Midnight Shorts Prove the Weird Hours Are the Best Hours
(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) 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.
A still from “When A Witness Recants” by Dawn Porter, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo
As with every edition of the Festival, the lineup includes the premieres of a whole new batch of projects brought to you in part by the year-round initiatives of the Sundance Institute.
Top L–R: The Friend’s House is Here, Josephine, The Lake, Bedford Park, Who Killed Alex Odeh? Second Row L–R: Take Me Home, American Pachuco: The Legend of
By Adam Silverstein First features at the Sundance Film Festival have a certain charge to them — films that feel urgent, a little exposed, and
And just like that, it’s awards day! We’re here at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah, for the much-anticipated 2026 Sundance Film Festival Awards
“At the same time, the film will be of particular interest to those who wish to question the place of modern humans in nature and their relationship to it, as well as to examine the position of women in society and the deeply ingrained, often invisible denial of women’s rights.”
(L–R) Minos Papas, Apoorva Guru Charan, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper, Victor Slezak, Anna Sargent, Liz Sargent, and Ali Ahn attend the Q&A for “Take Me
Anne de Mare, Liani Greaves, David Greaves, and attend the premiere of “Once Upon A Time in Harlem” at The Yarrow Theatre on January 25,
The deeply personal films of Short Film Program 5 span countries and genres, with subjects both weighty and helium-filled.