Overview
Once again, O Cinema is proud to present this nationally-touring program highlighting all the LIVE ACTION, ANIMATED & DOCUMENTARY short films that received Academy Award nominations this past year. The 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films program offers viewers the rare opportunity to experience the year’s best short films from across the globe, collected together in this special cinematic showcase courtesy of Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures!
LETTER TO A PIG(Directed by Tal Kantor & Amit R. Gicelter / 2023 / France, Israel / 17 min)A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life.
NINETY-FIVE SENSES(Directed by Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess / 2023 / USA / 13 min)An ode to the body's five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.
OUR UNIFORM(Directed by Yegane Moghaddam / 2023 / Iran / 7 min)An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.
PACHYDERME(Directed by Stéphanie Clément / 2022 / France / 11 min)Like every summer, Louise stays at her grandparents in the countryside for a few days during the holidays. It will snow at the height of summer and a monster is going to die.
THE WAR IS OVER: INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO(Directed by Dave Mullins / 2023 / USA / 11 min)Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates.