The tour’s eight films are being screened at the new Speed Museum Cinema.

Each year, Sundance receives more than 8,000 short film submissions, selecting 60 to 80 to screen during the January festival, with eight picked for the tour traveling to more than 50 cities nationwide. This is one of very few theatrical releases of short films in America. Recommended for audiences over 13 due to thematic elements.

Tickets: $7 for members, $9 for non-members. Buy tickets here. Here’s the lineup: Continue reading “At the Speed this weekend: Sundance Festival short film tour; here’s the program” →

The recently completed Speed Art Museum‘s expansion included a first-ever 142-seat cinema equipped with state-of-the-art technology. This weekend’s film, “The First Monday in May,” is about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala, an annual event that’s surged in popularity under the direction of top Vogue magazine editor Anna Winter. It got a 79% on movie review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

Movie times, with links to buy tickets:

• Friday, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, 3:00 pm
• Saturday, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, 3:00 pm