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.

A gypsy woman, Hagar, abandons her baby, Eve, on the doorstep of a Quaker family, the Fothergills, hoping for a better life for her child, who is then raised as their daughter.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
At 2:17 a.m., every child in a third-grade class wakes up, leaves their home, and disappears into the darkness—except one. The next day, teacher Justine Gandy discovers that Alex Lily is the only student left, while the rest have vanished without a trace. Did Justine have something to do with it, or is a far more sinister force stalking the town, targeting not just children, but anyone in its path?
My Beautiful Laundrette is often referenced as a positive LGBTQIA+ film because our two main characters are in a homosexual relationship with no shame, fear of violence or criticism. The struggle is not their sexuality. It is the treatment of the Pakistani citizens in England.
A story of a magical dragon brings great representation for Chinese culture.
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."