2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts

Sunday, 3/8 at 6pm | Thursday, 3/12 at 7pm

Here is this year’s lineup for Documentary Oscar nominees, which will be presented sequentially with a total running time of approximately 153 minutes plus intermission. Rating equivalent of  PG-13 for adult themes.  

All the Empty Rooms (Dir. Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones) This film follows correspondent Steve Hartmand and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark on a seven-year-long project to document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings.  US, 34 minutes.

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (Dir. by Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo, USA) An intimate chronicle about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War. In English, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Somali with English subtitles, 37 minutes.

Children No More: “Were and are Gone” (Dir. by Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins) Israeli peace activists hold silent vigils in Tel Aviv, displaying photos of Gaza’s young victims. Despite facing public backlash, their wordless demonstrations powerfully highlight war’s human cost.  U.S./Israel/U.K.,  in Hebrew with English subtitles, 36 minutes.

The Devil is Busy (Dir. by Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir) At an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters, the director of operations takes necessary risks to safeguard staff and patients. 2024, U.S., 31 minutes.

Perfectly a Strangeness (Dir. Alison McAlpine) In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be. 2024, Canada/Chile,  15 minutes.

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2026 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts

Friday, 3/6 at 8pm and Monday, 3/9 at 7pm

Here is this year’s lineup for Live Action Shorts Oscar nominees, which will be presented sequentially with a total running time of approximately 114 minutes, rating equivalent of  PG-13 for adult themes.  

Butcher’s Stain (Dir. by Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi, Israel) Samir, an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv, is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room. He sets out to prove his innocence to keep this job that he desperately needs. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, 26 minutes.

A Friend of Dorothy (Dir. Lee Knight and James Dean, UK) 21 minutes. A lonely widow’s (Miriam Margolyes) quiet life is upended when a teenage boy accidentally kicks his football into her garden.

Jane Austen’s Period Drama (Dir. Julia Aks and Steve Pinder, USA) 13 minutes. Set in England in 1813, in the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his expensive education has missed as spot.

The Singers (Dir. by Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt, USA) 18 minutes. An impromptu sing-off will decide the best singer in the bar tonight.

Two People Exchanging Saliva (Deux personnes échangeant de la salive) (Dir. Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, France)  In a society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face, Angeline, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store where she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.In French with English subtitles.

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2026 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

Saturday, 3/7 at 3pm | Tuesday, 3/9 at 7pm | Sunday, 3/15 at 2pm

Here is this year’s lineup for Animated Shorts Oscar nominees, which will be presented sequentially with a total running time of approximately 80 minutes, rating equivalent of  PG-13 for adult themes. Here’s a more detailed guide to these films courtesy of the Los Angeles Times . 

Butterfly (Dir. Florence Miailhe, France): A 15-minute film about Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache, focusing on his life from fame to surviving Auschwitz.

Forevergreen (Dirs. Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears, US): A 13-minute story of an orphaned bear cub and a tree.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls (Dirs. Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski, Canada): A 17-minute stop-motion fable about a girl who sheds pearls.

Retirement Plan (Dir. John Kelly, Ireland): A 7-minute, humorous film about a man, voiced by Domhnall Gleeson, planning his post-work life.

The Three Sisters (Dir. Konstantin Bronzit, Russia) 14-minutes. Three sisters living on an isolated island must rent out one of their houses. Based on the play by Anton Chekhov.

Éiru (Dir. Giovanni Ferrari, Ireland) When the water mysteriously disappears from the well in a warrior clan’s village, an intrepid child descends into the belly of the earth to retrieve it. Éiru is the story of a child in search of a challenge, and a goddess in search of a champion. 13 minutes.

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