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Don't miss this rare opportunity to see the nominees for this year's Academy Award in the category of Best Live Action Short! Second-guess the Academy voters! The live action program includes all five nominees: New Boy (Ireland), Auf Der Strecke (On the Line) (Germany/Switzerland), Spielzeugland (Toyland) (Germany), Grisen (The Pig) (Denmark) and Manon Sur Le Bitume (Manon on the Asphalt) (France). Official Web Site
94 mins
Rated NR
 AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
A film by Reto Caffi, Germany/Switzerland, 30min
A department store security guard who is drawn to one of his co-workers makes a fateful decision.
 MANON SUR LE BITUME (MANON ON THE ASPHALT)
A film by Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont, France, 15min
The proximity of death brings a young woman a new perspective on life.
 NEW BOY
A film by Steph Green and Tamara Anghie, Ireland, 11min
A nine-year-old African boy begins his first day of school in Ireland.
 GRISEN (THE PIG)
A film by Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh, Denmark, 23min
A man facing surgery finds comfort in the painting of a pig hanging in his hospital room.
 SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
A film by Jochen Alexander Freydank, Germany, 13min
In 1942, a German boy believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland.
Once again we're happy to offer audiences a chance to see this year's Academy Award nominees in the category of BestAnimated Short! Get a leg up in your office pool!The animated program includes all five nominees: Lavatory - Lovestory (Russia), Oktapodi (France), Le Maison en Petits Cubes (Pieces of Love, Vol. 1) (Japan), Smith & Foulkes’ This Way Up (UK) and Pixar’s Presto (USA), plus a bonus selection of highly acclaimed recent shorts: Varmints (UK) featuring music by Jóhann Jóhannsson, John and Karen (UK), Gopher Broke (USA), Skhizein (France) and Hot Dog (USA), from the ever-popular Bill Plympton. Official Web Site
 LAVATORY - LOVE STORY
A film by Konstantin Bronzit, Russia, 10min
A lonely lavatory attendant finds a bouquet of flowers in her tip jar.
 OKTAPODI, A film by Julien Bocabeille, France, 3min
An octopus fights to keep his beloved out of the cooking pot.
LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES
A film by Kunio Katô, Japan, 12min
In a world gradually flooding with water, an old man adapts to changing circumstances and looks back on his life.
 THIS WAY UP
A film by Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith, UK, 8min
A series of misfortunes befalls a pair of undertakers on their way to the cemetery.
 PRESTO
A film by Doug Sweetland, 5min
A carrot triggers a war of wits between a magician and his hungry bunny.
EXTRA ADDED TITLES:
VARMINTS, A film by Mark Craste, UK, 24min
JOHN AND KAREN, A film by Matthew Walker, UK, 5min
GOPHER BROKE, A film by Jeff Fowler, USA, 4min
HOT DOG, A film by Bill Plympton, 6min
SKHIZEIN, A film by Jérémy Clapin, France, 14min
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