Sundance Short Film 2025 – Programme

AZI

United States 2024 Short Film 14 min

Director, Screenwriter, & Producer: Montana Mann

— During a weekend vacation with her best friend’s family, 17-year-old Azi gets caught up in an unexpected game with another guest.

Language: English

Debaters

United States 2025 Short Film 10 min

Director, Screenwriter, & Producer: Alex Heller

— In a debate chamber, affluent high schoolers argue a bill on minimum wage in an effort to impress two working-class adult judges.

Language: English

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

Cambodia, France 2025 Short Film 19 min

Director & Screenwriter: Chheangkea

— During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her Queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.

Language: Central Khmer (English Subtitles)

Hurikán

Czech Republic 2024 Short Film 13 min

Director & Screenwriter: Jan Saska

— Hurikán rushes to save his favorite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.

Language: Without Dialogue, Czech

Such Good Friends

United States 2025 Short Film 11 min

Director, Screenwriter, & Producer: Bri Klaproth

— After ending a toxic friendship, a people pleaser finds herself falling into old patterns with her former best friend’s family.

Language: English

SUSANA

Mexico, United States 2025 Short Film 15 min

Directors, Screenwriters, & Producers: Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas

— A middle-aged American tourist finds herself alone in Mexico City. When she encounters a group of young Americans, she jumps at the opportunity for a little adventure.

Languages: English, Spanish

We Were The Scenery

United States 2025 Short Film 15 min

Director: Christopher Radcliff

— In 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled from Vietnam by boat and docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now.

Language: Vietnamese