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Oscars Short Films 2025: The Titles Battling for an Academy Award
The 2025 Oscars short film shortlists are here! Find out which titles made the cut and where you can watch them.
Documentary
Derek Knowles
& Lawrence Lerew
Sentinels
Sentinels is an immersive observational film that follows a small group of young environmental activists as they undertake a tree-sitting campaign to stop a large logging company from clear-cutting a northern California forest.
Documentary
Great Big Story
Pecos Tatum: Born to Be a Cowboy
Follow 10-year-old Pecos Tatum as he becomes a professional Texas cowboy in this short documentary about what it takes to compete at the rodeo.
Comedy
Eric Kissack
The Gunfighter
A narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty.
Comedy
Conor Finnegan
Fear of Flying
A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.
Dark Comedy
Dirk Belien
Gridlock
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Oscar-nominated dark comedy about the frustrations of being stuck in traffic while your wife cheats on you
Adventure
Paul Robertson
Jimmy and Baby
Two young frogs go to hell and back in their quest for wealth in this Pixel Art short
Festival
Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 3
If I could have somehow avoided the news about Sundance starting today, I would havetoday is the start of the 34th straight Sundance Festival that yours truly will be failing to attend. 34 times have films been watched, pitches been made, deals been sealed, without me.
Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Updates: December 2020
From high-profile Christmas ads to box-office features, we take a look at the exciting new projects from filmmakers previously featured on Short of the Week
