OSCAR NOMINATED LIVE ACTION SHORTS

Saturday, 10:15 aM, The Elsinore
137 mins.

At Night
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen
Denmark, 40 mins.

Three young women find a haven in each other’s company where they are free from the fear of loneliness. Despite being hospitalized with cancer, their uncompromising zest for life and lovely sense of humor is portrayed with unrestrained candidness.

The Substitute
Directed by Andrea Jublin
Italy, 17 mins.

In a class filled with rowdy teens, a new substitute teacher arrives. His odd and irrational behavior is puzzlingly hilarious and leads to many unexpected surprises.

The Mozart of Pickpockets
Directed by Phillippe Pollet-Villard
France, 31 mins.

In this exceptional and charming tale, a group of unlucky pickpockets working the streets find that a deaf, homeless boy has followed them home. This year’s Oscar winner is absolutely endearing.

Tanghi Argenti
Directed by Guy Thys
Belgium, 13 mins.

By far one of the most enjoyable films of the year, this beguiling modern story of an office clerk with a hankering to tango assumes fairy tale proportions with its notions on giving and friendship.

The Tonto Woman
Directed by Daniel Barber
UK, 36 mins.

Based on a short story by Elmore Leonard, a cattle rustler discovers a woman living alone in the desert. Intrigued by her solitary existence, he uncovers a tale of kidnapping and betrayal.