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.

Brussels, late 2020. Everyone is trying to move forward despite the pandemic. The young Geeeko, nurtured by Stromae’s former manager, Dimitri Borrey, is releasing a project. Roméo Elvis isolates himself in order to write a new album, while Blu Samu juggles between languages in the hope of finding her ‘voice.’ As for the newcomer Smahlo, he has an appointment in the studio with the seasoned producer DSK on the Beat. It is now or never the chance to prove his talent…
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
What seems like such a simple story of survival is so much more than that—it’s a story of family, and of war, and of destruction. It’s painful to watch, but not in a bad way. It makes its audience reflect on their own actions, and in how they are complicit in the sufferings of others as the adults in this film are. Grave of the Fireflies does not hold back from being heartbreaking, and it shouldn’t. It tells a message that needs to be heard decades after the war, and a story that cannot be forgotten by history.
American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.
This film is based off of The Diary of a Young Girl, which was written during the Holocaust period.
If you remember the days of the 24 hour Overnight Challenge on YouTube, Secret Mall Apartment will tickle your nostalgia receptors.