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 Award-winning 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 filmmaking’s 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 18–28—can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters.

This program has a suggested rating of PG-13 for language and mature themes.

Program

ALOK
United States. Director: Alex Hedison
A compelling portrait of Alok Vaid-Menon, acclaimed nonbinary author, poet, comedian, and public speaker.

Bug Diner
United States. Director and Screenwriter: 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.
2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Animation.

Dream Creep
United States. Director and Screenwriter: Carlos A.F. Lopez
A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.

Essex Girls
United Kingdom. Director: 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
United States. Director and Screenwriter: Alison Rich
A woman who’s a pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true.

Pisko the Crab Child is in Love
Japan. Director and Screenwriter: Makoto Nagahisa.
Pisko’s 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
Spain. Director and Producer: Àlex Lora Cercós
Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap dealers, at a recycle center. Offerin them more junk, Diana invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants.
2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize.

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Accessibility

  • Accessible and companion seating can be selected when purchasing tickets online, or at the Box Office at 617-478-3100 or visitorservices@icaboston.org.
  • Assistive listening devices are available for all theater programs at the theater entrance.
  • A link to live captioning will be shared by the day of the event and will be available in the theater.
  • ASL interpretation is available by advance request; please contact the Box Office at 617-478-3100 or visitorservices@icaboston.org to make a request.

Are there other access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org or learn more about Accessibility at the ICA at icaboston.org/accessibility.