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Poll: Oscars 2025 — Best Documentary Short Subject

Far from bland, documentaries often feel as alive as the real life stories they depict. Far from unimportant, short films pack the dynamics of cinema into movies that require less of a time commitment. Which of the nominees of The Oscars (2025) for Best Documentary Short Subject do you think should win?

(Below each movie is information about where it is available to see. Most can be streamed online. Also, some theaters play all Oscar nominated short films, airing all five shorts of each category together for the price of one feature film: check your local listings.)

After voting, discuss the poll or find links to the films here. Take other 2025 Oscars polls here.

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    Death by Numbers (2024)

    The film is about the mass shooting at a high school in the U.S. town of Parkland, Florida. See a clip and interview on You Tube. Go here for a direct link.
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    I am Ready, Warden (2024)

    The film follows a death row inmate as, in the days leading up to his execution, he tries to contact the victim's son. It can be seen on Paramount Plus.
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    Incident (2023)

    A 2018 police shooting in Chicago is told through footage from security cameras and police body cams. It can be seen on The New Yorker's website. Go here for a direct link.
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    Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024)

    First graders in a Tokyo public school form an orchestra and perform “Ode to Joy.” It can be seen on the New York Times website: Go here for a direct link.
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    The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)

    Double bassist Orin O’Brien looks back on her pioneering career as the first woman hired to play in the New York Philharmonic. The film can be seen on Netflix.

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