2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films

Various Directors

Wednesday, February 21, 1 pm – Animated Short Films | BUY TICKETS

NOTE: Not for children under 13, verging on R. This year’s animated shorts program is not a family-friendly program – topics include the Holocaust, inferred child sexual abuse, and violent battle scenes.

$12 | $8 Speed and Louisville Film Society members

For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films projected in cinemas as the artists have intended.  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 10.

2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated Short Films

Various Directors

Program length: 80 minutes

Letter to a Pig

Directed by Tal Kantor

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature. 2022, Israel/France, DCP, in Hebrew with English subtitles, 17 minutes.

Ninety-Five Senses

Directed by Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess

An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them. 2023, U.S., DCP, 13 minutes.

Our Uniform

Directed by Yegane Moghaddam

An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform. 2023, Iran, DCP, in Persian with English subtitles, 7 minutes.

Pachyderme

Directed by Stéphanie Clément

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. 2022, France, DCP, in French with English subtitles, 11 minutes.

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Directed by Dave Mullins

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. Neither soldier knows his opponent as the game and the war builds to its climatic final move. Whoever wins the game, one thing is for certain: there are no winners in war. 2023, U.S., DCP, 11 minutes.