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.

Some films in this program include some disturbing and mature content and may not be suitable for very young children.


ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS (Dir. Joshua Seftel, 33 mins, USA)

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, 38 mins, USA)

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, 36 mins, Israel)

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 (Dir. Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir, 31 mins, USA)

The film chronicles a day on the frontlines in the battle for reproductive rights at a women's healthcare clinic.


PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS (Dir. Alison McAlpine, 15 mins, Canada)

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.