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Oscar Week 2023: Animated Shorts (15)

Oscar Week 2023

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Still from The Flying Sailor

All of the Best Animated Short Film nominees from this year's Academy Awards.

In these five distinctive animations, we follow the stories of a young telemarketer who questions the nature of his reality; a loving father and son duo who trade in ice; a restless fifteen year-old on a mission to explore her sexuality; a group of woodland creatures who form a special bond with a little boy; and a remarkable true tale of a sailor who survived a ship explosion in Halifax Harbour.

Take a look at the full programme below.

Warning: This programme contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.

Tagged with: Cinema Oscar Week 2023

Total run time: 95 min

Film Programme

An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery.

Australia 2022, dir. Lachlan Pendragon, 11 min

 

Ice Merchants

Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.

Portugal/UK/France 2022, dir. João Gonzalez, 14 min

 

My Year of Dicks

An imaginative fifteen year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90's. Created by Pamela Ribon from her critically-acclaimed memoir.

US 2022, dir. Sara Gunnarsdóttir, 25 min

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a story of kindness, courage, and hope in traditional hand-drawn animation, following the unlikely friendship of the title characters as they journey in search of the boy’s home. Based on the book of the same name.

UK 2022, dir. Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy, 34 min

 

The Flying Sailor

In 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of two kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey.

Canada 2022, dir. Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, 7 min

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Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
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EC2Y 8DS

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