Shorts Block 4: Shades of Menace
Six sinister stories shine a piercing spotlight on every shade of menace, originating from the darkest depths of our psyches and leading to new heights of depravity.
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POV Award: Lynne Sachs + Every Contact Leaves a Trace
This year’s Persistence of Vision Award celebrates experimental filmmaker and poet Lynne Sachs. Following a moderated conversation, there will be a screening of Lynne’s new film Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a rumination of memory and assumptions using as inspiration a stack of business cards collected over 40 years.Documentary -
Blue Heron
Depicting a young girl whose family is contending with a challenging older sibling, this masterful debut weaves autobiographical and documentary elements to captures the sights and sounds of adolescence impeccably.Fiction -
Cronos
Guillermo del Toro made his arresting debut with this vampire movie with a Latin-American twist that screened with the director in attendance at the 1994 Festival.From the Vault Fiction -
Lost Land
Nine-year-old Somira and her younger brother Shafi are the focus of this moving drama that follows the Rohingya siblings as they journey from a refugee camp in Bangladesh to join relatives in Malaysia.Fiction -
Sloan Science on Screen Award: Silent Friend
An ancient ginkgo tree enchants longing souls across more than a century in this spellbinding cinematic triptych starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux.Fiction -
The Arch
Presented at the 1968 Festival and little-seen since then, The Arch focuses on a proud widow who has allowed herself to be treated almost as a deity because of her virtuous behavior.From the Vault Fiction -
Mel Novikoff Award: Michelle Satter + Beasts of the Southern Wild
The 2026 Mel Novikoff Award honors Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs, who has championed independent filmmakers there since 1981. She will be joined in conversation by Bay Area filmmaker Peter Nicks. Followed by a screening of the celebrated 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, a project supported by both Sundance and SFFILM.Fiction -
The Son and the Sea
A restless young man leaves London for the Scottish coast in search of purpose. Along the way, unexpected friendships force him to confront who he is—and who he might become.Fiction -
Elder Son
An Argentinian teenager and her Korean immigrant father navigate family, memory, and identity across three generations, as past and present collide in a beautifully photographed drama inspired by the filmmaker’s own family.Fiction -
Still Playing + The Curfew + Nava
Three protagonists and their quietly courageous gestures of resilience weave together a cinematic journey across the world. Documenting a father’s struggle in Palestine, a woman’s fateful return to Iran, and the quotidian experiences of Pakistani diaspora, this trio of films raises essential questions about proximity to cruelty, colonialism’s lasting impacts, and what it means to show love and devotion under harrowing circumstances. -
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Salvation
Winner of the Berlinale’s Silver Bear, Emin Alper’s tense, visually striking drama explores the explosive consequences when territorial rivalries ignite in a remote Turkish mountain village.Fiction