Sundance Film Festival Best Short Film
Sundance Film Festival 2025
Sundance Film Festival 2024
Sundance Film Festival 2023
Sundance Film Festival 2022
Sundance Film Festival 2021
Sundance Film Festival 2020
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Theo Panagopoulos
Winner
All nominees
Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?
Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?
Bec Pecaut
Entre le Feu et le Clair de Lune
Entre le Feu et le Clair de Lune
Dominic Yarabe
Hold Me Close
Hold Me Close
Latajh Weaver, Aurora Brachman
Remember Me
Remember Me
Claire Titelman
Somebody Cares
Somebody Cares
Julien Lasseur
Ragamuffin
Ragamuffin
Kaitlyn Mikayla
Susana
Susana
Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello Escalante
View from the Floor
View from the Floor
Megan Griffiths, Mindie Lind
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Chheangkea
Death Education
Death Education
Yuxuan Ethan Wu
Luz Diabla
Luz Diabla
Patricio Plaza, Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado
Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado
Natalia León
Debaters
Debaters
Alex Heller
Miss You Perdularia
Miss You Perdularia
Manu Zilveti
Bunnyhood
Bunnyhood
Mansi Maheshwari
Upper
Upper
Lennert Madou
Sweetheart
Sweetheart
Luke Wintour
Stranger, Brother.
Stranger, Brother.
Annelise Hickey
Trokas Duras
Trokas Duras
Jazmin Garcia
Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting
Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting
Alex Thompson
En Memoria
En Memoria
Roberto Fatal
Platanero
Platanero
Juan Frank Hernandez
People & Things
People & Things
Damian Kosowski
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Amanda Strong
Swollen
Swollen
Roxy Sophie Sorkin
Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends
Bri Klaproth
Sweet Talkin' Guy
Sweet Talkin' Guy
Spencer Wardwell, Miss Dylan
An Almost Successful Dating App Love Story
An Almost Successful Dating App Love Story
Winter Coleman
The Things We Keep
The Things We Keep
Joanna Fernandez
Azi
Azi
Montana Mann
Tiger
Tiger
Loren Waters
Flower Show
Flower Show
Elli Vuorinen
The Lily
The Lily
Quintessa Swindell
Caries
Caries
Aline Höchli
We Were the Scenery
We Were the Scenery
Christopher Radcliff
Hippopotami
Hippopotami
Jianjie Lin
Almost Certainly False
Neredeyse Kesinlikle Yanlis
Cansu Baydar
Jesus 2
Jesus 2
Jesse Moynihan
B(l)ind the Sacrifice
B(l)ind the Sacrifice
Nakhane
Vox Humana
Vox Humana
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Paradise Man II
Paradise Man II
Jordan Michael Blake
We're Not Done Yet
We're Not Done Yet
Joseph Longo, Sofia Camargo
Unholy
Unholy
Daisy Friedman
Goodnight
Goodnight
Isabel Pask
Out for Delivery
Out for Delivery
Chelsea Christer
Full Month
Full Month
Ash Goh Hua
A Round of Applause for Death
A Round of Applause for Death
Stephen Irwin
Pasta Negra
Pasta Negra
Jorge Thielen Armand
The Reality of Hope
The Reality of Hope
Joe Hunting
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Glenn Kaino
Deadlock
Deadlock
Lucien Beucher, Mahdi Boucif
The Eating of an Orange
The Eating of an Orange
May Kindred-Boothby
Hurikán
Hurikán
Jan Saska
Suo Jiang
Suo Jiang
Chien-Yu Lin
Field Recording
Field Recording
Quinne Larsen
The Long Valley
The Long Valley
Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
The Masterpiece
La gran obra
Álex Lora
Winner
All nominees
Thirstygirl
Thirstygirl
Alexandra Qin
The Shell Covered Ox
Boi de conchas
Daniel Barosa
The Heart
The Heart
Malia Obama
The Bleacher
The Bleacher
Nicole Daddona, Adam Wilder
Dream Creep
Dream Creep
Carlos A.F. Lopez
Bug Diner
Bug Diner
Phoebe Jane Hart
The Looming
The Looming
Masha Ko
Pathological
Pathological
Alison Rich
Dona Beatriz Ñsîmba Vita
Dona Beatriz Ñsîmba Vita
Diego Cattapreta
The Rainbow Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge
Dimitri Simakis
Essex Girls
Essex Girls
Yero Timi-Biu
