Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the art of short filmmaking with a special screening of the 2026 Oscar Nominated Animated and Live-Action Shorts. From imaginative animated worlds to powerful live-action storytelling, this curated collection showcases some of the most exciting and innovative short films of the year—each one packed with creativity, emotion, and cinematic craft in a bite-sized format.
Animated Shorts start at 6:30 PM
Butterfly
Forevergreen
Retirement Plan
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
The Three Sisters
Live Action Shorts start at 7:45 PM
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
Butcher’s Stain
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva
6:00 PM – Doors open
6:30 PM – Shorts start
Tickets:
$5 for members (WJCT donor of $60 per year minimum)
$10 for non-members
Run time: Animated shorts ~1 hour. Live-Action Shorts ~1 hour 54 minutes. There will be a 15-minute intermission.
Rated PG
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