2026 Oscar-Winning Short Film: The Singers
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?

The forces of evil—a little man, his nephew, a girl, and a ninja—steal the Sacred Lily from a monastery. Matsuoka and his companion overcome fantastical challenges in their struggle against these forces in order to rescue the Lily.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?
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Pose tells stories of queer joy and love in a time of intense hate and sadness.
After his family fled to England after the Vietnam War, Kit returns home to Saigon.
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