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Poster for 2026 OSCAR®-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

2026 OSCAR®-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

Dates with showtimes for 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.

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