For the 19th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation, 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 10.
ADMISSION TO EACH PROGRAM: $14. General | $10.50 Seniors & Youth | $8.50 CAFILM Members
ANIMATION
ESTIMATED RUNNING TIME: 80 MIN.
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
LETTER TO A PIG
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. Director: Taj Kantor (France/Israel 2022) 17 min
NINETY-FIVE SENSES
An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them. Directors: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess (US 2023) 13 min
OUR UNIFORM
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform. Director: Yegane Moghaddam (Iran 2023) 7 min
PACHYDERME
Like every summer, Louise stays at her grandparents in the countryside for a few days during the holidays. It will snow at the height of summer and a monster is going to die. Director: Stéphanie Clément (France 2022) 11 min
WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN AND YOKO
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. Director: Dave Mullins (US 2023) 11 min
LIVE ACTION
ESTIMATED RUNNING TIME: 133 MIN.
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
INVINCIBLE
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. Director: Vincent René-Lortie (Canada 2022) 30 min
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Rachel (Brittany Snow) is a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. When an unexpected pregnancy threatens to unravel her already precarious position, she’s forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion. Director: Nazrin Choudhury (US 2023) 23 min
KNIGHT OF FORTUNE
The loss of a loved one, the grief, the risk of yellow skin, and a coffin, that is too much for Karl to face. Director: Lasse Lyskjær Noer (Denmark 2023) 25 min
THE AFTER
In this intense short film, a grieving rideshare driver picks up a passenger who helps him confront the past. Director: Misan Harriman (UK 2023) 18 min
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole. Director: Wes Anderson (US 2023) 37 min
DOCUMENTARY
ESTIMATED RUNNING TIME: 139 MIN.
SATURDAY • 12:15
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
ISLAND IN BETWEEN
S. Leo Chiang reflects on his relationship with Taiwan, the United States and China from the islands of Kinmen, just a few miles from mainland China. Director: S. Leo Chiang. (Taiwan 2023) 20 min
NAI NAI & WÀI PÓ
A personal love letter from director Sean Wang to his Nai Nai and Wài Pó, a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away. Director: Sean Wang (US 2023) 17 min
THE ABCs OF BOOK BURNING
Over 2000 books have been removed from school districts in the U.S. THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING follows the human toll the future will pay for depriving children of their right to read and learn about a complex world. Interviews with children and authors shed light on this ongoing dangerous precedent. Director: Sheila Nevins (US 2023) 27 min
THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK
The Barber of Little Rock explores America’s widening racial wealth gap through the story of Arlo Washington, a local barber whose visionary approach to a just economy can be found in the mission of People Trust, the nonprofit community bank he founded. Directors: John Hoffman, Christine Turner (US 2023) 35 min
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
Tells the story of four unassuming heroes who ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music. It is also a reminder of how music can be the best medicine, stress reliever and even an escape from poverty.Directors: Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot (US 2023) 39 min