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Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts
For Your Consideration
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.
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