2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Films
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a theatrical program featuring seven short films selected from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers for more than 30 years. Fueled by artistic expression and limited only by their runtime, short films transcend traditional storytelling. They are a significant and popular way artists can connect with audiences. From documentary to animation, narrative to experimental, the abbreviated form is made for risk-taking.
Run time: 96 minutes. Recommended for 16+
PROGRAM
sometimes, i think about dying
Directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz
Fran is thinking about dying, but a man in the office might want to date her. 2018, U.S., 13 minutes.
Fast Horse
Directed by Alexandra Lazarowich
The Blackfoot bareback horse-racing tradition returns in the astonishingly dangerous Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles with second-hand horses and a new jockey on his way to challenge the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy. 2018, Canada, 13 minutes.
Suicide by Sunlight
Directed by Nikyatu Jusu
Valentina, a day-walking Black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, is forced to restrain her bloodlust to regain custody of her estranged daughters. 2018, U.S., 17 minutes.
Muteum
Directed by Äggie Pak Yee Lee
In an art museum, we learn – from outer to inner, from deep to its deepest, seriously and sincerely. 2017, Estonia/Hong Kong, no dialogue, 4 minutes.
Crude Oil
Directed by Christopher Good
Jenny breaks free from a toxic friendship and learns to harness her magical, useless superpower. 2019, U.S., 15 minutes.
The MINORS
Directed by Robert Machoian
A slice of life about a grandpa and his grandsons, the future and the past. 2018, U.S., 10 minutes.
Brotherhood
Directed by Meryam Joobeur
When a hardened Tunisian shepherd’s son returns home after a long journey with a new wife, tension rises between father and son. 2018, Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden, in Arabic with English subtitles, 25 minutes.
