Shorts Program: 2026 Documentary Short Film Competition

Featuring an array of powerful subjects, the Short Documentary Competition honors new and distinctive voices in documentary filmmaking. The winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and qualify for consideration at the Academy Awards® for Best Documentary Short Film. Films in this program: • The Grandfather Puzzle · dir. Ora DeKornfeld · 23 min • Land of Cold · dir. Hervé Demers · 17 min • Nothing Happens After Your Absence · dir. Ibrahim Omar · 15 min • Still Standing · dir. Victor Tadashi Suarez, Livia Albeck-Ripka · 10 min • Water Cooler · dir. Emma V.F. · 12 min