OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS - ANIMATION
The Bill Cosford Cinema is excited to present the Animated Oscar Nominated Shorts again this year, along with the Live Action Nominees, just in time for your Oscar bets. This astounding collection of animated films showcase the depth and variety of the animated format, both in tone and technique. Join us for this special grouping from around the world. (Runtime: approximately 75minutes)
DIMANCHE (France, 9minutes)
Directed by Patrick Doyon.
A small boy's Sunday is filled with both ordinary and extraordinary events.
THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE (USA, 15minutes)
Directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg.
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and a love for books, THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.
LA LUNA (USA, 7minutes)
Directed by Enrico Casarosa.
A fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work.
A MORNING STROLL (USA, 7minutes)
Directed by Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe.
When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we are left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
WILD LIFE (Canda, 14minutes)
Directed by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby.
Calgary, 1909. An Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet.
And don't miss the Live Action nominated shorts also playing this weekend!