For the 15th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Jan. 31st. 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, Feb. 9th -- enjoy them at The Roxy's annual Oscar party!
Oscar Nominations 2020 - Short Film (Documentary)
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) -- Carol Dysinger
Young Afghan girls learn to read, write and skateboard in Kabul.
Life Overtakes Me -- John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life’s uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.
In the Absence -- Yi Seung-Jun
Documents the sinking of a South Korean Ferry. As a result of the ineptitude of the first response to the emerging situation, hundreds of people, mostly children, lost their lives.
St. Louis Superman -- Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
Bruce Franks Jr., a Ferguson activist and battle rapper who was elected to the overwhelmingly white and Republican Missouri House of Representatives, must overcome both personal trauma and political obstacles to pass a critical bill for his community.
Walk Run Cha-Cha -- Laura Nix
Paul and Millie Cao lost their youth to the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Forty years later, they have become successful professionals in Southern California – and are rediscovering themselves on the dance floor.