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2024 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation
The 2024 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animation, Opens Friday, February 16, 2024. Individual trailers can be viewed here.
“All hail the short film, where the tools, canvas, themes and artistry can be no different as for a feature, but the only restriction is time. Short films may be less widely seen than the longer kind, but the three Oscar categories devoted to the form provide a welcome spotlight on what makes them special.” – The Los Angeles Times
Our Uniform – Iran, directed by Yegane Moghaddam (7 mins) (In Farsi)
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.
Letter to a Pig – France/Israel, directed by Tal Kantor (17 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.
Pachyderme – France, directed by Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius (11 mins) (In English)
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.
Ninety-Five Senses – USA, directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess (13 mins) (In English)
An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko – USA, directed by Dave Mullins (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.
