On January 7, see a special screening of four Oscar-eligible short films, presented by The New Yorker! The screening will feature “I’m Not a Robot,” a eligible for Best Animated Short, as well as the Best Documentary Short-shortlisted films “Eternal Father,” “Incident,” and “Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr.”

I’m Not a Robot | Directed by Victoria Warmerdam

After repeatedly failing CAPTCHA tests, a music producer named Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: Could she be a robot?

Eternal Father | Directed by Ömer Sami

After starting a family late in life, Nasar fears he won’t live to see his kids grow up. He decides to be cryonically frozen after death, hoping they can someday reunite. His family’s dilemma: follow suit or be left behind? As the future eclipses the present, Nasar must reassess what truly matters.

Incident | Directed by Bill Morrison

Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narrative begins to take shape in the aftermath.

Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr | Directed by Kimberly Reed

After Zooey Zephyr’s expulsion from the Montana House of Representatives for defending transgender medical care, she claims a nearby bench as her “office.” Director Kimberly Reed’s intimate documentary turns this shocking political moment into a nuanced portrait of trans and queer joy.

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