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January 22, 2026, TORONTO - perfectly a strangeness, a documentary short from Montreal-based filmmaker Alison McAlpine, has been nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 98th Oscars.
The award-winning documentary short follows three donkeys through the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert as they discover an abandoned observatory and the universe. The short is a sensorial and cinematic exploration of what a story can be.
“What an extraordinary honour!” said director, writer, producer Alison McAlpine.” It is wild and wonderful that perfectly a strangeness will be showcased at the Oscars! Enormous thanks to my Quebecois and Chilean creative team!”
The short has screened in 27 countries and at over 70 film festivals, achieving 19 awards. perfectly a strangeness marked its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in Official Competition in 2024 and then went on to have a remarkable festival run, including the Toronto International Film Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Festival du Nouveau Cinema De Montreal, and many others. At Cannes, the film was nominated for the Palme d’Or-Best Short Film and went on to win numerous awards during its festival run including the Grand Prize for the National Short Film Competition (Festival de Nouveau), Full Frame Jury Award (Full Frame Documentary Film Festival), Silver Hugo Documentary Short Award (Chicago International Film Festival) and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten. The full festival and awards list is available on the film’s website.
perfectly a strangeness was produced by Second Sight Pictures in association with GreenGround Productions. Caroline Siraqyan served as editor on the project alongside Nicolas Canniccioni as director of photography. Music by Ben Grossman and sound design by Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau brought McAlpine’s world to life.
The film was funded with the support of Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec, La Sodec Quebec, Cineground, Difuze and SLA Location.
The 98th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The film is now available to stream on Crave in Canada through its distributor Premium Films.
About Second Sight Pictures:
Second Sight Pictures produces exclusively Alison McAlpine’s films. Filmography: Second Sight (2008), an award-winning mid-length film. BBC commissioned two versions of Second Sight. Ghostman of Skye (BBC2, 2009) was “Pick of the Day” or “Critics Choice” in every major UK newspaper. CIELO, Alison’s award-winning first feature, named as “One of the best documentaries of 2018” by Esquire and “The best films of 2018…that you didn’t see” by The Guardian, has been presented at over 400 international film festivals and cinemas. perfectly a strangeness is Alison’s first short film. Second Sight Pictures is currently developing two new films by Alison. www.alisonmcalpine.com
About GreenGround Productions
GreenGround, based in Montreal, is focused on producing director-driven documentary and fiction films with an international appeal. Our films have been shown in major film festivals, such as Cannes, Locarno, Berlinale, TIFF, Sundance, IDFA, Visions du Reel, Hot Docs, and have won numerous prizes. Recent collaborations include the films of Ben Rivers, Denis Côté, Sofia Bohdanowicz, and Julien Elie. www.greenground.ca
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