For the 17th consecutive year, WHBPAC, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered this year – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! Screen all three categories or choose to view just one. A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts before the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27th.
Live Action (122 mins | R)
March 12 @ 1pm &
March 13 @ 4pm
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run – Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger, Kyrgyzstan/Switzerland, 38 min.
The Dress – Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki, Poland, 30 min.
The Long Goodbye – Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed, UK/Netherlands, 12 min.
On My Mind – Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson, Denmark, 18 min.
Please Hold – K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse, USA, 19 min.
Animated (97+ mins | R | NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN)
March 12 @ 4pm
Affairs of the Art – Joanna Quinn and Les Mills, UK/Canada, 16 min.
Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz, Chile, 15 min.
Boxballet – Anton Dyakov, Russia, 15 min.
Robin Robin – Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, UK, 32 min.
The Windshield Wiper – Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez, USA/Spain, 14 min.
Documentary (160 min | R)
March 12 @ 77:30pm
Audible – Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean, USA, 39 min.
Lead Me Home – Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk, USA, 39 min.
The Queen of Basketball – Ben Proudfoot, USA, 22 min.
Three Songs for Benazir – Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei, Afghanistan, 22 min.
When We Were Bullies – Jay Rosenblatt, USA/Germany, 36 min.