Oscar 2019 Live Action Short Film Favourites
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- DirectorHarry LightonStarsLalor RoddyDiarmuid NoyesFionn Ó LoingsighOn the day after Christmas, a Catholic priest from Cork drives his nephew to prison.
- DirectorJérémy ComteStarsFélix GrenierAlexandre PerreaultLouise BombardierSet in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.
- DirectorGuy NattivStarsJonathan TuckerDanielle MacdonaldAshley ThomasIn a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10-year-old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.
- DirectorLogan GeorgeCeline HeldStarsCaroline FalkBrooks FalkSally FalkWhen plans fall through, a six-year-old is faced with a big responsibility on a hot Texas day.
- DirectorRichard RaymondStarsTatiana MaslanyTom CullenMike TagueSet during the Great American Eclipse, this is a story about the sacrifices we make for love and the intensity of a looming moment that can change everything.
- DirectorÁlvaro GagoStarsFrancisca Iglesias BouzónPilar FraguaEulogia ChavesFaced with the challenges presented by her daily routine, Ramona tries to take refuge in the relationship that unites her to her daughter and granddaughter.
- DirectorRakan MayasiStarsSaleh BakriRana AlamuddinNadira OmranA Palestinian couple resorts to an unusual way to conceive as the husband is detained in an Israeli jail where visits are restricted.
- DirectorMahdi FleifelStarsAtef AlshafeiJalal QaniryThymios KoukiosAlone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators he is forced to make compromises merely to survive, his life of exile grows one day longer.
- DirectorBarnaby BlackburnStarsJamie SivesClare PerkinsJim CaesarAn 18 year old youth offender is trying to get his own business going as a mechanic. But enterprise isn't so easy when you're a young, black male with a criminal past. And it doesn't get any easier when you're framed by one of your new clients for a harrowing crime.
- DirectorMarcus MarkouStarsLaurence SpellmanSargon YeldaDimitri AndreasAlistair and Samir meet five different times, but it is only when they meet as old men that they can finally put their prejudices aside and meet as friends. This film champions friendship and compassion over separation and distrust.
- DirectorCarey WilliamsStarsDarrell LakeJason WoodsPeter PascoFaced with an emergency situation, a group of young Black and Latino friends carefully weigh the pros and cons of calling the police.
- DirectorCharles WilliamsStarsYared ScottMandela MathiaHelen HailuAn adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all.
- DirectorVincent LambeStarsEly SolanLeon HughesCaleb MasonTwo ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993.
- DirectorMauro MuellerStarsKerris DorseyPhilip Baker HallJames EckhouseWhen a stubborn old man and a fretful teenaged girl are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpected friendship forms over their hatred of fake cheerfulness and bad hospital food.
- DirectorMarco GadgeStarsElisabeth OrthFabienne HallerJochen NickelGreta's story shows that a beginning is still possible, always and everywhere. The film is based on a true story.
- DirectorAndrea BrusaMarco ScotuzziStarsHassan El AouniGiovanni StortiCamilla AntoniottiWhen an Afghan refugee arrives in Italy with his goat to seek asylum, an Italian immigration officer finds himself in a difficult position because he doesn't know what to do with the animal.
- DirectorBjörne LarsonStarsShree CrooksRebecca FergusonGustaf SkarsgårdScandinavia, 1846. A poor young girl forced to sell matchsticks desperately lights one match to survive the winter night. She is drawn into a dream world where the flames of fire give her hope for a better life, while the cold creeps closer. Based on H.C. Andersen's short story.