2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films

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2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films

Various Directors

Friday, March 11, 6 pm Documentary 

Saturday, March 12, 3 pm Live Action

Saturday, March 12, 6 pm Animation

Sunday, March 13, 2 pm Documentary 

$12 / $8 Speed members

For the 17th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening February 25. 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 27.

Best Documentary Short Subject

Running time: 160 minutes. Recommended for 16+

Audible
Directed by Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean
Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend. 2021, U.S., DCP, in American Sign Language with closed captions, 39 minutes.

Lead Me Home
Directed by Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
Conceived to be a cinematic study of contrasts, this film details the lives of several people living on the streets in West Coast cities. By weaving individual stories with aerial vistas, time-lapse photography, and evocative details of contemporary urban life, the film aims to start a national conversation of the alarming and ever-growing issues of people who do not have adequate or consistent shelter. 2021, U.S., DCP, 39 minutes.

The Queen of Basketball
Directed by Ben Proudfoot
Luisa “Lucy” Harris was one of the greatest living women’s basketball players.  Despite winning three national trophies, scoring the first basket in women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Olympics, and being drafted to the NBA, she had to fight for recognition. 2021, U.S., DCP, 22 minutes.

Three Songs for Benazir
Directed by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
Shaista, a young man who is newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul, struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. 2021, Afghanistan, DCP, in Pashtu and Dari with English subtitles, 22 minutes.

When We Were Bullies
Directed by Jay Rosenblatt
A mind-boggling coincidence leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth-grade class and their teacher to examine the memory of and complicity in a bullying incidence 50 years ago. 2021, U.S./Germany, DCP, 36 minutes.

 

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.  This film will be included if the rights can be negotiated. An update will be provided by the time of the screening.

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.

 

Best Live Action Short Film

Program length: 122 minutes. Due to themes of racism, violence, and sexual assault, we recommend this program for 17+.

Ala Kachuu-Take and Run
Directed by Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger
A young Kyrgyz woman is kidnapped and forced to marry. This is a drama about the desire for freedom in the clutches of a tradition. 2020, Switzerland/Kyrgyzstan, DCP, in Kyrgyz, English, German, and French with English subtitles, 38 minutes.

The Dress (Sukienka)
Directed by Tadeusz Lysiak and Maciej Šlesicki
A woman with limited hopes toils in a rundown motel in rural Poland as a maid. Will the repeated visits of an interesting truck driver change the loneliness of her situation? 2020, Poland, DCP, in Polish with English subtitles, 30 minutes.

The Long Goodbye
Directed by Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical day in their home while a far-right march plays out in the television in the background. The march arrives at their front door leading to a devastating outcome. 2021, U.K./The Netherlands, DCP, in English, Urdu, and Arabic with English subtitles, 12 minutes.

On My Mind
Directed by Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson
Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, and it has to be now.  It is a question of life, death, and karaoke. 2021, Denmark, DCP, in Danish with English subtitles, 18 minutes.

Please Hold
Directed by K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse
A young man’s life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated “justice.” 2020, U.S., DCP, 19 minutes.