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.

Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away?
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
"Come Play" was entertaining and had some great ideas about how to scare children away from playing with facial recognition settings.
I like discovering something new among the old and Tubi has an assortment of horror films from cinema's past for just such an occasion.
Clearly, in the end, Allison raised a responsible child because she knew that her "friend" was doing something that made her uncomfortable and turned away from her. No worries, Super mom was already one step ahead of her.
Making Apes begins by looking back at the history of makeup effects in Hollywood, which was revolutionized by Jack Pierce, the person behind Frankenstein (1931) and The Wolf Man (1941)
The film centers around two young women, Becca and Sam, who were once high school sweethearts until they reconnect in their town.