned With
“Who Killed Alex Odeh?” interrogates how a brutal act of political violence was allowed to fade into the background of American history.
“Sentient” Forces Us to Confront the Question Science Keeps Avoiding
(L-R) Lisa Jones Engel and Tony Jones attend the “Sentient” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 26, 2026
“Chasing Summer” Finds the Comedy (and Damage) in Nostalgia
(L-R) Josephine Decker and Iliza Shlesinger attend the “Chasing Summer” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater on January 26, 2026
“Ghost in the Machine” Is a Documentary — but It’s Also an Urgent Technological Horror Story
The scariest movie playing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival is a 110-minute essay film about AI.
“Jaripeo” Unveils the Complexity and Beauty of Queer Life in Mexico’s Rodeo Culture
“Jaripeo” is a testament to those who navigate spaces never designed for their existence, but find liberation anyway.
Space and Time Aren’t Linear in “Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]”
This profound, formally bold documentary follows Native American repatriation specialists who work to return the looted remains of Indigenous Ancestors to their tribal communities for reburial.
In “Run Amok,” a School Shooting Becomes a Musical — Somehow, It Works
(L-R) Alyssa Marvin, Patrick Wilson, NB Mager and Molly Ringwald attend the “Run Amok” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater
“The Musical” and the Power of Spiteful Thinking
Alexander Heller, Nevada Jose, Will Brill, and Giselle Bonilla pose with cast members at “The Musical” premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles