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.

The real Alan Bates and other subpostmasters will speak out on ongoing struggle for justice and financial redress following UK miniseries. Former subpostmasters portrayed in the drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office describe its impact while others tell their stories for the first time.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Michael Shanks’ Together is a queasy, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt body-horror trip that fuses love and terror in the most literal sense. Starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, this midnight gem twists Plato’s soulmate myth into a gory, darkly funny tale of codependency, cults, and chainsaws — equal parts romance and nightmare.
What makes a person different, and who is considered normal? Based on a true story, The Unbreakable Boy follows the life of Austin LeRette, a young boy with autism and osteogenesis imperfecta, as he navigates daily life with optimism and resilience.
The film is bogged down with one-off rain monster threats that always come to a quick and undramatic end
This is not a story of oppression but a story of liberation.
Weird has a name and it's, Weird Al. 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' makes you want to "Eat it" then "Beat it".