Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour 2021

A 92-minute theatrical program of 7 short films selected from the 2021 Festival, considered the premier showcase for short films and the launch-pad for prominent filmmakers.

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 92-minute theatrical program of 7 short films selected from the 2021 Festival, widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launch-pad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers for close to 40 years. Including fiction, documentary and animation from around the world, the 2021 program offers new audiences a taste of what the Festival offers.

Fueled by artistic expression and limited only by their runtime, short films transcend traditional storytelling. The Festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as past alums Wes Anderson, Damien Chazell, Lake Bell, Spike Jonze, Paul Thomas Anderson, Dee Rees, Taika Waititi, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Debra Granik, Todd Haynes, Lynne Ramsay, Andrea Arnold, and many others.

THE PROGRAM:

BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop(Directed by Jason Park / 2021 / USA / 16 mins. / Not Rated)A young Korean-American hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his “mobile gift shop.”

Black Bodies(Directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall / 2020 / USA / 4 mins. / Not Rated)Black Bodies follows a Black man lamenting as he comes face-to-face with the realities of being Black in the 21^st century.

The Criminals(Directed by Serhat Karaaslan / 2020 / Turkey/France/Romania / 23 mins. / Not Rated)WINNER! Sundance Special Jury Award - ScreenwritingIn a town in Turkey, a young couple looks for some privacy. They are rejected from the hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. When they think they have found a way, things get out of hand.

KKUM(Directed by Kangmin Kim / 2020 / USA/South Korea / 9 mins. / Not Rated)Animated. My mother’s dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. I rely on her dreams more than any religion.

To Know Her(Directed by Natalie A. Chao / 2021 / USA/Hong Kong / 15 mins. / Not Rated)A poetic exploration of the camera’s gaze and a family’s relationship with the filmmaker’s mother.

White Wedding(Directed by Melody C. Roscher / 2021 / USA / 10 mins. / Not Rated)Amidst a racially tense Southern wedding, a biracial bride has the chance to confront her estranged Black father after accidentally hiring his wedding band to perform.

Wiggle Room(Directed by Julia Baylis & Sam Guest / 2021 / USA / 13 mins. / Not Rated)WINNER! Sundance Special Jury Award - Acting (Deana Gibson)Determined to save her wheelchair ramp from repossession, Daisy confronts the shady insurance agent who owes her money.