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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN AND THE ACADEMY HAS NOMINATED OUTSTANDING SHORT MOVIES IN 3 CATEGORIES: LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY AND ANIMATION.

COME SEE THEM ALL AND JOIN US IN VOTING WITH OR AGAINST THE PROS FOR THE BEST OF SHOW FOR 2026.

WHO TAKES HOME THE GOLDEN STATUE?

FOR 2026 WE HAVE:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Some films in this program contain adult language, adult themes and sensual images.
Recommended for persons 17 and up.

WED. MARCH 4 - 12:00 NOON
FRI. MARCH 6 - 1:45 PM
SAT. MARCH 7 - 12:00 NOON
SAT. MARCH 7 - 6:30 PM
WED. MARCH 11 - 12:00 NOON
THUR. MARCH 12 - 12:00 NOON
FRI. MARCH 13 - 12:00 NOON

BUTCHER'S STAIN
Written and Directed by Meyer Levinson-Blount
Country of Origin Israel
Film Length 26 mins.
Samir, a Palestinian butcher working at an Israeli supermarket, is accused of tearing down the Israeli hostage posters in the break room. Samir sets out to prove his innocence in order to keep his job he desperately needs.

A FRIEND OF DOROTHY
Written and Directed by Lee Knight
Country of Origin United Kingdom
Film Length 21 mins.
A Friend of Dorothy is a tender story of loneliness and unexpected friendships.

JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA

Written and Directed by Steve Pinder and Julia Aks
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 12 mins.
Jane Austen's Period Drama is a 2024 English-language short comedy written and directed by Julia Aks and Steve Pinder. The film is a satire on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

THE SINGERS

Directed, Shot & Edited by Sam A. Davis
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 18 mins.
The Singers is a short film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden men connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off.

TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA

Directed by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh
Country of Origin France, United States
Film Length 36 mins.
Two People Exchanging Saliva explores a dystopian world where kissing is punishable by death.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

SAT. MARCH 7 - 2:15 PM
THUR. MARCH 12 - 2:15 PM
Some films in this program contain graphic war imagery, adult themes and language. Recommended for persons 17 and up

ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS
Directed by Joshua Seftel
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 33 mins.
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
Directed by Craig Renaud and Brent Renaud
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 38 mins.
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"
Directed by Hilla Medaliaountry of Origin Israel
Film Length 36 mins.
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
Directed by Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 31 mins.
The film chronicles a day on the frontlines in the battle for reproductive rights at a women's healthcare clinic.

PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS
Directed, Written and Produced by Alison McAlpine
Country of Origin Canada
Film Length 15 mins.
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.

ANIMATED SHORT FILMS

WED. MARCH 4 - 2:15 PM
FRI. MARCH 6 - 1:45 PM
SAT. MARCH 7 - 5:00 PM
FRI. MARCH 13 - 12:00 NOON
FRI. MARCH 13 - 4:00 PM
Some films in this program may not be suitable for very young children.

BUTTERFLY
Writer and Director Florence Miailhe
Country of Origin France
Film Length 15 mins.
A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache's life, from his rise to fame to surviving Auschwitz, presented as memories flashing back during his final swim.

FOREVERGREEN
Written and Directed by Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
Country of Origin United States
Film Length 13 mins.
A joyful adventure featuring an orphaned bear cub and a fatherly tree turns serious when the cub is tempted by the allure of easy food. Fire and deadly danger ensue as the cub is left bereft of hope and on the verge of a ruinous end, until the sacrificial love of the tree falls into place.

THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS
Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Country of Origin Canada
Film Length 17 mins.
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.

RETIREMENT PLAN
Directed by John Kelly
Written by John Kelly, Tara Lawall
Country of Origin Ireland
Film Length 7 mins.
Retirement Plan tells the story of Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) as he fantasizes about everything he'd love to do in retirement, once he finally has the "time.

THE THREE SISTERS
Writer and Director Konstantin Bronzit
Producer Robinovich Zalman
Country of Origin Israel, Cyprus
Film Length 14 mins.
Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house. One day, circumstances develop in such a way that they are forced to rent out one of the houses.

ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM
PRESENTATION
ÉIRU
Written and Directed by Giovanna Ferrari
Country of Origin Ireland
Film Length 13 mins.
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.