2006 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED LIVE ACTION SHORTS

Saturday 10:00 am | The Historic Elsinore Theatre

Shorts
[ 98 mins. ]

BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
Binta, a 7-year-old girl living in a small village in Senegal, has the good fortune to get to go to school; however, her young cousin is not allowed to learn about the things of the world. Binta sets out to change her cousin’s life.
Oscar Nominees: Javier Fesser & Luis Manso
SPAIN (30 mins.)

ONE TOO MANY (ERAMOS POCOS)
Joaquin and his adolescent son find themselves in a predicament when the wife and mother of the family suddenly leaves without explanation. Ignorant of cooking and cleaning on their own, the men join forces to persuade Joaquin’s mother-in-law to step in.
Oscar Nominee: Borja Cobeaga
SPAIN (16 mins.)

HELMER & SON
A son is called to the rest home where his father – much against his will – has recently been admitted. The father has locked himself in an armoire, and the family has to reunite in order to get him out.
Oscar Nominees: Soren Pilmark & Kim Magnusson
DENMARK (12 mins.)

THE SAVIOUR
Malcolm, a young door-to-door Mormon evangelist gets a little too involved with his latest convert. When her husband comes home from prison, his true mission is uncovered.
Oscar Nominees: Peter Templeman & Stuart Parkyn
AUSTRALIA (19 mins.)

WEST BANK STORY
A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands on the West Bank…David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families’ dueling restaurants. Can the couple’s love withstand a 2000-year-old conflict and their families’ desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle East?
Oscar Winner: Ari Sandel
UNITED STATES (21 mins.)