2026 OSCAR®-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS
- Sat, Feb 21
- Sun, Feb 22
- Mon, Feb 23
Run Time: 157 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
All the Empty Rooms
Director: Joshua Seftel
Country: United States
Running Time: 33 min
Synopsis:
A journalist and photographer document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings, revealing the devastating human absence behind America’s gun violence crisis.
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Directors: Craig & Brent Renaud
Country: United States
Running Time: 38 min
Synopsis:
A deeply personal portrait of journalist Brent Renaud, killed while reporting in Ukraine, told through his final footage and the memories of his brother.
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
Director: Hilla Medalia
Country: Israel
Running Time: 36 min
Synopsis:
An observational account of a silent weekly vigil in Tel Aviv honoring children killed in Gaza, as protest, grief, and resistance unfold.
The Devil Is Busy
Directors: Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir
Country: United States
Running Time: 31 min
Synopsis:
A frontline look at reproductive healthcare through the eyes of a clinic security chief navigating protest, policy shifts, and patient safety post–Roe v. Wade.
Perfectly a Strangeness
Director: Alison McAlpine
Country: Canada
Running Time: 15 min
Synopsis:
Three donkeys wander into an abandoned observatory, creating a wordless meditation on curiosity, cinema, and the cosmos.
Please note: Some films in this program contain graphic war imagery, adult themes and language. Recommended for persons 17 and up.