Oscar Nominated Short Films at Pelican Cinemas March 9

 

Continuing an annual tradition, the arrival of the 96th Academy Awards, better known as “The Oscars,” on Sunday, March 10 brings with it peak Hollywood glitz and glamour celebrating the best films of the previous year. While blockbuster and indie darlings may get the spotlight, additional categories fly under the radar – specifically short films.

 

Designated as 40-minutes in length or less, short films often go unseen by the movie-going public, unless they are acquired by streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. Yet short films are just as extraordinary in their compelling storytelling and film structure as the feature-length movies drawing global audiences. There are three Academy Awards short film categories: animation, live-action, and documentary.

 

This Saturday, March 9 Klamath Film will once again present a showcase of the animated and live-action films nominated for the Academy Awards this year – 13 films in all – starting at 6 p.m. Admission is just $10, or $5 with an active Klamath Film membership (if you don’t remember your membership discount code let us know and we will be happy to provide it).

 

Films nominated this year are truly a global affair encompassing film crews in Iran, France, Israel, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada, and the United States. Films run the gamut of emotions, with the film package considered a R rating equivalent containing adult themes, violence, sexual content, murder, suicide, child abuse, abortion and coarse language. The program is not considered suitable for children under 17.

 

Nominated Live-Action films include 

 

ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 80 minutes)
Not for children under 13, verging on R. This isn’t a family-friendly program – topics include the Holocaust, inferred child sexual abuse, and violent battle scenes.
Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi)
Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew)
Pachyderm– Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English)
Ninety-Five Senses – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English)
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA

ADDITIONAL FILMS INCLUDED:

Wild Summon – Karni Arieli and Saul Freed, 14 min., UK (in English, narrated by Marianne Faithfull)
I’m Hip – John Musker, 4 min., USA

 

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Running Time: 140 minutes)

Rated R. Topics include murder, abortion, sexual abuse, and suicide. About on par with Live Action programs from previous years.
The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English)
Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English)
Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish)
Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French)
The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 40 min., US/UK (in English)

 

 

The theater is limited to 80 seats. You may purchase tickets in advance at https://klamathfilm.ticketspice.com/2024-oscar-nominated-shorts. Due to limited seating Klamath Film highly recommends purchasing tickets in advance.

 

 

Klamath Film believes that film can move people to tears, laughs, and all the feels regardless of its length. It can inspire, anger, motivate and bring joy through incredible stories whether shown in two hours or two minutes. Short films rarely receive the theater distribution of feature-length films, so Klamath Film proudly presents the best of short films each year to showcase films worthy of your attention that may otherwise go unseen.

Please join us.