2024 OSCAR SHORTS
2024 OSCAR SHORTS
Animated Shorts:
Not for children under 13, verging on R. This isn’t a family-friendly program – topics include the Holocaust, inferred child sexual abuse, and violent battle scenes.
Animated Shorts:
Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi)
Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew)
Pachyderm – Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English)
Ninety-Five Senses – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English)
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA
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Live Action Shorts:
Rated R. Topics include murder, abortion, sexual abuse, and suicide.
Live Action Shorts:
The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English)
Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English)
Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish)
Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French)
The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 37 min., US/UK (in English)
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Documentary Shorts:
Rated PG/PG-13. Topics include aging, friendship, economic inequality, Taiwanese independence, and book bans.
Documentary Shorts:
Island In Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin)
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó – Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin)
The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English)
The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English)
The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English)
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BLEEDING LOVE
BLEEDING LOVE
Bleeding Love is a 2023 American drama film starring real-life father and daughter Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor. Directed by Emma Westenberg in her feature-length debut, it was written by Ruby Caster from an original story by Caster, Clara McGregor, and Vera Bulder. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023, under the title You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder, and is scheduled to be released by Vertical Entertainment on February 16, 2024.
Cast
- Clara McGregor
- Ewan McGregor
- Kim Zimmer
- Devyn McDowell
- Sasha Alexander
- Jake Weary
- Vera Bulder
Premise
A father secretly drives his estranged daughter to rehab after she overdoses, aware that she has inherited his addiction problems, and after he has started a new family elsewhere.[2]
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LAND OF BAD
LAND OF BAD
Land of Bad is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by William Eubank, who co-wrote the script with David Frigerio. The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia.
Land of Bad will be released theatrically on February 16, 2024.
Premise
Captain Eddie “Reaper” Grimm, a US Air Force drone pilot, provides air support from a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper to a US Army Delta Force team on the ground in the Philippines. After a mishap, Sergeant JJ “Playboy” Kinney, a young Air Force TACP officer attached to the drone team as its JTAC, finds himself part of an extraction team relying only on Reaper’s remote air support.
Cast
- Liam Hemsworth as Sergeant JJ “Playboy” Kinney
- Russell Crowe as Captain Eddie “Reaper” Grimm
- Luke Hemsworth as Sergeant Abel
- Ricky Whittle as Sergeant Bishop
- Milo Ventimiglia as Master Sergeant John “Sugar” Sweet
- Chika Ikogwe as Staff Sergeant Nia Branson
- Robert Rabiah as Saeed Hashimi, leader of the Abu Sayyaf rebels
- Gunner Wright as Captain David Andrews
- George Burgess as Private Cooper
- Daniel MacPherson
- Andre Martinez as Soldier
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OUT OF DARKNESS
OUT OF DARKNESS
Out of Darkness (previously titled The Origin) is a 2022 British adventure horror thriller film directed by Andrew Cumming in his feature-length debut and starring Safia Oakley-Green and Chuku Modu. The film was nominated for five awards at the 2023 British Independent Film Awards, winning Best Breakthrough Performance for Oakley-Green. The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 6 October 2022.
Synopsis
A starving, ragtag group of six prehistoric humans has reached the shores of a new world, searching for food and a new place to live. Adem is the group leader, joined by his pregnant mate, Ave, and his 11-year-old son, Heron. Geirr is a younger male in the group who has befriended Beyah, a young female ‘stray’ with a low ranking in the group. Odal is an elder who was allowed to accompany the group because of his wisdom. Heron asks Beyah for a story, but after her refusal, Odal relates how the boy’s father has taken them on an adventure based on childhood stories to find a new life.
As they journey towards the mountains to find a new cave, the group is ambushed at night, and Heron disappears. The group is forced to wait until morning to track the young boy, although they are reluctant to enter the woods where the trail leads. Adem hears mysterious noises in the woods as darkness falls and runs in pursuit while the others hold back. Adem is later attacked and brought back to the group’s camp, his face damaged and a partially ripped-out jaw.
Cast
- Safia Oakley-Green as Beyah
- Chuku Modu as Adem
- Kit Young as Geirr
- Iola Evans as Ave
- Luna Mwezi as Heron
- Arno Luening as Odal
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1/14/2024#”2024 Oscar Shorts,” “Bleeding Love,” “Land of Bad,” “Out of Darkness”