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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)