2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour [In-Person Only]
Wed Jan 08: 7.00pm PDT Thu Jan 09: 7.00pm PDT Fri Jan 10: 7.00pm PDT Sat Jan 11: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT Sun Jan 12: 4.00pm PDT Wed Jan 15: 7.00pm PDT Thu Jan 16: 7.00pm PDT Fri Jan 17: 7.00pm PDT Sat Jan 18: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT Sun Jan 19: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT Wed Jan 22: 7.00pm PDT Thu Jan 23: 7.00pm PDT Fri Jan 24: 7.00pm PDT Sat Jan 25: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT Sun Jan 26: 4.00pm PDT, 7.00pm PDT
$14 General Admission $10 Student/Child/Senior $7 Member
About
(Various Directors, 2023-2024, International, 110 min, in English, as well as Japanese, Spanish, with English Subtitles)
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 110-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, including three Festival Awardwinning titles. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the Festival includes fiction, documentary, and animation projects from around the world. Throughout its 40 editions, the Festival has supported short films by providing a platform for both established and emerging filmmakers to connect with audiences. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the Short Film Program seeks out filmmakings most original voices. The 2024 Sundance Film Festival 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 2024 Sundance Film Festival which took place online and in person in Park City, Utah, January 1828 can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters.
The Festivals Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as alumni Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jay and Mark Duplass, Debra Granik, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Todd Haynes, Sterlin Harjo, Don Hertzfeldt, Sky Hopinka, Shaka King, Lynne Ramsay, Dee Rees, Joey Soloway, Taika Waititi, and many others.
Synopsis courtesy of The Sundance Institute
FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM:
ALOK (2024, dir. Alex Hedison) A compelling portrait of Alok Vaid-Menon, acclaimed nonbinary author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. Executive-produced by Jodie Foster.
Bug Diner (2024, dir. Phoebe Jane Hart) A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.
Dream Creep (2024, dir. Carlos A.F. Lopez) A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.
Essex Girls (2023, dir. Yero Timi-Biu) After an incident at her high school pulls her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year, Essex Girl Bisola is plunged into a journey to discover a whole new side of herself.
Pathological (2024, dir. Alison Rich) A woman whos a pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true.
Pisko the Crab Child is in Love (2023, dir. Makoto Nagahisa) Piskos father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo.
The Masterpiece (2023, dir. Àlex Lora Cercós) Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap dealers, at a recycle center. Offering them more junk, Diana invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants.
Location
Northwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum's ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org