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2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour

Left shows the reflection of a woman’s who appears upside down in a lake. Right shows a man in front of class of students turned away.

This annual audience favorite features shorts from the most recent Sundance Film Festival.

Considered the premier showcase for short films spanning fiction, documentary, and animation from around the world, the Sundance Film Festival shorts program has jumpstarted the careers of now-prominent filmmakers for close to 40 years. This year’s films include Alex Heller’s Debaters (2024), Montana Mann’s Azi (2024), and more! Learn about the program on the Sundance website (100 mins., DCP) 

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Left to right: Azi, Debaters; courtesy of Sundance Film Festival.

Program lineup

Azi (Montana Mann, 2024, US, 14 mins.)
Debaters (Alex Heller, 2025, US, 10 mins.)
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (Chheangkea, 2025, France, 19 mins.) 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction
Hurikán (Jan Saska, 2024, Czech Republic, 13 mins.)
Such Good Friends (Bri Klaproth, 2025, US, 11 mins.)
SUSANA (Gerardo Coello Escalante and Amandine Thomas, 2025, Mexico/US, 15 mins.)
We Were the Scenery (Christopher Radcliff, 2025, US, 15 mins.) 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction

Program Support

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

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