OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION
Rated 13+. Not for children under 13. 80 mins.
Since 2006,
ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences
across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular
short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time
shortly after nominations are announced. Each nominee is released in one of
three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of
nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.
This year’s Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts are:
Letter to a Pig
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his
testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions
of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature. (France,
Israel,17 Mins, 2022, Director: Tal Kantor)
Ninety-Five Senses
An ode to the body's five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them. (USA,13 Mins, 2023, Director: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess)
Our Uniform
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform. (Iran, 7 Mins, 2023, Director: Yegane Moghaddam)
Pachyderme
As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma’s strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die. (France, 11 Mins, 2021, Director: Stéphanie Clément)
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates. (USA, 11 Mins, 2023 Director: Dave Mullins)
