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Cinematique of Wilmington is a series of classic, foreign and notable films sponsored by WHQR and Historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets to all screenings are available at the Thalian Hall Website or at the Thalian Hall Box office (Monday-Friday from 12-5pm and one hour before showtime). Admission is $9.63 ($7+ tax and $2.14 ticketing fee)Showtime for Cinematique Films is 7:00pm, plus 4pm matinees on Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) at Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street. For more details about the series or individual features, call the Thalian Box Office at 910.632.2285 or click here.

Cinematique Presents: 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films

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The "2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films" will be screening from Monday, February 24th to Wednesday, February 26th at the Historic Main Stage at Thalian Hall at 7 pm, with an additional screening at 4 pm on Wednesday, February 26th.

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Historic Main Stage at Thalian Hall

Monday February 24th, 2025

  • 3pm Documentary
  • 7pm Documentary

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

  • 4pm Live Action
  • 7pm Live Action

Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

  • 4pm Animation
  • 7pm Animation

May not be appropriate for audiences under the age of 14 due to gun violence, shootings, language, and animated nudity.

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (running time: 165 minutes)

Instruments of a Beating Heart
Ema Ryan Yamazaki · 23 min · Japan (in Japanese)

Incident
Bill Morrison · 30 min · USA (in English)

I Am Ready, Warden
Smriti Mundhra · 37 min · USA (in English)

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Molly O’Brien · 35 min · USA (in English)

Death by Numbers
Kim A. Snyder · 36 min · USA (in English)

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (running time: 104 minutes)

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Nebojsa Slijepcevic · 13 min · Croatia (in Croatian)

Anuja
Adam J. Graves · 22 min · USA (in Hindi)

I Am Not a Robot
Victoria Warmerdam · 22 min · Belgium/Netherlands (in Dutch)

A Lien
Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz · 15 min · USA (in English)

The Last Ranger
Cindy Lee · 28 min · South Africa (in Xhosa)

ANIMATED SHORTS (running time: 90 minutes)

Magic Candies
Daisuke Nishio · 21 min · Japan (in Japanese)

In the Shadow of the Cypress
Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani · 20 min · Iran (no dialogue)

Yuck!
Loïc Espuche · 13 min · France (in French)

Wander to Wonder
Nina Gantz · 13 min · Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK (in English)

Beautiful Men
Nicolas Keppens · 19 min · Belgium/France/Netherlands (in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English)