Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular animated short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time. Program includes: "Letter to a Pig" (France/Israel, 17 min.), "Ninety-Five Senses" (USA, 13 min.), "Our Uniform" (Iran, 7 min.), "Pachyderme" (France, 11 min.), and "WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko" (USA, 11 min.).
LETTER TO A PIG
Dir. Tal Kantor
Israel, 2022; 16 mins, in Hebrew
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.
NINETY-FIVE SENSES
Dir. Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
USA, 2023; 13 mins, in English
An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them
OUR UNIFORM
Dir. Yegane Moghaddam
Iran, 2023; 7 mins, in Farsi
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the folds and fabrics of her old uniform.
PACHYDERME
Dir. Stéphanie Clément
France, 2021; 11 mins, in French
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.
WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO
Dir. Dave Mullins
USA, 2023; 11 mins, in English
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.