Oscar Nominated Short Films

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Name: Oscar Nominated Short Films
Date: April 5, 2014 - April 6, 2014
Event Description:
ANIMATED SHORT FILM NOMINEES?Feral? (Directors Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden, USA/Non-dialogue). Synopsis: A wild boy who has grown up in the woods is found by a hunter and returned to civilization.?Get a Horse!? (Directors: Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim, USA/English). Synopsis: Mickey Mouse and his friends are enjoying a wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete shows up with plans to ruin their day.?Mr. Hublot? (Directors: Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares, Luxembourg/France/Non-dialogue). Synopsis: The eccentric, isolated Mr. Hublot finds his carefully ordered world disrupted by the arrival of Robot Pet. Oscar Winner!?Possessions? (Director: Shuhei Morita, Japan/Non-dialogue). Synopsis: A man seeking shelter from a storm in a dilapidated shrine encounters a series of household objects inhabited by goblin spirits.?Room on the Broom? (Directors: Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, voices by Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon in UK/English). Synopsis: A genial witch and her cat are joined on their broom by several friends as they set off on an adventure.LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM NOMINEES?Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn?t Me)? (Director: Esteban Crespo, Spain/Spanish). Synopsis: Paula, a Spanish aid worker, has an encounter with an African child soldier named Kaney.?Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)? (Directors: Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras, France/French). Synopsis: Miriam has left her abusive husband and taken refuge with her children in the local supermarket where she works.?Helium? (Directors Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson, Denmark/Danish). Synopsis: A dying boy finds comfort in the tales of a magical land called HELIUM, told to him by the hospital janitor. Oscar Winner!?Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)? (Directors: Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari, Finland/Finnish). Synopsis: Sini tries frantically to get her family ready to leave for a wedding, but her husband and two children are interfering with her efforts.?The Voorman Problem? (Directors: Mark Gill and Baldwin Li, UK/English). Synopsis: A psychiatrist is called to a prison to examine an inmate named Voorman, who is convinced he is a god.
Location:
Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre
Date/Time Information:
April 5 & 6 Animated Shorts- 5:30 Live Shorts- 8:00
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Fees/Admission:
$6 each or $10 for both
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