2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films

“Butcher’s Stain” – Samir, an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv, is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room. He sets out to prove his innocence to keep this job that he desperately needs.
Languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Runtime: 26m

“A Friend of Dorothy” – A lonely widow’s quiet life is upended when a teenage boy accidentally kicks his football into her garden.
Language: English
Runtime: 21m

“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” – England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.
Language: English
Runtime: 13m

“The Singers” – An impromptu sing-off will decide the best singer in the bar tonight.
Language: English
Runtime: 18m

“Two People Exchanging Saliva” – In a society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
Language: French
Runtime: 26m