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2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Date & Time

Sat. Mar. 14, 2026 5 PM-8 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater
Directed by Various
Length 172 minutes

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Date & Time

Sat. Mar. 14, 2026 5 PM-8 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater
Directed by Various
Length 172 minutes

View the nominated short films in the category of Documentary from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 15.

Nominated in the Documentary Category

  • Perfectly a Strangeness (Canada/Chile)
  • The Devil Is Busy (USA)
  • Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (USA)
  • All the Empty Rooms (USA)
  • Children No More: Were and Are Gone (USA/Israel/UK)

Some films in this program contain graphic war imagery, adult themes, and adult language. 
Recommended for ages 17 and up.

Tickets

  • $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The Robert Frank Foundation, Nina and Michael Zilkha, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston, Laurence P. Unger and Ben Hobratsch, and the Vaughn Foundation.
 
Generous funding is provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; and ILEX Foundation.