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Short Films

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Shortfundly Desk · Nairobi · 30 Sept 2026Sundance Spotlights "Kikuyu Land" and a Journalist's Search for TruthNairobi journalist Bea Wangondu co-directs a new film examining historic injustice in Kenya.Shortfundly Desk · Los Angeles · 29 Sept 2026Sundance Institute Names 2026 Documentary Fund GranteesNineteen nonfiction projects across all production stages will share over $1 million as the Documentary Film Program nears its 25th anniversary.Shortfundly Desk · Worldwide · 28 Sept 2026Sundance Spotlight: "Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!" Finds Joy in MotionA surreal short film explores how the body rediscovers joy while still navigating the weight of grief.Ananya Krishnan · Chennai · 28 Sept 2026Twelve minutes in a kitchen: the short-film wave skipping the featureA new cluster of Indian shorts is treating the festival cut as the finished film, not a calling card for a feature that may never be financed.Ananya Krishnan · Chennai · 24 Sept 2026One lens, a borrowed veranda, and a festival cut finished in nine daysA Chennai crew made a competition short without a lighting truck. The constraint is visible in the film, and that is the point.Farhan Qureshi · Mumbai · 18 Sept 2026Directors are cutting the trailer before they lock the pictureFestival stills used to be an afterthought. Now the first public frame is planned while the edit is still open.