Every year KVIS brings you the Oscar nominated live action and animated short films – a.k.a. “shorts” – within a few weeks of the Academy Awards show. It is usually a packed house at the Katonah Village Library with drinks, movie snacks, neighbors, and great new short films!
This year the screenings was on Friday, February 22nd for the Animated Short Films and Saturday, February 23rd for the Live Action Short Films.
Both nights the audience voted for both their favorite film and the one they thought the Academy would choose on Sunday. Both nights they predicted correctly!
Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the films and support KVIS!
Live Action Sort Films (R)
Detainment – dir. Vincent Lambe, UK/Ireland, 30 minutes
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts from the James Bulger case which shocked the world in 1993 and continues to incite public outrage across the UK today.
Fauve – dir. Jeremy Comte, Canada, 16 minutes
wo boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer. Alone in the wild the boys play around and take turns outdoing each other until the stakes are suddenly raised and it’s no longer a game.
Marguerite – dir. Marianne Farley, Canada, 19 minutes
An aging woman and her nurse develop a friendship that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus help her make peace with her past.
Madre (Mother) – dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spain, 19 minutes
While at home with her own mother in Spain, a woman gets a phone call from her six-year-old son, who’s on holiday in France with his father. Every parent’s nightmare ensues.
Skin – dir. Guy Nattiv, US, 20 minutes
At a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a Black man smiles at a 10-year-old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.
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Animated Shorts (PG and G)
Animal Behaviour
Dealing with what comes naturally isn’t easy, especially for animals.In “ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR”, the latest animated short from the Oscar®-winning team of Alison Snowden and David Fine (Bob’s Birthday), five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
Bao
In Disney•Pixar’s “BAO,” an aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy. Mom excitedly welcomes this new bundle of joy into her life, but Dumpling starts growing up fast, and Mom must come to the bittersweet revelation that nothing stays cute and small forever. This short film from Pixar Animation Studios and director Domee Shi explores the ups and downs of the parent-child relationship through the colorful, rich, and tasty lens of the Chinese immigrant community in Canada.
Late Afternoon
Emily is an elderly woman who lives between two states, the past and the present. She journeys into an inner world, reliving moments from her life. She searches for a connection within her vivid, but fragmented memories.
One Small Step
Luna is a vibrant young Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.
Weekends
“WEEKENDS” is the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand-animated film set in 1980’s Toronto.