A yearly tradition celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Pageant is proud to present the 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films!
This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time. Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: LIVE ACTION, ANIMATION, and DOCUMENTARY. Don’t miss this year’s programs!
All programs separate admission, schedule changes daily, dates and showtimes below.
ANIMATION
Various
90 minutes
Friday February 21
5:15pm
Saturday February 22
7:30pm
Sunday February 23
4:15pm
Wednesday February 26
7:30pm
Thursday February 27
5:15pm
MAGIC CANDIES --- Daisuke Nishio, 21 min, Japan
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRUS --- Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, 20 min, Iran
YUCK! --- Loïc Espuche, 13 min, France
WANDER TO WONDER --- Nina Gantz, 14 min, Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK
BEAUTIFUL MEN --- Nicolas Keppens, 18 min, Belgium/France/Netherlands
DOCUMENTARY
Various
165 minutes
Saturday February 22
1:30pm
Sunday February 23
6:30pm
INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART – Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 23 min, Japan
INCIDENT – Bill Morrison, 30 min, USA
I AM READY, WARDEN – Smriti Mundhra, 37 min, USA
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA – Molly O’Brien, 34 min, USA
DEATH BY NUMBERS – Kim A. Snyder, 33 min, USA
LIVE ACTION
Various
165 minutes
Friday February 21
7:30
Saturday February 22
5pm
Sunday February 23
1:45pm
Wednesday February 26
5pm
Thursday February 27
7:30pm
A LIEN --- David Cutler-Kreutz and Sam Cutler-Kreutz, 14 min, USA
ANUJA --- Adam J. Graves, 22 min, USA/India
I’M NOT A ROBOT --- Victoria Warmerdam, 22 min, Netherlands/Belgium
THE LAST RANGER --- Cindy Lee, 28 min, South Africa
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT --- Nebojša Slijepčević, 13 min, Croatia/Bulgaria/France/Slovenia
The Pageant does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses and trailers above, further information about content for specific films can usually be found through general internet searches.