The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a curated collection of six standout short films from this year’s Festival, including three Festival Award-winning titles. This 99-minute program offers a mix of stories that highlight bold perspectives and next-gen storytellers.  

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour provides a curated glimpse into the Festival’s selections, highlighting the depth of narrative possibilities explored in the short film format. For those who couldn’t attend the 2026 Sundance Film Festival—held in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 22 to February 1, as well as online—this tour invites audiences across the world to experience a collection of resonant, provocative, tender, and human-centered fiction, nonfiction, and animated shorts that showcase truly dynamic independent storytelling.  

Program

The Boys and the Bees
U.S.A.
Director and Producer: Arielle 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.  

Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction  

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.

Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction  

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. 

Short Film Jury Award: Animation  

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.