Oscar Nominated Shorts 2023: Live Action!
Cornell Cinema proudly presents this year’s Oscar-nominated Short Films!
Join us to celebrate the art of short-form storytelling and enjoy some of the best Animated, Live Action and Documentary short films from across the globe. The 95th Annual Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 12th.
The 2023 Live Action Shorts Program
An Irish Goodbye
directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White (UK, 23 min.)
On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother.
Ivalu
directed by Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan (Denmark, 17 min.)
Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her. Her father does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is Ivalu?
Le Pupille
directed by Alice Rohrwacher (Italy, 39 min.)
From writer and director, Alice Rohrwacher, and Academy Award® winning producer, Alfonso Cuarón, Le Pupille (pictured at top) is a tale of innocence, greed and fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish, about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict religious boarding school at Christmas.
Night Ride
directed by Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen (Norway, 16 min.)
It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she was not expecting.
The Red Suitcase
directed by Cyrus Neshvad (Luxembourg, 18 min.)
An Iranian girl decides to remove her Headscarf/Hijab in a life changing situation.
More details are available at: shorts.tv/theoscarshorts
The Oscar-nominated Shorts are offered in three categories and screenings will take place as follows:
Animation
Saturday, February 18 at 7pm
Sunday, March 5 at 5:30pm
Documentary
Sunday, February 19 at 4:30pm
Friday, March 10 at 7pm
Live Action
Thursday, February 23 at 9:30pm
Satuday, March 4 at 5pm
Part of our Recent Releases series