OSCAR SHORTS: LIVE ACTION

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Show Dates And Times

02/25 - Tuesday
  • 1:00 pm
  • 7:00 pm
TICKETS:
$10
/ Adult
$8
/ Senior / Matinee / Under 12
$7
/ Strand Member

Tickets available at the box office 30 min. prior to show time

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, 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 2.

Live Action Short Films:

A LIEN
USA/14 MINS/2023
Directors: David Cutler-Kreutz, Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Producers: Rebecca Eskreis, Sam Cutler-Kreutz, David Cutler-Kreutz, Tara Sheffer

Synopsis: On the day of their green card interview, a young couple confronts a dangerous immigration process.

 

ANUJA INDIA
USA/22 MINS/2024
Director: Adam J. Graves
Producers: Suchitra Mattai, Mindy Kaling, Guneet Monga Kapoor, Krushan Naik, Michael Graves, Aaron Kopp, Ksheetij Saini, Alexandra Blaney

Synopsis: ANUJA tells the story of a gifted nine-year-old girl who, alongside her sister Palak, faces a life- changing opportunity that tests their bond and mirrors the struggles of girls worldwide.

 

I’M NOT A ROBOT
NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM/22 MINS/2023
Original Title: Ik ben geen robot
Director: Victoria Warmerdam
Producer: Trent

Synopsis: After repeatedly failing CAPTCHA tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?

 

THE LAST RANGER
SOUTH AFRICA/28 MINS/2024
Director: Cindy Lee
Producers: Darwin Shaw, Will Hawkes
Produced by: Six Feet Films

Synopsis: When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.

 

THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
CROATIA, BULGARIA, FRANCE, SLOVENIA/13 MINS/2024
Original Title: Covjek koji nije mogao sutjeti
Director: Nebojša Slijepčević
Producers: Antitalent, Norfolk films, Contrast Films & Studio Virc

Synopsis: In the middle of winter, a passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces. As they arrest innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

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