Watch Newly-Screened 2007 Sundance Film Festival Short Films on Your Computer Right Now

Sure, you can wait a couple months and see "Adrift in Manhattan" at your local megaplex, or you can visit online Sundance coverage to see photos of celebrities like Dennis Hopper or Christina Ricci bundled up in black puffy ski jackets and sunglasses, schmoozing on Park City's Main Street. Better yet, you can take a more active role right now and partake of the festival's spirit by watching films that are currently being screened at Sundance venues like Peery's Egyptian Theater and the Eccles Theater.

There are dozens available for viewing, and whether your tastes run from documentaries, straightforward storytelling, or to the arthouse and experimental, you will find some pleasing selections. Most of the films run an average of about 12 minutes, but some are quite short at around five minutes, and others last about half an hour or more. The difference in length attests to the diversity of the selected shorts, as well perhaps, to the genre in general.

Maria Rosenblum's "Magnetic Poles" is a traditional narrative exploring the first hints of a couple's faltering relationship. Sophie Barthes' "Happiness" explores desire and transformation via impractical shoes and a dollar-store purchase of a box marked "Happiness." Jennifer Reeve's hypnotic "Light Work 1" is a montage of "20^th century educational films...sewn together with melted down pharmaceuticals affixed directly to the film..." Films like "Light Work 1" and Stacey Steers' surreal and animated "Phantom Canyons" are happy reminders that Sundance retains a semblance of irreverence.

The films may be accessed through Sundance's website. Once a film has previewed at the festival, it is available for viewing online or downloading. The webpage is simple to navigate, and the viewing instructions are straightforward. Treat yourself to this fine opportunity from Sundance.