For the 17th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 25th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 27th.
Best Animated Short Film
Program length: 97 minutes. Due to themes of sexuality and violence in the program, we recommend this program for adults only.
Affairs of the Art
Directed by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
A family’s eccentric, yet endearing, obsessions with everything from drawings, screw thread, and pet taxidermy are uncovered. 2021, U.K., DCP, 16 minutes.
Beast (Bestia)
Directed by Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz
Ingrid is working in the Chilean Intelligence Directorate (DINA) in 1975. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveal a grim fracture in her mind and in an entire country. 2021, Chile, DCP, no dialogue, 15 minutes.
Boxballet
Directed by Anton Dyakov
On day, a delicate ballerina named Olya meet the rough, surly boxer Evgeny. The contrast between their world and their philosophies is so sharp that even the possibility of these two characters crossing paths seems incredible. 2021, Russia, DCP, no dialogue, 15 minutes.
Robin Robin
Directed by Dan Ojari and Mikey Please
In this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery. 2021, U.K., DCP, 32 minutes.
The Windshield Wiper
Directed by Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez
Inside a café while smoking an entire pack of cigarettes, a man poses the ambitious question, “What is Love?” A collection of vignettes and situation will lead the man to the desired conclusion. 2021, Spain/U.S., DCP, in English and Romanian with English subtitles, 14 minutes.