2024 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION

February 18 – 29, 2024
2024 OSCAR SHORTS: ANIMATION

Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor,  France & Israel, 17 min.
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Ninety-Five Senses – Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess, US, 13 min.
An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.

Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, Iran, 7 min.
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.

Pachyderme – Stéphanie Clément, France, 11 min.
As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma’s strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

WAR IS OVER! – Dave Mullins, US, 11 min.
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers’ chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates.

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I’m Hip – John Musker, US, 4 min.
A self-absorbed cat, in a jazzy song and dance, proudly and comically proclaims his “hipness’ to the world. The world is less convinced than he is.

Wild Summon – Karni Arieli and Saul Freed, UK (in English, narrated by Marianne Faithfull), 14 min.
A natural history fantasy film, following the dramatic lifecycle of the wild salmon in human form, with narration by Marianne Faithfull.

Dir: Various / 2023 / Various / 80 min

SCREENING: SUN 2/18 4PM; THU 2/22 4PM; FRI 2/23 4PM; THU 2/29 4PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.