LIVE ACTION OSCAR SHORTS
This year the collection of Live Action Shorts are astounding. This program this year includes five stories from around the world. The program runs approximately 110minutes.
ASAD - Bryan Bukley and Mino Jarjoura (18mins)
A boy from a poor Somali village must decide between piracy and life as a fisherman.
BUZKASHI BOYS - Sam French and Ariel Nasr (28mins)
Two boys in Afghanistan, a blacksmith's son and an orphan living on the streets, dream of winning a popular and fierce polo match.
CURFEW - Shawn Christensen (19mins)
A young man on the verge of committing suicide receives a call from his sister asking him to babysit his niece.
DEATH OF A SHADOW - Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele (20mins)
A soldier attempts to ransom his soul from Death and return to the girl he loves.
HENRY - Yan England (21mins)
Henry, an elderly concert pianist, undergoes a series of confusing experience as he searches for his wife.
And don't miss the ANIMATED OSCAR SHORTS and DOCUMENTARY OSCAR SHORTS also playing this weekend.