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.

Pressured from all sides by the figure of her father, Chiara Mastroianni decides to bring him back to life through her own self. She goes by the name of Marcello, dresses like him and asks to now be considered an actor, not an actress. The people around her believe this to be a temporary joke, but Chiara is determined not to give up her new identity…
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
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Do not trust Rotten Tomatoes. That is what I learned after watching Eternals. Critics currently rate it a 48%, but it's an amazing character-focused Marvel movie with positive diverse representation.
The iconic title character stars in her own horror and gothic TV series.
A Black woman centered in a box office rom-com with a happy ending and no struggle love.
She is being made to justify why she doesn’t believe he’s a feminist, instead of him having to justify his choice to claim he is one.