"Thank the gods of cinema for this annual release of Oscar nominees." - San Francisco Chronicle
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2.
For tickets and showtimes, please select a shorts category (ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, LIVE ACTION) from the list below.
MAGIC CANDIES (2024, dir. Daisuke Nishio, Japan, 21 min. In Japanese with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS (2023, dirs. Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani, Iran, 20 min. No language / Format: Digital)
YUCK! (2024, dir. Loïc Espuche, France, 13 min. In French with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
WANDER TO WONDER (2023, dir. Nina Gantz, Netherlands, Belgium, France, 13 min., In English / Format: Digital)
BEAUTIFUL MEN (2023, dir. Nicolas Keppens, Belgium, France, Netherlands, 18 min., In English and Flemish, Dutch, and Turkish with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART (2024, dir. Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Japan, 23 min. In Japanese with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
INCIDENT (pictured, 2023, dir. Bill Morrison, USA, 30 min. In English / Format: Digital)
I AM READY, WARDEN (2024, dir. Smriti Mundhra, USA, 37 min. In English / Format: Digital)
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA (2024. dir. Molly O’Brien, USA, 35 min. In English / Format: Digital)
DEATH BY NUMBERS (2024, dir. Kim A. Snyder, USA, 33 min. In English / Format: Digital)
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT (2024, dir. Nebojša Slijepčević, Croatia, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia, 13 min, In Croatian with English subtitles / Format: English)
ANUJA (2024, dir. Adam J. Graves, India, USA, 22 min. In Hindi with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
I'M NOT A ROBOT (2023, dir. Victoria Warmerdam, Netherlands, Belgium, 22 min. In Dutch with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
A LIEN (2023, dirs. David Cutler-Kreutz, Sam Cutler-Kreutz, USA, 14 min. In English / Format: Digital)
THE LAST RANGER (pictured, 2024, dir. Cindy Lee, South Africa, 28 min. In Xhosa with English subtitles / Format: Digital)
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu