This year's nominees for best live action short film are:
Avant que de Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything) -- Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
A tense, taut, unsentimental film about a woman attempting to flee her abusive husband.
A tense, taut, unsentimental film about a woman attempting to flee her abusive husband.
The Voorman Problem -- Mark Gill and Baldwin Li
A prison psychiatrist faces off with an inmate who believes he is a god.
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?) -- Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
An amusing look at chaotic family life.
Helium -- Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
A dying boy looks forward to traveling to Helium, a fantastical world described to him by his friend, the hospital janitor.
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me) -- Esteban Crespo
Spanish aid workers encounter African child soldiers.
If you only have thirty minutes to spend watching a short film this year, make it Avant que de Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything). The sound of high heels clicking on a tile floor may haunt your dreams.
Thank you The Charles Theater for screening Oscar shorts!
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