The Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts are not necessarily for children and patrons are advised that the content should be treated as rated R.
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered –Documentary, Live Action and Animated – 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 2nd.
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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 159 minutes) –Wednesday, Feb. 19th Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder, 33 min., USA (in English) I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra, 37 min., USA (in English) Incident – Bill Morrison, 30 min., USA (in English) Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 23 min., Japan (in Japanese) The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O’Brien, 34 min., USA (in English)
LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 102 minutes) –Wednesday, Feb. 26th A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz, 15 min., USA (in English) Anuja – Adam J. Graves, 22 min., USA (in Hindi) I’m Not a Robot – Victoria Warmerdam, 22 min., Belgium/Netherlands (in Dutch) The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee, 28 min., South Africa (in Xhosa) The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojsa Slijepcevic, 13 min., Croatia (in Croatian)
ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 88minutes) – Friday, Feb. 28th (Treat at rated R) Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens, 18 min., Belgium/France/Netherlands (in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English) In the Shadow of the Cypress – Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, 20 min., Iran (no dialogue) Magic Candies– Daisuke Nishio, 21 min., Japan (in Japanese) Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, 14 min., Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK (in English) Yuck! – Loïc Espuche, 13 min., France (in French) Film for Thought is FREE with a membership PLUS get a FREE $9 Large Popcorn! Regular Movie prices for the General Public. Memberships allow the Dreamland to stay open year round. Members pay no service fees, receive discounted tickets, early access to purchase special event tickets, free popcorn and free entry to special screenings and events. Become a Dreamland Member today!
