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Dir.: Sélim Aazzazi | France 2016 | 28 minutes |

An Algerian-born Frenchman is charged with defending suspected terrorists. Drawing attention to the power of the police to determine a normal citizen’s destiny, the situation elicits stifled grief from France’s colonialist past. (fiction)

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Live Action

Dir.: Timo von Gunten | Switzerland 2016 | 30 minutes |

Lonesome Elise (Jane Birkin) lives by the railroad tracks, and waves at the passing express line twice a day. An unexpected letter from the train conductor marks the beginning of a poetic correspondence between complete strangers. (fiction)

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Live Action

Dir.: Aske Bang | Denmark 2016 | 30 minutes |

Inger, a volunteer at a homeless shelter, falls in love with Kwame, a Ghanaian refugee. When Kwame is forced to steal from the shelter, Inger covers for him. But when she learns of his dubious past, their relationship runs aground. (fiction)

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Live Action

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Dir.: Kristóf Deák | Hungary 2016 | 25 minutes |

Budapest, the 1990s - dawn of the post-communist era. Zsófi joins the renowned choir at her new school. But when an admired instructor’s corruption is revealed, Zsófi and her friends face a dilemma: play along or reveal the offence. (fiction)

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Live Action

Original title:
Mindenki
Dir.: Juanjo Giménez Peña | Spain 2016 | 15 minutes |

Two parking lot security guards work opposite shifts: Luna, mornings; Diego, nights. The tediousness of their work is broken when they discover a unique way to communicate, despite the constraints of time. (fiction)

2017 Oscar Nominated Shorts Live Action