2020 Oscar® Nominated Shorts: LIVE ACTION

For the last few years, The Bioscope has proudly partnered with Shorts.TV to bring the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to Johannesburg. Now a popular annual event to the calendar, make sure you book your ticket in advance for these exclusive screenings

This special release features the year's finest short films across both the Live Action and Animation categories, giving you the opportunity to see the nominated films before and after the Oscar® Awards ceremony on 9 February.

THIS IS THE TICKET LINK TO BOOK FOR THE SCREENINGS OF THE LIVE ACTION SHORTS PACKAGE

THE LIVE ACTION PROGRAMME

BROTHERHOOD

CANADA-TUNISIA-QATAR-SWEDEN/25MINS/2018

Dir. Meryam Joobeur

Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. tension between father and son rises over three days
until reaching a breaking point.

NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB

FRANCE–TUNISIA/17MINS/2018

Dir. Yves Piat

Two young brothers come across a donkey in the desert. Strangly, the animal is wearing headphones over its ears.

SARIA

USA/22MINS/2019

Dir. Bryan Buckley

SARIA is the tale of two inseparable orphaned sisters, Saria and Ximena, as they fight against daily abuse and unimaginable hardship at Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala. Our story follows the events leading up to the tragic fire in 2017 that claimed the lives of 41 orphaned girls. SARIA is premiering at the 2020 Oscar Shorts.

THE NEIGHBORS' WINDOW

USA/20MINS/2019

Dir. Marshall Curry

THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW tells the story of Alli (Maria dizzia), a mother of young children who has grown frustrated with her daily routine and husband (Greg keller). But her life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street and she discovers that she can see into their apartment.

A SISTER

BELGIUM

Dir. Delphine Girard

Synopsis coming soon...