2019 Oscar Nominated Shorts
Live Action: Sat. Feb. 9 at 7 PM
Animated: Sun., Feb. 10 at 5 PM
It's time to crank things back up at the Strand for 2019, and since it's Oscar season, we start with a month of Oscar nominees...
First we have a weekend of nominated shorts:
If you come to either of these programs you are guaranteed to see an Oscar winner.
Live Action Nominees
(Saturday / 7PM)
Detainment
IRELAND/30 MINS/2018
Director
Vincent Lambe
Synopsis
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts from the James Bulger case which shocked the world in 1993 and continues to incite public outrage across the UK today.
Fauve
CANADA/16 MINS/2018
Director
Jeremy Comte
Synopsis
Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer...
Marguerite
CANADA/19 MINS/2017
Director
Marianne Farley
Synopsis
An aging woman and her nurse develop a friendship that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus help her make peace with her past.
Madre (Mother)
SPAIN/19 MINS/2017
Director
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Synopsis
A single mother receives a call from her seven-year-old son who is on vacation with his father in the French Basque Country. At first the call is a cause for joy, but soon it becomes a horrible nightmare when the child tells her that he is alone and cannot find his father who left a while ago.
Skin
USA/20 MINS/2018
Director
Guy Nattiv
Synopsis
A small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10 year old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.
Advance tickets at Highway 61 Coffeehouse: $6
At the door: $8
Animated Nominees:
(Sunday / 5PM)
Animal Behaviour
CANADA/14 MINS/2018
Director
Alison Snowden and David Fine
Synopsis
Dealing with what comes naturally isn't easy, especially for animals. In 'Animal Behaviour', five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
Bao
USA/8 MINS/2018
Director
Domee Shi
Synopsis
An aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.
Late Afternoon
IRELAND/10 MINS/2017
Director
Louise Bagnall
Synopsis
Emily is an elderly woman who lives between two states, the past and the present. She journeys into an inner world, reliving moments from her life. She searches for a connection within her vivid, but fragmented memories.
One Small Step
USA & CHINA/8 MINS/2018
Director
Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas
Synopsis
Luna is a vibrant young Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.
Weekends
USA/15 MINS/2017
Director
Trevor Jimenez
Synopsis
Weekends' is the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand-animated film set in 1980's Toronto
Advance tickets at Highway 61 Coffeehouse: $6
At the door: $8
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