All the Empty Rooms Wins Oscar for Documentary on School Shooting Victims' Memorials

The documentary short film All the Empty Rooms, directed by Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 98th Academy Awards. The 33-minute film memorializes children killed in American school shootings by focusing on their untouched bedrooms, capturing personal belongings and family memories. Featuring interviews with grieving families, the film highlights the human impact of gun violence and honors the victims beyond statistics through intimate visuals and storytelling.