Shalal
Shalal
Amir Ali Sisipour
Dreams Like Paper Boats
Dreams Like Paper Boats
Samuel Frantz Suffren
The Looming Cloud
The Looming Cloud
Matthew Tyler
Winding Path
Winding Path
Alexandra Lazarowich, Ross Kauffman
Bye Bye Bowser
Bye Bye Bowser
Jasmin Baumgartner
Lake Baikal
Baigal Nuur - Lake Baikal
Alisi Telengut
Voice Ever
Voice Ever
Pauline Archange, Céline Perréard
The Smallest Power
The Smallest Power
Andy Sarjahani
Grace
Grace
Natalie Jasmine Harris
Drago
Drago
Daniel Zvereff
Flail
Flail
Ben Gauthier
Didn't Think I'd See You Here
Didn't Think I'd See You Here
Dylan Guerra
Ekbeh
Ekbeh
Mariah Hernandez-Fitch
Shé (Snake)
Shé (Snake)
Renee Zhan
Viaje de Negocios
Viaje de Negocios
Gerardo Coello Escalante
To Be Invisible
To Be Invisible
Myah Overstreet
guts
guts
Margaux Susi
Bay of Herons
Bay of Herons
Jared James Lank
The Stag
Gong lu
Chien-An Chu
Bust
Bust
Angalis Field
Kani kara umareta Pisuko no koi
Kani kara umareta Pisuko no koi
Makoto Nagahisa
Phoebe
Phoebe
Vaggelio Soumeli
Larry
Larry
Takeshi Murata, Christopher Rutledge
Salone Love
Salone Love
Tajana Tokyo
The Lost Season
The Lost Season
Kelly Sears
Terra Mater - Mother Land
Terra Mater - Mother Land
Kantarama Gahigiri
Say Hi After You Die
Say Hi After You Die
Kate Hollowell
Object 817
Object 817
Olga Lucovnicova
Miisufy
Miisufy
Liisi Grünberg
Merman
Merman
Sterling Hampton IV
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue
Vea Mafile'o
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy
Khozy Rizal
Pasture Prime
Pasture Prime
Diffan Sina Norman
Alok
Alok
Alexandra Hedison
27
27
Flóra Anna Buda
14 Paintings
14 Paintings
Dongnan Chen
Bold Eagle
Bold Eagle
Whammy Alcazaren
Border Hopper
Border Hopper
Nico Casavecchia
When You Left Me on That Boulevard
When You Left Me on That Boulevard
Kayla Galang
Winner
All nominees
Will You Look at Me
Dang wo wang xiang ni de shi hou
Shuli Huang
By Water
By Water
Iyabo Kwayana
Baba
Baba
Anya Chirkova, Meran Ismailsoy
Bigger on the Inside
Bigger on the Inside
Angelo Madsen Minax
The Newt Congress
Der Molchkongress
Immanuel Esser, Matthias Sahli
Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles
Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Tender
Tender
Samm Hodges
Parker
Parker
Sharon Liese, Catherine Hoffman
Power Signal
Power Signal
Oscar Boyson
Sèt Lam
Sèt Lam
Vincent Fontano
Help Me Understand
Help Me Understand
Aemilia Scott
I AM HOME
I AM HOME
Kymon Greyhorse
The Flying Sailor
The Flying Sailor
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Mirror Party
Mirror Party
Bridey Elliott
Piscine Pro
Piscine Pro
Alec Pronovost
BurgerWorld
BurgerWorld
Maddie Brewer
Margie Soudek's Salt and Pepper Shakers
Margie Soudek's Salt and Pepper Shakers
Meredith Moore
Rest Stop
Rest Stop
Crystal Kayiza
Under G-d
Under G-d
Paula Eiselt
Mulika
Mulika
Maisha Maene
Nocturnal Burger
Nocturnal Burger
Reema Sengupta
A Folded Ocean
A Folded Ocean
Ben Brewer
The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns
The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns
Han Ji-won
The Vacation
The Vacation
Jarreau Carrillo
Azheh
Azheh
Hadi Rezayati Charan
In the Flesh
In the Flesh
Daphne Gardner
Weapons and Their Names
Weapons and Their Names
Melina Valdez
Ricky
Ricky
Rashad Frett
Simo
Simo
Aziz Zoromba
Sweatshop Girl
Chica de fábrica
Selma Cervantes
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Liz Sargent
The Dalles
The Dalles
Angalis Field
Well Wishes My Love, Your Love
Well Wishes My Love, Your Love
Gabriel Gabriel Garble
In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket
Mini-mini-pokke no okina niwa de
Yoko Yuki
Troy
Troy
Mike Donahue
Unborn Biru
Unborn Biru
Inga Elin Marakatt
Pipes
Pipes
Kilian Feusi, Jessica Meier, Sujanth Ravichandran
Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie
Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie
Nicole Bazuin
OURIKA!
