Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour 2023

The SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM TOUR 2023 presented by Shutterstock is a 90-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival short film program, including two Festival Award-winning titles. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launching pad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the Festival includes fiction, documentary and animation from around the world. Throughout its almost 40 years of history, the Festival has always supported short films, providing a platform for both established and new filmmakers to connect with audiences. The 2023 Short Film Tour program is a sampling of Festival offerings and a testament to the unique storytelling potential that the format holds. Audiences who missed the Sundance Film Festival can enjoy an entertaining mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspirational, and full of strong characters.

PROGRAM:

HELP ME UNDERSTAND(Directed by Aemilia Scott | 2023 | 14 mins | USA | Not Rated)Six women come to a consensus. Narrative. Starring Rachael Harris (The Hangover), Kate Flannery (The Office) and Ken Marino (Party Down).–INGLORIOUS LIAISON(Directed by Chloé Alliez & Violette Delvoye | 2022 | 11 mins | France/Belgium | In French w/ English Subtitles | Not Rated)Tonight is the big party at Claire’s and it’s going to be so cool. Besides, Jimmy came. Everyone knows he’s there for Maya. But does her heart beat for Jimmy?–PARKER(Directed by Catherine Hoffman & Sharon Liese | 2023 | 13 mins | USA | Not Rated)Three generations of a Kansas City family are finally unified when they do something that countless other Black Americans could not — choose their own last name.–PRO POOL(Directed by Alec Pronovost | 2022 | 8 mins | Canada | In French w/ English Subtitles | Not Rated)Newly graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history and civilization, Charles-Olivier struggles to find a job in his field and must rely on a clerk position in a pool shop. Feeling down, he navigates his gig as best he can.–REST STOP(Directed by Crystal Kayiza | 2022 | 12 mins | USA | Not Rated)On a bus ride from New York to Oklahoma, Meyi, a young Ugandan-American girl, realizes her place in the world through her mother’s ambitious effort to reunite their family.*Winner of the 2023 Sundance Short Film Jury Award!*–TAKE ME HOME(Directed by Liz Sargent | 2022 | 15 mins | USA | Not Rated)A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.–TAKE ME HOME WHEN YOU LEFT ME ON THAT BOULEVARD(Directed by Kayla Abuda Galang| 2022 | 13 mins | USA | Not Rated)Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie’s house in southeast San Diego in 2006.*Winner of the 2023 Sundance FF Short Film Grand Jury Prize!*