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 Smart Aleck
A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.
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A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Nikos Tsiforos, Polyvios Vasileiadis
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Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos
Cast
Kostas Karagiannis
Director
Dimitris Papamichael
Miltiadis Miltou
Nikos Stavridis
Sokratis Panas
Mariana Kourakou
Julia Pana
Alekos Tzanetakos
Tzinos
Despoina Stylianopoulou
Fani
Nikitas Platis
Panos
Joly Garbi
Tasia Pana
Nikos Fermas
Thodoros
Petros Lohaitis
Vasilis
Ntora Anagnostopoulou
Zeta
Giorgos Loukakis
Mr. Spyropoulos
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