2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
Various Directors

Friday, August 29, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS

$12 | $8 Speed members

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a dynamic showcase of seven standout short films from this year’s Festival, including two festival award–winning titles. A 100-minute program curated for theatrical audiences, the tour is a special opportunity to discover a collection of fiction, nonfiction, and animated shorts, and offers an eclectic mix of storytelling that highlights bold voices and fresh perspectives. 2024-2025, U.S./Czech Republic/Cambodia/France/Mexico, DCP, 100 minutes. Recommended for 16+.

The Festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as past alumni Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jay and Mark Duplass, Debra Granik, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Todd Haynes, Sterlin Harjo, Don Hertzfeldt, Sky Hopinka, Shaka King, Lynne Ramsay, Dee Rees, Joey Soloway, Taika Waititi, and many others.

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is presented by Vimeo.

Azi
Directed, written and produced by 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. 2024, U.S., 14 minutes.

Hurikán
Directed and written by 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. 2024, Czech Republic, 13 minutes.

We Were the Scenery
Directed by 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. Nonfiction. Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction. 2025, U.S., 15 minutes.

Debaters
Directed, written, and produced by 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. 2025, U.S., 10 minutes.

Such Good Friends
Directed, written and produced by Bri Klaproth

After ending a toxic friendship, a people pleaser finds herself falling into old patterns with her former best friend’s family. 2025, U.S., 11 minutes.

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Directed and written by 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. 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction. 2025, Cambodia/France, in Central Khmer with English subtitles, 19 minutes.

SUSANA
Directed, written, and produced by Gerardo Coello Escalante and 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. 2025, Mexico/U.S., in English and Spanish with English subtitles, 15 minutes.