Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance.
The 2013 Short Film program is comprised of 65 short films selected from a record 8,102 submissions (427 more than for the 2012 Festival).
Here are music-related shorts:
U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMSBlack Metal / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Kat Candler) After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, one fan creates a chain reaction for the lead singer of a black metal band.Karaoke! / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andrew F. Renzi) On a night out in New York City, a young man tries to avoid his problems.K.I.T. / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michelle Morgan) A guilt-ridden, but well-intentioned, yuppie goes to great lengths to prove she is a decent person.#PostModem / U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva) A comedic, satirical, sci-fi pop musical based on the theories of Ray Kurzweil and other futurists, #PostModem is the story of two Miami girls and how they deal with technological singularity, as told through a series of cinematic tweets.Record/Play / U.S.A. (Director: Jesse Atlas, Screenwriters: Aaron Wolfe, Jesse Atlas) War, fate, and a broken Walkman transcend time and space in this sci-fi love story.Whiplash / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Damien Chazelle) An aspiring drummer enters an elite conservatory's top jazz orchestra.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMSThe Roper / U.S.A. (Director: Ewan McNicol) A black man with hip-hop and zydeco roots hard grafts through the local, all-white rodeo circuits in the Deep South, as he dreams of competing in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
NEW FRONTIER SHORT FILMSDatamosh / U.S.A. (Director: Yung Jake) A contemporary rap video that explores the glitchy video art trend "datamoshing". All geeked up, Yung Jake glitches out your computer and celebrates nerdiness and getting money.
For a round-up of all, go to http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55398871-223/director-screenwriter-short-sundance.html.csp