For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered –Documentary, Live Action and Animated – 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 2nd. Brand new to the Dreamland in 2025, you also don’t want to miss your opportunity to join us at the Dreamland for our first Oscars Viewing Party, Sunday, March 2nd. For more information and tickets (free to Dreamland members), click here.
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 159 minutes) –Wednesday, Feb. 19th
Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder, 33 min., USA (in English)
I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra, 37 min., USA (in English)
Incident – Bill Morrison, 30 min., USA (in English)
Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 23 min., Japan (in Japanese)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O’Brien, 34 min., USA (in English)
LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 102 minutes) –Wednesday, Feb. 26th
A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz, 15 min., USA (in English)
Anuja – Adam J. Graves, 22 min., USA (in Hindi)
I’m Not a Robot – Victoria Warmerdam, 22 min., Belgium/Netherlands (in Dutch)
The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee, 28 min., South Africa (in Xhosa)
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojsa Slijepcevic, 13 min., Croatia (in Croatian)
ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 88minutes) – Friday, Feb. 28th
Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens, 18 min., Belgium/France/Netherlands (in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English)
In the Shadow of the Cypress – Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, 20 min., Iran (no dialogue)
Magic Candies– Daisuke Nishio, 21 min., Japan (in Japanese)
Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, 14 min., Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK (in English)
Yuck! – Loïc Espuche, 13 min., France (in French)