2026 Sundance Film Festival

Short Film Program 5

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Albatross
Maria, burdened with caregiving for her sick husband, gets invited to a party.
DON’T TELL MAMA
A Montenegrin father takes his teenage daughter on an unforgettable dinner date.
Birdie
In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.
Balloon Animals
Two grocery store employees have an unexpected, helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.
Jazz Infernal
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city’s noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his voice.
Norheimsund
A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother from their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he isn’t as ideal as he seems.
Callback
Max arrives home to find that his boyfriend has booked a callback. All hell breaks loose.
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Maria, burdened with caregiving for her sick husband, gets invited to a party.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Amandine Thomas
  • Screenwriters
    Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello Escalante
  • Producers
    Gerardo Coello Escalante, Zach Wechter, Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Glenn Kiser, Amanda Schneider
  • Director of Photography
    Andrea Gavazzi
  • Edited by
    Amandine Thomas
  • Production Design
    Sam Neidenbach
  • Casting by
    Charlotte Arnoux
  • Principal Cast
    Georgina Saldaña Wonchee, Patrick O’Brien, Ciro Suárez
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