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2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
Dekalb Elementary
Dir.: Reed Van Dyk | USA 2017 | 20 minutes |

A staggering drama that tackles one of the most troubling phenomenon of recent decades in the US: school shootings. At the heart of this film is a 911 call concerning an unusual event in Atlanta.      

2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

Dir.:
Reed Van Dyk
My Nephew Emmett
Dir.: Kevin Wilson Jr. | USA 2017 | 20 minutes |

A short film that revives an epitomal instance of racism against Afro-Americans: the lynching of teenager Emmett Till in 1955. His uncle, a preacher from Mississippi, tries to protect his nephew against the blood-thirsty racists.

2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

Dir.:
Kevin Wilson Jr.
The Eleven O’Clock
Dir.: Derin Seale | Australia 2016 | 13 minutes |

The psychiatrist’s office invites a myriad of abnormal situations. The hero is a patient suffering from a light case of confusion: he believes he is the psychiatrist. The result: a crazy session that spins out of control.

2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

Dir.:
Derin Seale
The Silent Child
Dir.: Chris Overton | UK 2017 | 20 minutes |

A little film with a big heart. Libby is a 4-year-old who suffers from severe deafness. She lives in wall-to-wall silence. Her life is about to change thanks to a compassionate social worker who gives her the gift of communication. 

2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

Dir.:
Chris Overton
Watu Wote (All of Us)
Dir.: Katja Benrath | Germany, Kenya 2017 | 23 minutes |

For over a decade, Kenya has been suffering attacks by the Al-Shabaab terrorists, while hostility between Christians and Moslems intensifies. This film focuses on a moment of hope: in 2015 riders on a Muslim bus prove that solidarity can prevail.

2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

Dir.:
Katja Benrath