2026 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS
Opens February 20
SHOWTIMES & TICKETS COMING SOON!
Showcasing the best short films from around the world, the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Shorts, presented by Taika Waititi, includes three feature-length programs, one for each Academy Award® Short Film category: Animated, Documentary, and Live Action. Catch all three, only at RFC!
ANIMATED
Butterfly
Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens
Forevergreen
Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Retirement Plan
John Kelly and Andrew Freedman
The Three Sisters
Konstantin Bronzit
DOCUMENTARY
All the Empty Rooms
Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
The Devil Is Busy
Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
Perfectly a Strangeness
Alison McAlpine
LIVE ACTION
Butcher's Stain
Meyer Levinson-Blount and Oron Caspi
A Friend of Dorothy
Lee Knight and James Dean
Jane Austen's Period Drama
Julia Aks and Steve Pinder
The Singers
Sam A. Davis and Jack Piatt
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata