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Documentary Short Film

Real stories, real people. Documentary shorts that illuminate the world in under 40 minutes.

All 27 Nominees 5 Shortlisted 10 Qualified 12

Free Joan Little

Yoruba Richen

In the Morning Sun

Serville Poblete

My Body Goes to Work

Fernanda Molina

One Last Order

Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko

Panther Pat

Ashley Brandon

Replikka

Heloisa Passos, Piratá Waurá

THE LONG VALLEY

Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

The Baddest Speechwriter of All

Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry

The Boys and the Bees

Arielle C. Knight

The Oath

Louis Hollis, Liane Aviram

The Tuners

Paweł Chorzępa

Water Cooler

Emma V.F.

All the Empty Rooms

All the Empty Rooms

Conall Jones, Joshua Seftel

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Craig Renaud, Juan Arredondo

Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"

Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"

Hilla Medalia, Sheila Nevins

Perfectly a Strangeness

Perfectly a Strangeness

Alison McAlpine

The Devil Is Busy

The Devil Is Busy

Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir

All the Walls Came Down

All the Walls Came Down

Ondi Timoner

Bad Hostage

Mimi Wilcox

Cashing Out

Matt Nadel

Chasing Time

Jeff Orlowski-Yang

Classroom 4

Eden Wurmfeld

Heartbeat

Jay Rosenblatt, Stephanie Rapp

Last Days on Lake Trinity

Last Days on Lake Trinity

Charlotte Cooley

On Healing Land, Birds Perch

On Healing Land, Birds Perch

Naja Pham Lockwood

Rovina's Choice

Rovina's Choice

Annie Wong, Thomas Jennings

We Were the Scenery

We Were the Scenery

Christopher Radcliff