2025 Sundance Film Festival
Short Film Tour
2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
Fueled by artistic expression and limited only by their run time, short films transcend traditional storytelling. They are a significant and popular way artists can connect with audiences. From documentary to animation, narrative to experimental, the abbreviated form is no longer just for the novice. Shorts have and will continue to be an important part of cinema, storytelling, and culture. The Sundance Film Festival has always been proud to treat short films with the highest regard and to give a home to new (and old) projects for audiences to discover and celebrate.
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The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 100-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, including two Festival Award–winning titles. The tour program is a sampling of Festival offerings and a testament to the unique storytelling potential that the format holds. Audiences can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters.
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The Festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as past alumni Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jay and Mark Duplass, Debra Granik, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Todd Haynes, Sterlin Harjo, Don Hertzfeldt, Sky Hopinka, Shaka King, Lynne Ramsay, Dee Rees, Joey Soloway, Taika Waititi, and many others.
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2025 Program
Azi
Azi
U.S.A. (Director: Montana Mann, Producers: Steven Snyder, Montana Mann) – During a weekend vacation with her best friend’s family, 17-year-old Azi gets caught up in an unexpected game with another guest. Fiction. Cast: Dior Negeen Goodjohn, Breeda Wool, Emma Filley, Dan Thiel.
Debaters
Debaters
U.S.A. (Director: Alex Heller, Producers: Angie Gaffney, Brittani Ward, Amy E. Powell, Alex Heller) – In a debate chamber, affluent high schoolers argue a bill on minimum wage in an effort to impress two working-class adult judges. Fiction. Cast: Sripadh Puligilla, J. Smith-Cameron, Kenneth Lonergan, Bernadette Santos Schwegel.
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Cambodia/France (Director: Chheangkea, Producers: Loyte, Vincent Villa) – During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her Queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman. Fiction. Cast: Bonrotanak Rith, Saroeun Nay, Sokun Thearyty, Phalla Im, Chansophorn Buth, Ponleu Chab. 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction.
Hurikán
Hurikán
Czech Republic (Director: Jan Saska, Producers: Kamila Dohnalová, Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová) – Hurikán rushes to save his favorite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst. Fiction. Cast: Johana Matoušková, Patrik Velek.
Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends
U.S.A. (Director: Bri Klaproth, Producers: Jon Walkup, Rachel Rambaldi, Bri Klaproth) – After ending a toxic friendship, a people pleaser finds herself falling into old patterns with her former best friend’s family. Fiction. Cast: Mindy Sterling, Niamh O’Neill Culhane, Jared Lo Nigro, Rachel Rambaldi.
SUSANA
SUSANA
Mexico/U.S.A. (Directors: Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas, Producers: Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas, Mariana Tames, Fernanda Preciado, Hannah Swayze) – 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. Fiction. Cast: Bonnie Hellman, Christine Spang, Parth Shah, Keenan Macwilliam, Andrea Raggio, Richard Laite.
We Were The Scenery
We Were The Scenery
U.S.A. (Director: Christopher Radcliff, Producers: Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow) – In 1975, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled from Vietnam by boat and docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras during the filming of Apocalypse Now. Nonfiction. Cast: Hoa Thi Che, Hue Nguyen Che. 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Non-Fiction.
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Avon Theatre
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Stamford
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CT
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09/03/2025
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Bear Tooth Cinema
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Anchorage
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07/07/2025
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Hopkins Center for the Arts
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Hanover
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07/12/2025
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Nickelodeon Theatre
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Columbia
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08/22/2025
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Culver Cinema - UCR Arts
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Riverside
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Austin Film Society
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06/14-06/15/2025
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Belcourt Theatre
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Nashville
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Carolina Theatre
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Durham
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07/18-07/31/2025
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Cincinnati World Cinema
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OH
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06/13-06/22/2025
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Guild Cinema
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Albuquerque
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06/03-06/05/2025
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IFC Center
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New York
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07/04-07/10/2025
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Images Cinema
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Williamstown
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07/04/2025
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PhilaMOCA
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Philadelphia
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PA
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09/25/2025
09/29/2025 |
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Wexner Center for the Arts
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Columbus
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OH
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08/25/2025
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SBIFF Riviera
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Santa Barbara
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CA
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09/05/2025
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Space Gallery
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Portland
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ME
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08/10/2025
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Taos Center for the Arts
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Taos
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NM
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07/02- 08/06/2025
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Houston
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TX
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08/28-08/31/2025
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Ojai Playhouse
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Ojai
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CA
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06/15/2025
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Dreamland Cinema
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Sacramento
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CA
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06/27-06/29/2025
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Screenland Armour
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Kansas City
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MO
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08/22/2025
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Speed Museum
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Louisville
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KY
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08/29-08/31/2025
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Plaza Theatre
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Atlanta
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GA
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07/04/2025
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Fountain Theatre -Mesilla Valley Film Society
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Mesilla
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NM
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07/04/2025
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Palm Theatre
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San Luis Obispo
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CA
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07/04-07/10/2025
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Parkway Theatre
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Baltimore
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MD
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07/24-07/27/2025
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Soho House
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Paris
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FR
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07/23/2025
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Soho House
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Los Angeles
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CA
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08/25/2025
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Soho House
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New York
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NY
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08/15/2025
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Music Hall
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Portsmouth
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NH
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08/15-08/19/2025
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Honolulu Museum of Art
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Honolulu
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HI
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09/07-09/25/2025
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Cornell Cinema
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Ithaca
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NY
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09/14-09/19/2025
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Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
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Cleveland
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OH
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09/19-09/20/2025
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Enzian Theater
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Orlando
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FL
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01/05/2026
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Waldo Theatre
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Waldoboro
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ME
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11/1/2025
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Tivoli Theatre
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Chattanooga
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TN
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10/12/2025
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Beverly Theater
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Las Vegas
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NV
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09/07-07/2025
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815horts
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Rockford
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IL
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11/14/2025
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True West Film Center
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Healdsburg
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CA
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01/15/2026
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IFSOC
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Colorado Springs
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CO
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12/05/2025
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Northwest Film Forum
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Seattle
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WA
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01/07-01/22/2026
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ICA Boston
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Boston
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MA
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01/15-01/18/2026
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Texas Theatre
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Dallas
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TX
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01/10-01/11/2026
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Film North
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Minneapolis
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MN
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11/06-11/08/2025
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Sherbino Theater
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Ridgway
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CO
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01/20/2026
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American Cinematheque: Los Feliz 3
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Los Angeles
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CA
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12/28/2025
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Loft Cinema
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Tucson
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AZ
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01/08/2026
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Roxie Theater
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San Francisco
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CA
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1/3/2026
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Vidiots
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Los Angeles
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CA
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Date(s)
1/2/2026-1/8/2026
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For booking inquiries, please contact Mike Plante.
