2026 Oscar Shorts: Documentary

Time again for one of my favorite events every year: Oscar-nominated shorts are now screening!

Join us at the Carolina Theater in Durham to watch the documentary short films that have been nominated for an Oscar this year. Here’s this year’s list

• ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS | Joshua Seftel | United States | 33min

• ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD | Dir. Craig Renaud and Brent Renaud | United States | 38min

• CHILDREN NO MORE: “WERE AND ARE GONE” | Hilla Medalia | Israel | 36min

• THE DEVIL IS BUSY | Christalyn Hampton & Geeta Gandbhir | United States | 31min

• PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS | Alison McAlpine | Canada | 15min

The list of films is available on the website here: https://carolinatheatre.org/events/film/2026-documentary-oscar-shorts/

As always, I recommend buying tickets in advance. (I’ll post my seat info below for folks who are joining.) Let’s meet up around 3:40 for the 4:00 showtime; happy to grab drinks or dinner afterwards if folks want to stick around for discussion, debate, and last-minute off-book gambling about which is the Oscar favorite!