As usual, Shakespeare put it best (with, of course, a touch of irony, putting the words in the mouth of the long-winded Polonius). We open the animated shorts this Friday at the NoHo and Newhall; February 23 at the Town Center, Glendale, and Claremont; and March 1 at the Monica Film Center. We open the live action shorts this Friday at the Glendale and Newhall; February 23 at the NoHo and Claremont; and March 1 at the Town Center and Monica Film Center. We open the short documentaries Friday at the Royal and Town Center; we'll also screen them Saturday and Sunday mornings at the Newhall, Glendale and Claremont starting the next day.The animated nominees:Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi); Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew); Pachyderm– Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English); Ninety-Five Senses – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English); War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA; Also screening: Wild Summon – Karni Arieli and Saul Freed, 14 min., UK (in English, narrated by Marianne Faithfull); nominated for a BAFTA and a Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animated film Festival; and I’m Hip – John Musker, 4 min., USA; nominated for a Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animated film Festival.[caption id="attachment_19846" align="aligncenter" width="400"]
From 'Letter to a Pig.'[/caption]The live action nominees:The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English); Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English); Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish); Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French); The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 40 min., US/UK (in English).[caption id="attachment_19844" align="aligncenter" width="400"]
From 'The After.'[/caption]The documentary nominees:Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó – Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin); The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English); Island in Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin); The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English); The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English).[caption id="attachment_19845" align="aligncenter" width="400"]
From 'The ABCs of Book Banning.'[/caption]
From 'Letter to a Pig.'[/caption]The live action nominees:The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English); Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English); Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish); Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French); The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 40 min., US/UK (in English).[caption id="attachment_19844" align="aligncenter" width="400"] From 'The After.'[/caption]The documentary nominees:Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó – Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin); The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English); Island in Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin); The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English); The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English).[caption id="attachment_19845" align="aligncenter" width="400"] From 'The ABCs of Book Banning.'[/caption]