In The Chimney Sweeper, filmmaker Jack Raese offers an intimate portrait of tradition and craftsmanship, following a family trade passed down through generations in his Sundance documentary debut.

In Mangittatuarjuk The Gnawer of Rocks, animation director Evan DeRushie reflects on stop motion as a form of cultural stewardship, translating Inuit oral tradition into a tactile and atmospheric Sundance animated short.

Valerie Veatch discusses her Sundance premiering documentary Ghost in the Machine, examining power, authorship, and the real cost of so called artificial intelligence.

In Sorrow Doesn’t Sleep at Night, grief takes form in silence, shadow, and memory. Premiering at Sundance, the animated short transforms isolation into an unsettling dreamscape where the past refuses to rest.

Animator Kate Renshaw-Lewis discusses her Sundance-selected short Busy Bodies, exploring labor, everyday objects, and hand-drawn animation through surreal, tactile storytelling.

HUGS is a tender animated short exploring connection, vulnerability, and human closeness, premiering in the Sundance Animated Shorts program.