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2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation
Blind Vaysha
Dir.: Theodore Ushev | Canada 2016 | 8 minutes |

Vaysha sees the past through her left eye, and the future through her right. She is blind to the present. A metaphoric tale about insight, the beauty in disability, and the infinite difficulty to live in the moment. 

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation

Dir.:
Theodore Ushev
Borrowed Time
Dir.: Andrew Coats, Lou Hamou-Lhadj | USA 2016 | 7 minutes |

An aging sheriff returns to the scene of a painful childhood incident that has left him feeling guilty ever since. Each step of the way is filled with memories. He must summon the strength to finally touch the heart of the trauma.

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation

Dir.:
Andrew Coats, Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Dir.: Robert Valley | Canada, UK 2016 | 35 minutes |

Understanding that Techno’s lifestyle is incompatible with his recent liver transplant, his father hires a PI to locate him in China and bring him home to Vancouver. 

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation

Dir.:
Robert Valley
Pearl
Dir.: Patrick Osborne | USA 2016 | 6 minutes |

This entire film takes place in a car - a father and daughter’s makeshift home - as they travel from city to city, sharing their love for music. Shot in virtual reality, it was the first of its kind to win an Oscar nomination. 

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation

Dir.:
Patrick Osborne
Piper
Dir.: Alan Barillaro | USA 2016 | 6 minutes |

A minimalistic animated film about facing fear. Piper, a baby bird leaves her mother’s nest on the seashore in search for food.  With dinner in the water, Piper must overcome her fear of the ocean and dive into the waves. 

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Animation

Dir.:
Alan Barillaro