2026 Oscar Party + Documentary Shorts Nominees

Join us on the red carpet for drinks, light bites from Done to Your Taste, Oscar trivia (with prizes!) and more at our annual Oscar Party starting at 5pm. Tickets are $65 for general admission/ $55 for Park City Film members and includes admission to the documentary shorts screening at 7pm. Come celebrate the year in film and support Park City’s only non-profit art house cinema and the last bastion for Indie Film in Summit County!

Documentary Short Film Program (158 mins)

• All the Empty Rooms – Directed by Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
  This film follows correspondent Steve Hartmand and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark on a seven-year-long project to document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. 2025, U.S, 34 minutes.
• Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud – Directed by Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo
  An intimate chronicle about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War. 2025, U.S., in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Somali with English subtitles, 37 minutes.
• Children No More: “Were and are Gone” – Directed by Hilla Medalia and Sheila Nevins
  Israeli peace activists hold silent vigils in Tel Aviv, displaying photos of Gaza’s young victims. Despite facing public backlash, their wordless demonstrations powerfully highlight war’s human cost. 2025, U.S./Israel/U.K., in Hebrew with English subtitles, 36 minutes.
• The Devil is Busy – Directed by Christalyn Hampton and Geeta Gandbhir
  At an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters, the director of operations takes necessary risks to safeguard staff and patients. 2024, U.S. 31 minutes.
• Perfectly a Strangeness – Directed by Alison McAlpine
  In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be. 2024, Canada/Chile,15 minutes.