THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2018 - LIVE ACTION
27.2., 5., 7., 8., 10. and 13.3. 2018
The Oscar shorts are back! Like every year, iShorts brings you all animated and live action short films nominated for the Oscar award. Come check it out and see a potential new Spielberg or Scorsese! LIVE ACTION
DEKALB ELEMENTARY (USA)
Director: Reed Van Dyk | Producers: Reed Van Dyk, Cory Desrosiers, Christopher Leavins |
Star: Shinelle Azoroh, John Brockus, Michael Brown |
Year: 2017 | Length: 20 min | Live Action |
Inspired by a 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
MY NEPHEW EMMETT (USA)
Director: Kevin Wilson, JR. | Producer: Kevin Wilson, JR. |
Star: Dorian Davis, Jasmine Guy, Emily Hooper |
Year: 2017 | Length: 20 min | Live Action |
In 1955, a Mississippi preacher tries to protect his 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till from two racist killers out for blood. Based on true events.
THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK (Australia)
Director: Derin Seale | Producers: Josh Lawson and Karen Bryson |
Star: Josh Lawson, Damon Herriman, Eliza Logan |
Year: 2016 | Length: 13 min | Live Action |
The delusional patient of a psychiatrist believes he is actually the psychiatrist. As they each attempt to treat each other the session gets out of control.
THE SILENT CHILD (UK)
Director: Chris Overton | Producers: Rebecca Harris, Danny Ormerod and Julie Foy |
Star: Rachel Shenton, Rachel Fielding, Maisie Sly |
Year: 2017 | Length: 20 min | Live Action |
The Silient Child centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication.
ALL OF US (Germany/Kenya)
Director: Katja Benrath | Producers: Tobias Rosen, Bramwel Iro and Matrid Nyagah |
Star: Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahad Ahmed |
Year: 2017 | Length: 23 min | Live Action |
For almost a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.
Total length of the screening 96 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.