Oscar Shorts

Lights, Camera, Action! 📽️ The Peace Center is proud to present screenings of the Oscar-Nominated Short Films in all three categories once again. Join us for the best of Animated, Live Action and Documentary February 25-27.*

The nominees are in for this year’s Oscar-Nominated Short Films! Join us for the best of Animated, Live Action, and Documentary, and then predict the Oscar winners from this year’s selection of shorts.

With screenings of all three categories taking place each day, there are plenty of opportunities to catch the films that caught the Academy's eye! Detailed synopses will be added as they become available.

Animation*

Run Time: ~100 min.
Rated R-Equivalent: Features nudity, adult themes, disturbing imagery, extreme violence, sex and animal abuse.

Affairs of the Art – Joanna Quinn and Les Mills (UK/Canada, 16 min.)
Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz (Chile, 15 min.)
Boxballet – Anton Dyakov (Russia, 15 min.)
Robin Robin – Dan Ojari and Mikey Please (UK, 32 min.)
The Windshield Wiper – Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez (USA/Spain, 14 min.)

*The Animated program is for adults only. This year’s features are not suitable for children and children are not permitted

Live Action

Run Time: 122 min.
Rated R-Equivalent: Covers topics of racism, violence, and sexual assault.*

Ala Kachuu - Take and Run – Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger (Kyrgyzstan/Switzerland, 38 min.)
The Dress – Tadeusz Łysiak and Maciej Ślesicki (Poland, 30 min.)
The Long Goodbye – Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed (UK/Netherlands, 12 min.)
On My Mind – Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson (Denmark, 18 min.)
Please Hold – K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse (USA, 19 min.)

*Children are not permitted.

Documentary

Run Time: 160 min.
Rated PG-13/R-Equivalent

Audible – Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean (USA, 39 min.)
Lead Me Home – Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk (USA, 39 min.)
The Queen of Basketball – Ben Proudfoot (USA, 22 min.)
Three Songs for Benazir – Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei (Afghanistan, 22 min.)
When We Were Bullies – Jay Rosenblatt (USA/Germany, 36 min.)
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*Please be advised that the Oscar-Nominated Short Films feature mature content that may not be appropriate for children.