Cashing Out (2025)

Name: Cashing Out
Genre: Short Film
Released: 2025
Duration: 40 min
Cast: Scott Page, Sean Strub, Dee Dee Chamblee

Oscar Qualifier · Documentary Short Film · 40 min

2025 40 min United States English

Director Matt Nadel

Cashing Out is a 2025 documentary short film running 40 minutes, directed by Matt Nadel — an Oscar-shortlisted short at the Academy Awards. It is available to watch free on The New Yorker.

Synopsis

Examines the viatical settlement industry of the early AIDS crisis — in which terminally ill queer men sold their life insurance policies for fast cash, enriching investors — and the filmmaker's own unexpected personal connection to this history.

Participants / Featured (as credited)

Scott Page Self

Sean Strub Self

Dee Dee Chamblee Self

Where to Watch

🎥 The New Yorker Full Film — Free 🎬 ShortsTV In Theaters

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Sources

Shortlist AMPAS 98th Oscars Shortlists Retrieved Dec 17, 2024