Australian short film makers have a long and prestigious history in the annals of the Academy Awards. Twenty years ago, Adam Elliot won Best animated short for Harvie Krumpet. This year, Lachlan Pendragon is vying for the same honour with his idiosyncratic, AN OSTRICH TOLD ME THE WORLD WAS FAKE AND I BELIEVE HIM.
You can see this film along with the other films nominated during the first two weekends in March, prior to the Oscars® Ceremony on Monday March 13 (Australian time).
FULL LIST OF OSCAR® ANIMATED SHORTS
Running Time: 97 Minutes
An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon, Australia, 12 min.
If there was a Harvie Krumpet Award, this quirky cartoon would win.
Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano, Portugal/France/UK, 15 min. Visually interesting and esoteric narrative sweeps you up in wonderment.
My Year of Dicks – Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon, USA, 26 min. A litany of virginity losing ploys and misadventures boldly presented in various styles of animation. A tight, terse and very funny coming of age story.
The Flying Sailor – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, Canada, 8 min. Apparently based on a true story, The Flying Sailor is short, sweet and three sheets to the wind.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud, UK, 33 min. Quite simply a beautiful film with gorgeous images, impeccable performances from Tom Hollander, Idris Elba and Gabriel Byrne and solid sentiment about life, love and cake.
FULL LIST OF OSCAR® LIVE-ACTION SHORTS
Running Time: 115 Minutes
An Irish Goodbye – Tom Berkeley and Ross White, UK, 23 min.
A blarney stone of dying wishes unites grieving siblings as they endeavour to reconcile their inheritance.
Ivalu – Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan, Denmark, 17 min.
Parental abuse in the Arctic Circle casts a chilling pall over an isolated community
Le Pupille – Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, 39 min.
Cruelty and iconoclastics in an Italian convent during the Second World War
Night Ride – Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen, Norway, 16 min.
Hijinks on a hijacked tram highlights a transformative relationship
The Red Suitcase – Cyrus Neshvad, Luxembourg, 18 min.
Extraordinarily tense tale of a refugee from an arranged marriage. Nail biting, edge of the seat suspense in a nutshell.
See them at Randwick Ritz, Dendy Newtown, Event Bondi, Cremorne Orpheum and more
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