Oscar Shorts - Live Action

Join The Screening Room on Friday, March 3rd at 7pm for a special presentation of this year’s Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts.

This year’s program includes the following titles:

Ivalu– Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan, Denmark, 17 min.
Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her. Her father does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is Ivalu?

Night Ride – Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen, Norway, 16 min.
It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she was not expecting.

Le Pupille – Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, 39 min.
From writer and director, Alice Rohrwacher, and Academy Award® winning producer, Alfonso Cuarón, Le Pupille is a tale of innocence, greed and fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish, about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict religious boarding school at Christmas.

The Red Suitcase – Cyrus Neshvad, Luxembourg, 18 min.
An Iranian girl decides to remove her Headscarf/Hijab in a life changing situation.

An Irish Goodbye – Tom Berkeley and Ross White, UK, 23 min.
On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother.

The full program runs for 1 hour and 50 minutes and has a rating equivalent of PG-13 for adult themes.