OURIKA!
Xenia Matthews
Walk of Shame
Walk of Shame
Dane Ray
Call Me Mommy
Call Me Mommy
Tara O'Callaghan
Christopher at Sea
Christopher at Sea
Tom Brown
Claudio's Song
Claudio's Song
Andreas Nilsson
Evacuation of Mama Emola
Evacuation of Mama Emola
Anggun Priambodo
Garrano
Garrano
David Doutel, Vasco Sá
fur
fur
Zhen Li
I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry
I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry
Luis Fernando Puente
Sunflower Siege Engine
Sunflower Siege Engine
Sky Hopinka
Hawaiki
Hawaiki
Nova Paul
Oxytocin
Oxytocin
Jeron Braxton
Inglorious Liaisons
Les liaisons foireuses
Chloé Alliez, Violette Delvoye
Kylie
Kylie
Sterling Hampton IV
Life Without Dreams
Life Without Dreams
Jessica Bardsley
We Were Meant To
We Were Meant To
Tari Wariebi
A Short Story
Po Sui Tai Yang Zhi Xin
Bi Gan
AirHostess-737
AirHostess-737
Thanasis Neofotistos
Alien0089
Alien0089
Valeria Hofmann
The Headhunter's Daughter
The Headhunter's Daughter
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Winner
All nominees
Socrates' Adventures in the Under Ground
La odisea espeleológica de Sócrates
Aria Covamonas
You've Never Been Completely Honest
You've Never Been Completely Honest
Joey Izzo
Prayers for Sweet Waters
Prayers for Sweet Waters
Elijah Ndoumbe
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster
Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing
Joana Fischer, Marie-Christine Kenov
What Travelers Are Saying About Jornada del Muerto
What Travelers Are Saying About Jornada del Muerto
Hope Tucker
Long Line of Ladies
Long Line of Ladies
Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome
Beast
Bestia
Hugo Covarrubias
Daddy's Girl
Daddy's Girl
Lena Hudson
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Victor K. Gabriel
Deerwoods Deathtrap
Deerwoods Deathtrap
James P. Gannon
While Mortals Sleep
While Mortals Sleep
Alex Fofonoff
Champ
Champ
Hannah Peterson
Masquerade
Egungun
Olive Nwosu
Meal on the Plate
Meal on the Plate
Chenglin Xie
Precious Hair & Beauty
Precious Hair & Beauty
John Ogunmuyiwa
Displaced
Pa vend
Samir Karahoda
La baláhna
La baláhna
Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza
The Hork
The Hork
Nicole Stafford
Tundra
Tundra
José Luis Aparicio Ferrera
Work
Work
April Maxey
Reckless
Reckless
Pella Kagerman
Rendang of Death
Rendang of Death
Percolate Galactic
Appendage
Appendage
Anna Zlokovic
Night Bus
Night Bus
Wen-Ming Hsieh
Breathe
Breathe
Stephen Kang
We Are Here
We Are Here
Domenica Castro, Constanza Castro
Warsha
Warsha
Dania Bdeir
The Panola Project
The Panola Project
Jeremy S. Levine, Rachael DeCruz
Swallow the Universe
Swallow the Universe
Luis Nieto
The Fourth Wall
The Fourth Wall
Mahboobeh Kalaee
Makassar Is a City for Football Fans
Makassar Is a City for Football Fans
Khozy Rizal
Sandstorm
Mulaqat
Seemab Gul
Shark
Shark
Nash Edgerton
Starfuckers
Starfuckers
Antonio Marziale
Bump
Bump
Maziyar Khatam
You Go Girl!
You Go Girl!
