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.
Talking to Control
Italy, a few minutes into the future. Hera is linked to the neural global communication system known as “Control” that dominates the behavior of all the world population. The girl manages to free herself and to create a communication circuit isolated from control with her partner Aphrodite, but Dr. Routine, an agent of Control, takes action to eliminate this anomaly: however Hera manages to link Dr. Routine to the closed circuit put together by Aphrodite and her, a premise of a possible revolution and of the end of Control.
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Italy, a few minutes into the future. Hera is linked to the neural global communication system known as “Control” that dominates the behavior of all the world population. The girl manages to free herself and to create a communication circuit isolated from control with her partner Aphrodite, but Dr. Routine, an agent of Control, takes action to eliminate this anomaly: however Hera manages to link Dr. Routine to the closed circuit put together by Aphrodite and her, a premise of a possible revolution and of the end of Control.
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Genre:Science Fiction
Written By:Adriano Barone
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Runtime:14 minutes
Studio:Young Bateleur, Feelmgood
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