The Oscar® Nominated Short Films 2018 - LIVE ACTION
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For the last five years, The Bioscope has proudly partnered with Shorts HD 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 most spectacular 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 March 4th.
THE LIVE ACTION PROGRAMME
DeKalb Elementry
Directed by: Reed van Dyk
20min
Steven, a mentally unstable twentysomething, enters an elementary school with a semi-automatic rifle. After he orders the school receptionist, Cassandra, to have the building evacuated, he holds her hostage and instructs her to call 911.
The Eleventh O'Clock
Directed by: Derin Seale and Josh Lawson
20min
A psychiatrist earnestly tries to help his delusional patient, but his efforts are complicated by the fact that the patient believes himself to be the doctor.
My Nephew Emmett
Directed by: Kevin Wilson, Jr
13min
In 1955, two white men invade the home of Mose Wright, an African-American preacher in Mississippi, to abduct his 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till, who is visiting from Chicago.
The Silent Child
Directed by: Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
20min
Libby, a profoundly deaf four-year-old, is the youngest child in a family who are all hearing. Unable to communicate but about to start school, Libby is assigned a social worker who teaches her sign language.
Watu Wote / All of Us
Directed by: Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen
23min
Jua, a Christian living in Kenya, boards a chartered bus to visit a relative and is uncomfortable being surrounded by Muslim passengers. The bus is stopped by the violent terrorist group Al-Shabaab, whose members demand that the Muslims identify the Christian passengers.
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