For the 18th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated
Short Films, opening on March 4th. 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
12th.
Live Action Shorts
Rating equivalent of PG-13 for adult themes.
Ivalu–
Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan, Denmark, 17 min.
Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her. Her father
does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is
Ivalu?
Night Ride –
Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen, Norway, 16 min.
It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an
unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she
was not expecting.
Le Pupille –
Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, 39 min.
From writer and director, Alice Rohrwacher, and Academy Award® winning
producer, Alfonso Cuarón, “Le Pupille” is a tale of innocence, greed and
fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish,
about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of
flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict
religious boarding school at Christmas.
The Red Suitcase –
Cyrus Neshvad, Luxembourg, 18 min.
An Iranian girl decides to remove her Headscarf/Hijab in a life changing situation.
An Irish Goodbye –
Tom Berkeley and Ross White, UK, 23 min.
On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and
Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their
mother.