Shariffa Ali
Chaperone
Chaperone
Sam Max
Zoon
Zoon
Jonatan Schwenk
Close Ties to Home Country
Close Ties to Home Country
Akanksha Cruczynski
Huella
Huella
Gabriela Ortega
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster
F^¢k 'Em R!ght B@¢k
F^¢k 'Em R!ght B@¢k
Harris Doran
If I Go Will They Miss Me
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Walter Thompson-Hernandez
Soft Animals
Soft Animals
Renee Zhan
The Martha Mitchell Effect
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Debra McClutchy, Anne Alvergue
Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing
Joana Fischer, Marie-Christine Kenov
Sub Eleven Seconds
Sub Eleven Seconds
Bafic
Training Wheels
Training Wheels
Alison Rich
A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here
Uma Paciência Selvagem me Trouxe Até Aqui
Éri Sarmet
Motorcyclist's Happiness Won't Fit Into His Suit
Motorcyclist's Happiness Won't Fit Into His Suit
Gabriel Herrera
Kicking the Clouds
Kicking the Clouds
Sky Hopinka
Goodbye Jerome!
Au revoir Jérôme!
Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr
Goodbye Jerome!
Au revoir Jérôme!
Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr
Listen to the Beat of Our Images
Écoutez le battement de nos images
Audrey Jean-Baptiste, Maxime Jean-Baptiste
The Right Words
Haut les coeurs
Adrian Moyse Dullin
Love Stories on the Move
Prin oras circula scurte povesti de dragoste
Carina-Gabriela Dasoveanu
Orthodontics
Orthodontics
Mohammadreza Mayghani
$75,000
$75,000
Moïse Togo
Chilly and Milly
Chilly and Milly
William David Caballero
Lizard
Lizard
Akinola Davies
Winner
All nominees
I Ran From It and Was Still In It
I Ran From It and Was Still In It
Darol Olu Kae
Up at Night
Up at Night
Nelson Makengo
Wiggle Room
Wiggle Room
Sam Guest, Julia Baylis
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
Sierra Pettengill
The Touch of the Master's Hand
The Touch of the Master's Hand
Gregory Willis Barnes
The Field Trip
The Field Trip
Meghan O'Hara, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Mike Attie
This Is the Way We Rise
This Is the Way We Rise
Ciara Lacy
Trepanation
Trepanation
Nick Flaherty
Misery Loves Company
Misery Loves Company
Sasha Lee
Yoruga
Yoruga
Federico Torrado Tobón
Like the Ones I Used to Know
Les grandes claques
Annie St-Pierre
My Own Landscapes
My Own Landscapes
Antoine Chapon
The Criminals
Les criminels
Serhat Karaaslan
The Fourfold
The Fourfold
Alisi Telengut
Tears Teacher
Tears Teacher
Noemie Nakai
Bambirak
Bambirak
Zamarin Wahdat
In the Air Tonight
In the Air Tonight
Andrew Norman Wilson
Doublespeak
Doublespeak
Hazel McKibbin
Flex
Flex
David Strindberg, Josefin Malmén
We're Not Animals
On n'est pas des animaux
Noé Debré
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
Sonny Calvento
Bruiser
Bruiser
Miles Warren
White Wedding
White Wedding
Melody C. Roscher
Spirits and Rocks: An Azorean Myth
Espiritos e Rochas: um Mito Açoriano
Aylin Gökmen
Forever
Forever
The Affected
De Berørte
Rikke Gregersen
The Unseen River
The Unseen River
Pham Ngoc Lan
When We Were Bullies
When We Were Bullies
Jay Rosenblatt
Dear Philadelphia
Dear Philadelphia
Renee Maria Osubu
BJ's Mobile Gift Shop
BJ's Mobile Gift Shop
Jason Park
Five Tiger
Five Tiger
Nomawonga Khumalo
Lata
Lata
Alisha Tejpal
Unliveable
Inabitável
Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho
Ghost Dogs
Ghost Dogs
Joe Cappa
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Topaz Jones
Black Bodies
Black Bodies
Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Flex
Flex
David Strindberg, Josefin Malmén
GNT
GNT
Sara Hirner, Rosemary Vasquez-Brown
Kkum
Kkum
Kangmin Kim
Ava from My Class
Ava from My Class
Youmin Kang
Souvenir Souvenir
Souvenir, souvenir
Bastien Dubois
Snowy
Snowy
Alexander W. Lewis, Kaitlyn Schwalje
You Wouldn't Understand
You Wouldn't Understand
