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For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 16th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 10th.
PLEASE NOTE, THE ANIMATION OSCAR SHORTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 (VERGING ON AN R RATING).
OUR UNIFORM
Director: Yegane Moghaddam
7 min., Iran
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.
In Farsi with English subtitles.
LETTER TO A PIG
Directors: Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
17 min., France/Israel
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.
In Hebrew with English subtitles.
PACHYDERME
Directors: Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
11 min., USA
As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma’s strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.
NINETY-FIVE SENSES
Directors: Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
13 min., USA
An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.
WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO
Directors: Dave Mullins and Brad Booker
11 min., USA
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers’ chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates.
ADDITIONAL FILMS INCLUDED IN THIS SCREENING:
I’M HIP
Director: John Musker
4 min., USA
WILD SUMMONS
Directors: Karni Arieli and Saul Freed
14 min., UK
James Sweeney wrote, directed, and stars in TWINLESS, a delightful comedy that follows two friends who meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely, fragile bond that will go on to redefine their relationship to the past.
After the death of her husband, Tabatha — a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer — wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.
Narrated by Maya Hawke, VIDEOHEAVEN creates a monumental cinematic history of the beloved video store of a now bygone era.
After the mysterious disappearance of their baby daughter, a young couple receives strange videos and realizes someone has been filming their daily life.
A celebration of the power of storytelling, SPEAK. is an electrifying portrait of teen storytellers preparing to compete in the prestigious NSDA Championships, the “Super Bowl of public speaking”.
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