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.

A man spends a seemingly interminable night alone in a hotel room, avoiding contact with the world outside and besieged by insomnia, boredom and a faulty air conditioner.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Even if Drive My Car (2021) doesn't win Best Picture, it exudes a palpable sense of dreariness and lifelessness that is further embodied by Yusuke, portrayed tragically by Hidetoshi Nishijima. Check out movie reviews & summary!
The Olivia Wilde renaissance is upon us.
In Deaf, the Spanish director Eva Libertad explores pregnancy and motherhood from the perspective of a deaf woman. Her movie examines how the world imposes the notion of disability on her main character while she actually does not feel disabled herself.
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.
Dead Poets Society relies on patriarchal tropes such as overbearing fathers, contrived brotherhood, and faux-individuality in order to portray its straight white male characters as oppressed.