
The Legacy of “Saw” Is Terrifying Traps and a Committed Community
(L–R) James Wan, Billy the Puppet, and Leigh Whannell attend the Park City Legacy screening of “Saw” during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The

(L–R) James Wan, Billy the Puppet, and Leigh Whannell attend the Park City Legacy screening of “Saw” during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The

A still from “House Party” by Reginald Hudlin, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute By Jessica Herndon Thirty-six

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 28: (L-R) Gregg Araki and Joseph Gordon Levitt attend the Park City Legacy Screening of “Mysterious Skin” during the 2026

Michael Cera in appears in Janicza Bravo’s short “Gregory Go Boom,” which premiered during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. By Jessica Herndon The Park City

(L–R) Michael Arndt, Paul Dano, Toni Collette, Valerie Faris, Abigail Breslin, Jonathan Dayton, and Greg Kinnear attend the Park City Legacy program screening of “Little

Andrew Stanton attends the premiere of In The Blink of An Eye by Andrew Stanton, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 29: (L-R) Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore and Mark Duplass attend the Park City Legacy Screening of “Humpday” during the 2026

Sarah Steele appears in “Crisis Actor” by Lily Platt, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by

Cast and crew attend the Q&A for See You When I See You by Jay Duplass, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026

(L-R) Tom Noakes and Joe Bird of “The Worm” attend the Midnight Short Film Program during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre

(L-R) Antoine Fuqua, Mac Maharaj and Thabang Lehobye attend the “Troublemaker” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Yarrow Theatre on January 27,

Short Film Program 3 features six stories — five dramatic films and one documentary — many of them about extreme situations.