Trish Harnetiaux
Little Miss Fate
Little Miss Fate
Joder von Rotz
Unliveable
Inabitável
Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho
Mountain Cat
Shiluus
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
The Longest Dream I Remember
El sueño más largo que recuerdo
Carlos Lenin
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
Renaldho Pelle
GNT
GNT
Sara Hirner, Rosemary Vasquez-Brown
Raspberry
Raspberry
Julian Doan
So What If the Goats Die
Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent
Sofia Alaoui
Winner
All nominees
Eli
Eli
Nate Milton
Wake Up
Wake Up
Olivia Wilde
Eadem Cutis: The Same Skin
Eadem Cutis: The Same Skin
Nina Hopf
I'll End Up in Jail
I'll End Up in Jail
Alexandre Dostie
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Matthew Killip
Lichen
Lichen
Lisa Jackson
Sh_t Happens
Sh_t Happens
David Stumpf, Michaela Mihályi
Meats
Meats
Ashley Williams
Paola makes a wish
Paola makes a wish
Zhannat Alshanova
Now Is the Time
Now Is the Time
Christopher Auchter
The Starr Sisters
The Starr Sisters
Beth Einhorn, Bridey Elliott
Farce
Farce
Robin Jensen
Wong Ping's Fables 2
Wong Ping's Fables 2
Ping Wong
The Deepest Hole
The Deepest Hole
Matt McCormick
Hot Flash
Hot Flash
Thea Hollatz
Backpedal
Backpedal
Dani Pearce
Pattaki
Pattaki
Everlane Moraes
Pillars
Pillars
Haley Elizabeth Anderson
Sh_t Happens
Sh_t Happens
David Stumpf, Michaela Mihályi
Guisado on Sunset
Guisado on Sunset
Terence Nance
Tak Ada yang Gila di Kota Ini
Tak Ada yang Gila di Kota Ini
Wregas Bhanuteja
He's the One
He's the One
Jessie Kahnweiler
Place
Place
Jason Gudasz
The Shawl
The Shawl
Sara Kiener
Junior Bangers
Junior Bangers
Danny Lee
See You Next Time
See You Next Time
Crystal Kayiza
Narcissister Breast Work
Narcissister Breast Work
Narcissister
Regret
Regret
Santiago Menghini
How Did We Get Here?
How Did We Get Here?
Michelle Miles
Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa
Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa
Janet Goldwater, Barbara Attie, Mike Attie
Sticker
Sticker
Georgi M. Unkovski
Daughter
Dcera
Daria Kashcheeva
Baldwin Beauty
Baldwin Beauty
Thembi Banks
A Thousand Sails
A Thousand Sails
Eric Tsang
Inès
Inès
Élodie Dermange
Dirty
Dirty
Matthew Puccini
Día de la Madre
Día de la Madre
Dennis Hohne, Ashley Brandon
E-Ticket
E-Ticket
Simon Liu
Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence
Anton Sazonov
Arabian Alien
Arabian Alien
Meshal Al Jaser
The Devil's Harmony
The Devil's Harmony
Dylan Holmes Williams
Benevolent Ba
Benevolent Ba
Diffan Sina Norman
Broken Orchestra
Broken Orchestra
Charlie Tyrell
Buck
Buck
Elegance Bratton, Jovan James
Character
Character
Vera Brunner-Sung
Slug Life
Slug Life
Sophie Koko Gate
Song of Clouds
Song of Clouds
Ankit Poudel
T
T
Keisha Rae Witherspoon
Three Deaths
Three Deaths
Jay Dockendorf
-Ship: A Visual Poem
-Ship: A Visual Poem
Terrance Daye
Are You Hungry?
Onko sulla nälkä?
Teemu Niukkanen
Daytime Noir
Daytime Noir
Jeron Braxton
Exam
Exam
Sonia K. Hadad
Hudson Geese
Hudson Geese
Bernardo Britto
Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time
Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time
Kristoffer Borgli
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
Stephen Irwin
Blocks
Blocks
Bridget Moloney
Olla
Olla
Ariane Labed
Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
Christine Turner
Bad Hair
Karv
Oskar Lehemaa
Sadla
Sadla
Zamo Mkhwanazi
All That Perishes at the Edge of Land
All That Perishes at the Edge of Land
Hira Nabi
Valerio's Day Out
Valerio's Day Out
Michael Arcos
Little Chief
Little Chief
Erica Tremblay
Danny's Girl
Danny's Girl
Emily Wilson
Meridian
Meridian
Calum Walter
My Juke-Box
Mon Juke-Box
Florentine Grelier
No, I Don't Want to Dance!
No, I Don't Want to Dance!
Andrea Vinciguerra
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