2022 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARY

February 25 – March 10, 2022
2022 OSCAR SHORTS: DOCUMENTARY

Audible –Matt Ogens, US, 38 min.
AUDIBLE is a cinematic and immersive coming of age documentary following Maryland School for the Deaf high school athlete Amaree McKenstry and his close friends as they face the pressures of senior year and grappling with the realities of venturing off into the hearing world. Amaree and his teammates take out their frustrations on the football field as they battle to protect an unprecedented winning streak, while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend. This is a story about kids who stand up to adversity. They face conflict, but approach the future with hope – shouting to the world that they exist and they matter.

Lead Me Home – Pedro Kos & John Shenk, US, 39 min.
500,000 Americans experience homelessness every night. LEAD ME HOME is a documentary short by Jon Shenk and Pedro Kos that captures the experience from multiple perspectives. This immersive, cinematic film personalizes the overwhelming issue by telling the real-life stories of those going through it as a first step toward challenging uninformed attitudes and outmoded policies and gives the audience a rare, in-depth look at the scale, scope and diversity of unsheltered America today.

Queen of Basketball – Ken Proudfoot, US, 22 min.
She is one of the greatest living women’s basketball players. 3 national trophies. Scored the first basket in women’s Olympic basketball at the ‘76 Olympics. Drafted to the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lucy Harris?

Three Songs for Benazir – Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei, Afghanistan, 22 min.
The story of Shaista, a young man who – newly married to Benazir and living in a displacement camp in Kabul – struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei’s remarkable access sheds light on the experience of modern-day Afghans who live, love, and seek space for themselves amid constant instability. Nominated for the 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors and winner of six jury awards, including Best Short at Full Frame.

When We Were Bullies – Jay Rosenblatt, Germany & US, 36 min.
A mind-boggling coincidence leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth-grade class and fifth-grade teacher to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident 50 years ago.

Dir: Various / 2021 / Various / 160 min

SCREENING: FRI 2/25 7PM; FRI 3/4 7PM; SAT 3/5 7PM; SUN 3/6 7PM; THU 3/10 7 PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.

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