Sundance sets shorts selection

A rap version of "La Jetee," experimental film vet Ken Jacobs' undertake the Nazis and singer-actress Brie Larson's pointing debut are among projects searching for Sundance's online video selection, which totals 64 films. Director of programming Trevor Groth states the fest received 1,200 more shorts this year than last, showing that "an growing quantity of people are adopting short filmmaking like a type of expression plus an chance to educate yourself regarding creative freedom." Accurate documentation 7,675 shorts were published for Sundance's U.S. and Worldwide narrative, docu and animated sections together with the experimental New Frontier. U.S. narrative film options include "Existence and Freaky Occasions of Uncle Luke," starring 2 Live Crew's Uncle Luke in the Miami-set homage to "La Jetee" "The Arm," co-directed and put together by Larson, Sarah Ramos and Jessie Ennis Benny and Josh Safdie's "The Black Balloon" and tv author-producer Jill Soloway's "Una hora por favora." U.S. documents include "The Tsunami as well as the Cherry Blossom" from "Waste Land" director Lucy Master, because the New Frontier section hosts Jacobs' "Seeing the Monkey King." Festival runs Jan. 19-29. Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com