Hoops, Hopes & Dreams | Short Film Program 1 | Sundance Film Festival 2025

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Short films may contain mature content and may not be appropriate for all ages. Some films in this short film program may contain strobe effects.

The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 30–February 2) and credentialed press and industry (January 29–February 2).

Year
2024
Runtime
20 minutes
Language
English
Country
United States

Director

Glenn Kaino

Producers

Michael Latt, Alexys Feaster, Glenn Kaino, Afshin Shahidi

Subjects

Ambassador Andrew Young, Jemele Hill, Michael Strautmanis, Reginald L. Love, Jerry West

7 films in package

Debaters

In a debate chamber, affluent high schoolers argue a bill on minimum wage in an effort to impress two working-class adult judges.

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

Unholy

Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder. There, she is confronted with pushy family members, malfunctioning medical devices, and a room of food she can’t eat.

Round of Applause for Death

Death takes center stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.

Sweetheart

In 1723 London, Thomas Neville is discovered cruising in the public toilets and forced to take refuge in a Molly House. There, he encounters a secret community as they prepare for a night of festivities.

UPPER

Waiting for an asteroid to pass through the sky, two friends play in a remote landscape driven by a curious urge to constantly aim higher.

SUSANA

A middle-aged American tourist finds herself alone in Mexico City. When she encounters a group of young Americans, she jumps at the opportunity for a little adventure.