Shortlisted for the 2025 Academy Awards
View these live-action and documentary short films before the nominations are announced.
Screening Room
A Woman Wonders if She’s Human in “I’m Not a Robot”
In Victoria Warmerdam’s short film, a series of failed CAPTCHA tests plunges a woman into a strange new reality.
The New Yorker Documentary
A Family Reckons with a Father’s Wish to Be Preserved Using Cryonics in “Eternal Father”
In Ömer Sami’s documentary short, a man’s wish to be cryogenically frozen after death raises questions for his wife and children.
The New Yorker Documentary
Zooey Zephyr’s Defense of Trans Lives in a Deep-Red State
A short documentary goes behind the scenes with the Montana state representative as she fights for trans medical care and makes a momentous decision in her own life.
The New Yorker Documentary
“Incident” Shows How Officers React When a Police Killing Is Caught on Tape
A collection of surveillance and body-camera footage offers a raw look at the 2018 shooting of Harith Augustus, and at the immediate attempts to shape the story.