The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a dynamic showcase of seven standout short films from the 2025 Festival, including two Festival Award-winning titles. This 100-minute program provides a curated glimpse into the Festival’s offerings, underscoring the compelling narrative possibilities of the short film format. For those who couldn’t attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival—held in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 23 to February 2, and as online—this tour presents a special opportunity to discover a collection of fiction, nonfiction, and animated shorts brimming with humor, emotion, inspiration, and unforgettable characters, representing truly bold independent storytelling.

Program

Azi
U.S.A. Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Montana Mann
During a weekend vacation with her best friend’s family, 17-year-old Azi gets caught up in an unexpected game with another guest.
U.S. Fiction.

Debaters
U.S.A. Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Alex Heller
In a debate chamber, affluent high schoolers argue a bill on minimum wage in an effort to impress two working-class adult judges.
U.S. Fiction.

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Cambodia, France. Director and Screenwriter: Chheangkea
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her Queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
International Fiction. 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.

Hurikán
Czech Republic. Director and Screenwriter: Jan Saska
Hurikán rushes to save his favorite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.
Animation.

Such Good Friends
U.S.A. Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Bri Klaproth
After ending a toxic friendship, a people pleaser finds herself falling into old patterns with her former best friend’s family.
U.S. Fiction.

SUSANA
Mexico, U.S.A. Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers: Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas
A middle-aged American tourist finds herself alone in Mexico City. When she encounters a group of young Americans, she jumps at the opportunity for a little adventure.
U.S. Fiction.

We Were The Scenery
U.S.A. Director: Christopher Radcliff
In 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled from Vietnam by boat and docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now.
U.S. Nonfiction. Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction.

Accessibility

  • Accessible seating is available first-come first-served and may be selected upon theater entry. Please contact our Visitor Services team at visitorservices@icaboston.org or 617-478-3100 for more information.
  • Assistive listening devices are available for all theater programs at the theater entrance.
  • A link to live captioning will be shared by the day of the event and will be available in the theater.
  • ASL interpretation is available by advance request; please contact our Visitors Services team at 617-478-3100 or visitorservices@icaboston.org to make a request.

Are there other access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org or learn more about Accessibility at the ICA at icaboston.org/accessibility.