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 Night Time World (2025)
Experience four spine-chilling stories woven into one dark and seductive fantasy. A late-night podcaster reveals his own tales of horror as he is pulled into the unspeakable world of an ominous caller who claims to be a vampire. Four unique filmmakers knit their harrowing narratives together to create a film of life, death and resurrection.
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Experience four spine-chilling stories woven into one dark and seductive fantasy. A late-night podcaster reveals his own tales of horror as he is pulled into the unspeakable world of an ominous caller who claims to be a vampire. Four unique filmmakers knit their harrowing narratives together to create a film of life, death and resurrection.
Rating:R
Genre:Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Directed By:Timothy Paul Taylor, Brandon Lescure, Sean Brien, Adam Michaels, Chaz Dray Schoenbeck, Gene Blalock
Written By:Timothy Paul Taylor, Brandon Lescure, Sean Brien, Adam Michaels, Chaz Dray Schoenbeck, Jhan Harp, Rob Stith
In Theaters:2/25/2025
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Funky Heart Productions, Masque Entertainment Studios, Western River Productions, Everything's Fire
Cast
Timothy Paul Taylor, Brandon Lescure, Sean Brien, Adam Michaels, Chaz Dray Schoenbeck, Gene Blalock
Director
Doug Henderson
Nada
Selina Flanscha
The Caller
Rosaria Eraso
Catalina (segment "The Backpage")
Nina Donnelly
Scarlet (segment "Scarlet")
Cody Evans
Hunter (segment "Sorry for the Blood")
Adam Michaels
Vampire (segment "Sorry for the Blood")
Brendan Krick
Paul (segment "The Backpage")
Greg Young
Robert (segment "Scarlet")
Robert Hugh Starr
Officer Truman (segment "Indictment")
Harley Cubberley
Denice (segment "Scarlet")
Andrew Adams
The Stranger (segment "Indictment")
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