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Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Every weekday at 5pm, starting November 8, our theaters will offer a selection of shorts for $5! These Narrative and Documentary films come from all over the world and display the remarkable diversity of storytelling in the films selected for SLIFF33.

There are also several Shorts Programs on the weekends and those are also just $5.

SLIFF’s Shorts program is one of 182 Oscar® Qualifying Festival Competitions. Short films that win the Best of Fest, Best Animated, Best Documentary, and Best Live Action awards are eligible for Academy® nominations for the 98th Academy Awards in 2025.

Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 1 – The Artists

Program Documentary Shorts 1 – The Artists
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 10

Program Documentary Shorts 10
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 11 – Sports

Program Documentary Shorts 11 – Sports
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 12 – Women On The Verge B

Program Documentary Shorts 12 – Women On The Verge B
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 13 – QFest Stories

Program Documentary Shorts 13 – QFest Stories
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 14

Program Documentary Shorts 14
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 15

Program Documentary Shorts 15
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 16 – Veterans Day

Program Documentary Shorts 16 – Veterans Day
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 6 – Centering The Middle East

Program Documentary Shorts 6 – Centering The Middle East
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 7 – The Asian Experience

Program Documentary Shorts 7 – The Asian Experience
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts 8

Program Documentary Shorts 8
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Documentary Shorts – Wildey

Program Documentary Shorts – Wildey
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 1

Program Narrative Shorts 1
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 10

Program Narrative Shorts 10
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 11

Program Narrative Shorts 11
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 12

Program Narrative Shorts 12
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 13 – Films For Kids And Tweens

Program Narrative Shorts 13 – Films For Kids And Tweens This mix of animated and live action films is meant for kids 8 – 14.
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 15 – Adult Animation B

Program Narrative Shorts 15 – Adult Animation B
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 18 – African-American Experiences

Program Narrative Shorts 18 – African-American Experiences
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 19 – Women On The Verge

Program Narrative Shorts 19 – Women On The Verge
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 2

Program Narrative Shorts 2
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 3

Program Narrative Shorts 3
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 4

Program Narrative Shorts 4
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 5

Program Narrative Shorts 5
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 6

Program Narrative Shorts 6
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 7

Program Narrative Shorts 7
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 8

Program Narrative Shorts 8
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Narrative Shorts 9

Program Narrative Shorts 9
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition

Ten Times Better

Film Ten Times Better Directed by Jennifer Rita Lin Driven by his refugee mother to excel in white America, George Lee, an 88-year-old blackjack dealer in Vegas,...