Once again, O Cinema is proud to present this nationally-touring program highlighting all the LIVE ACTION, ANIMATED & DOCUMENTARY short films that received Academy Award nominations this past year. The 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films program offers viewers the rare opportunity to experience the year’s best short films from across the globe, collected together in this special cinematic showcase courtesy of Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures!
AN IRISH GOODBYE
(Directed by Tom Berkeley & Ross White / 2022 / Ireland / 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.
IVALU
(Directed by Anders Walter & Pipaluk K. Jørgensen / 2022 / Denmark / 16 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?
LE PUILLE
(Directed by Alice Rohrwacher / 2022 / Italy / 37 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.
NIGHT RIDE (NATTRIKKEN)
(Directed by Alice Rohrwacher / 2020 / Norway / 15 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.
THE RED SUITCASE
(Directed by Cyrus Neshvad / 2022 / Luxembourg / 18 min)
An Iranian girl decides to remove her Headscarf/Hijab in a life changing situation.