Extraordinary Cinema @ The Music Hall Loft - Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated

Description

A yearly treat to see each of the Oscar Nominated Animated and Live Action Short Films prior to the awards presentation (which is on Sunday, February 28 this year)!

FILMS

Sanjay’s Super Team – dir. Sanjay Patel, USA, 7 minutes
SYNOPSIS: In SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM, the new short film from Pixar Animation Studios, accomplished artist Sanjay Patel uses his own experience to tell the story of a young, first-generation Indian-American boy whose love for western pop-culture comes into conflict with his father’s traditions. Sanjay is absorbed in the world of cartoons and comics, while his father tries to draw him into the traditions of his Hindu practice. Tedium and reluctance quickly turn into an awe-inspiring adventure as the boy embarks on a journey he never imagined, returning with a new perspective that they can both embrace.

World of Tomorrow – dir. Don Hertzfeldt, USA, 17 minutes
SYNOPSIS: A little girl named Emily is taken on a fantastical tour of her distant future by a surprising visitor who reveals unnerving secrets about humanity’s fate.

Bear Story – dir. Gabriel Osorio, Chile, 11 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Every day, a melancholy old bear takes a mechanical diorama that he has created out to his street corner. For a coin, passersby can look into the peephole of his invention, which tells the story of a circus bear who longs to escape and return to the family from which he was taken.

We Can’t Live Without Cosmos – dir. Konstantin Bronzit, Russia, 16 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Two best friends have dreamed since childhood of becoming cosmonauts, and together they endure the rigors of training and public scrutiny, and make the sacrifices necessary to achieve their shared goal.

Prologue – dir. Richard Williams, UK, 6 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Clocking in at six minutes, PROLOGUE describes an incident in the Spartan-Athenian wars of 2,400 years ago. In it, a small girl bears witness as warriors battle to death. The dialog-free project utilizes natural sounds to complement the intense animation (entirely animated by Richard Williams himself). Williams - who is best known for his work as animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, his unfinished feature The Thief and the Cobbler and Academy Award-winning A Christmas Carol adaptation - has worked on PROLOGUE for many years in between other projects. It was finally completed this year at the Aardman Studios in Bristol, U.K.
NOTE: PROLOGUE is NOT suitable for young viewers. The film features graphic illustrated violence and full male nudity.

If I Was God (additional film)

Taking Flight (additional film)

The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse (additional film)

The Loneliest Spotlight (additional film)

Catch It (additional film)