From The Oscars 2016
A selection of the 2014 & 2015 & Academy® Award winning & nominated shorts from Flickerfest in past years & beyond.
Screening: Sun 10 Jan, 4.30pm | Runtime: 114 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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A Single Life
When playing a mysterious vinyl single, Pia is suddenly able to travel through her life.
- Running Time: 2 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: Netherlands
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Butter Lamp
A young photographer and his assistant suggest to Tibetan nomads to take their picture. Against diverse and more or less exotic backgrounds, families appear to the photographer. Through these shots, the photographer will weave unique links with each of the various villagers.
- Running Time: 16 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: France / China
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The Dam Keeper
Short animation The Dam Keeper tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an important job, and the meeting of a new classmate who changes everything.
- Running Time: 18 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: USA
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Helium
A hospital janitor uses stories about a fantasy land to comfort a dying boy.
- Runtime: 23 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: Denmark
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Me And My Moulton
In this witty animated short set in 1960’s Norway, a seven-year-old girl asks her hopelessly out-of-touch parents for a bicycle, but the unconventional ways of these modernist architects soon prove to be a source of quiet embarrassment and anxiety.
- Running Time: 14 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: Norway-Canada
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The Phone Call
Heather is a shy lady (Sally Hawkins) who works at a helpline call centre. When Heather receives a phone call from a mystery man (Jim Broadbent) she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
- Running Time: 20 min
- Year: 2013
- Country: UK
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Boogaloo And Graham
James and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. Raising their tiny charges, declaring themselves vegetarian and dreaming of running a chicken farm, the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
- Running Time: 14 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: Ireland
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The Bigger Picture
Using seven-foot-tall characters in life-size sets, The Bigger Picture tells the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent. Innovative animated short.
- Running Time: 7 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: UK