OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM 2015
The Oscar-nominated Live Action Shorts Program will include:
• Aya (Israel/France) - Two strangers unexpectedly meet at an airport. He mistakenly assumes her to be his assigned driver. She, enchanted by the random encounter, does not hurry to prove him wrong.
• Boogaloo and Graham (United Kingdom) - Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. Raising their tiny charges, declaring themselves vegetarian and dreaming of running a chicken farm, the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
• Butter Lamp (France/China) - A young itinerant photographer and his assistant offer to photograph some Tibetan nomads in front of various backgrounds.
• Parvaneh (Switzerland) - A young Afghan immigrant travels to Zurich where she encounters a punk named Emily.
• The Phone Call (United Kingdom) - “The Phone Call” follows Heather, (played by Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins), a shy lady who works at a helpline call center. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man (played by Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent) she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.