ANIMATED SHORTS
Rated R (violence, language, and adult themes)
VIEWERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED; NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
(Estimated Running Time: 80 minutes)
For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. 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
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Our Uniform
Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi)
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An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.
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Letter to a Pig
Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew)
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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.
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Pachyderm
Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English)
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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.
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Ninety-Five Senses
Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English)
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An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.
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War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA
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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.
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ADDITIONAL FILMS TO BE INCLUDED:
I’m Hip
John Musker, 4 min., USA
Wild Summons
Karni Arieli and Saul Freed, 14 min., UK (in English, narrated by Marianne Faithfull)
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