Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts

For Your Consideration

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Fri, Feb 23, 2018 4:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Wed, Feb 28, 2018 5:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Fri, Mar 2, 2018 6:15 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Sat, Mar 3, 2018 4:15 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Tue, Mar 6, 2018 4:15 PM
Film Info
Series:For Your Consideration
Rating:R
Run Time:99 min
Release Year:2017
Country:US, UK, Australia, Germany

Description

A block of the films nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action) at this year's Academy Awards.

DeKalb Elementary – Reed Van Dyk, USA, 20 minutes
Steven, a mentally unstable twentysomething, enters an elementary school with a semi-automatic rifle. After he orders the school receptionist, Cassandra, to have the building evacuated, he holds her hostage and instructs her to call 911. With Cassandra as his go-between, Steven tries to navigate the troubled waters he has entered.

The Silent Child – Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton, UK, 20 minutes
Libby, a profoundly deaf four-year-old, is the youngest child in a family who are all hearing. Unable to communicate but about to start school, Libby is assigned a social worker who teaches her sign language. Libby's skeptical parents are reluctant to be involved, however, and pose a potential block to Libby's education.

My Nephew Emmett
– Kevin Wilson, Jr., USA, 20 minutes
In 1955, two white men invade the home of Mose Wright, an African-American preacher in Mississippi, to abduct his 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till, who is visiting from Chicago. Emmett has been accused of whistling at a white woman, and Mose knows that his fate will be sealed if the men succeed in taking him.

The Eleven O’Clock – Derin Seale and Josh Lawson, Australia, 13 minutes
A psychiatrist earnestly tries to help his delusional patient, but his efforts are complicated by the fact that the patient believes himself to be the doctor. With each trying to out-analyze the other, their session spirals out of control.

Watu Wote/All of Us
– Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen, Germany, 22 minutes
Jua, a Christian living in Kenya, boards a chartered bus to visit a relative and is uncomfortable being surrounded by Muslim passengers. The bus is stopped by the violent terrorist group Al-Shabaab, whose members demand that the Muslims identify the Christian passengers.


Please note: In light of recent tragic events, "DeKalb Elementary" may be triggering to some viewers.