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PMA Films: 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Documentary

  • Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square Portland, ME, 04101 United States (map)

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165 minutes. Suggested Rating: PG-13. By various directors. In various languages with English subtitles. DCP.

Parental guidance: This year’s Oscar Nominated Shorts programs may not be appropriate for audiences under the age of 14 due to gun violence, shootings, language and animated nudity.

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 14th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2nd.

Nominated Films:

Instruments of a Beating Heart (23 minutes, directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki)

Incident (30 minutes, directed by Bill Morrison)

I Am Ready, Warden (37 minutes, directed by Smriti Mundhra)

The Only Girl in the Orchestra (35 minutes, directed by Molly O’Brien)

Death by Numbers (36 minutes, directed by Kim A. Snyder)

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