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 (Live Action)
Brotherhood - Meryan Joobeur
Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The emotional complexities of a family reunion and past wounds lead to tragic consequences.
Nefta Football Club - Yves Piat
In south Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a headphones-wearing donkey in the desert on the border of Algeria. Unaware that two men are waiting for the donkey and its hidden drug stash, the brothers take the animal back home with them.
The Neighbors' Window - Marshall Curry
The life of a middle-aged woman with small children is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.
Saria - Bryan Buckley
Inseparable orphaned sisters Saria and Ximena are fighting against daily abuse and unimaginable hardship at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala when a tragic fire claims the lives of 41 orphaned girls.
A Sister - Delphine Girard
An emergency services dispatcher must tap into all her professional skills when she receives a call from a woman in a desperate situation.