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.