Chicago-based writer-director Hannah Schierbeek continues her exploration of intimate human stories set against vast socioecological backdrops with her latest short film. Written, directed, and produced by Schierbeek, the film follows a lone drifter whose isolated existence is disrupted when he discovers a young escapee from a survivalist cult hiding in his truck. What unfolds is … Continue reading Sundance 2026: Hannah Schierbeek on Survival, Isolation, and Unexpected Friendship in her Short Film “Radiant Frost”