Documentary – 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnight)!
Run Time: 165 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available
Filmmakers in this category tell fantastic and true stories that will change your worldview in documentaries that are under 40 minutes. Past winners include The Queen of Basketball (2021) and The Elephant Whisperers (2022).
2025 Films
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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)
