Film
2023 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts
Dirs. Tom Berkeley and Ross White
UK, 23min
On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O’Hara) and Lorcan (James Martin) are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother (Michelle Fairley). But when the pair discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mum, their pained reunion takes an altogether different course.
Dirs. Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
Denmark, 17min
Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her, and her father does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is Ivalu?
Dir. Alice Rohrwacher
Italy, 39min
From writer-director Alice Rohrwacher and Academy Award-winning producer Alfonso Cuarón, Le Pupille is a tale of innocence, greed, and fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish, about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict religious boarding school at Christmas.
Dirs. Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
Norway, 16min
It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she was not expecting.
Dir. Cyrus Neshvad
Luxembourg, 18min
Luxembourg Airport. Late in the evening. A veiled 16-year-old Iranian teenager is frightened to take her red suitcase on the automatic carpet. She keeps pushing back the moment to go through the arrival gate and seems more and more terrified.
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