2026 Oscar®-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

One Screening Only!

Showcasing the best short films from around the world, the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Shorts includes three feature-length programs, one for each Academy Award® Short Film category: Animated, Documentary, and Live Action.

2026 Documentary Short Films:
Some films in this program contain graphic war imagery, adult themes and language.
Recommended for persons 17 and up.

ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS
Dir. Joshua Seftel | United States | 33min
In this moving short documentary, a journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD
Dir. Craig Renaud and Brent Renaud | United States | 38min
An intimate chronicle about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War.

CHILDREN NO MORE: "WERE AND ARE GONE"
Dir. Hilla Medalia | Israel | 36min
In Tel Aviv, activists gather weekly to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Gaza with a silent vigil for the children killed in Israeli attacks.

THE DEVIL IS BUSY
Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir | United States | 31min
The film chronicles a day on the frontlines in the battle for reproductive rights at a women's healthcare clinic.

PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS
Alison McAlpine | Canada | 15min
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.

_{158 Minutes, Not Rated (R Equivalent)}