The 6 Queer Short Films at Sundance 2026
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.

Once upon a time in Little Italy, a mob widow plots to avenge the death of her husband with the help of the local gypsies. Her vendetta involves supernatural machinations which help to control the fates and destinies of members of the four prominent mafia families: the Moronis, Mancinis, Mascolos, and Assissis.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Two Korean sisters must save their family after a ghost tears the family apart.
One Night in Miami... did not frame the racism and bigotry as something that could be solved by quality time spent between individuals. Instead, it featured four different legends of Black History together in one room disagreeing for about 2/3 of the film.
Much more than a meme, 'Barbenheimer' actually diversifies viewer bases and spreads the important message of both films wider than they otherwise would have!
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.