The Oscar-nominated Live Action Shorts Program will include:
• Dekalb Elementary (USA) -Inspired by a 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
• My Nephew Emmett (USA) -In 1955, a Mississippi preacher tries to protect his 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till from two racist killers out for blood. Based on true events.
• The Eleven O’Clock (Australia) -The delusional patient of a psychiatrist believes he is actually the psychiatrist. As they each attempt to treat each other the session gets out of control.
• The Silent Child (United Kingdom) – “The Silent Child” centers around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication.
• Watu Wote/All of Us (Germany/Kenya) - For almost a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.