Oscar-Nominated Shorts 2023: Animation

Friday, February 17 - Thursday, April 13, 2023

Please note: This program has a rating equivalent of PG-13/R. Four of the films are suitable for kids 10 and up, but the final film, MY YEAR OF DICKS, is for adult audiences only*.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Academy Award winner! Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud, UK, 33 min. A story of kindness, courage, and hope in traditional hand-drawn animation, following the unlikely friendship of the title characters as as they journey together, in the boy’s search for home. Based on the book of the same name.

The Flying Sailor – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, Canada, 8 min. In 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of two kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey. 

Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano, Portugal/France/UK, 15 min. Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily. 

An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon, Australia, 12 min. When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. 

My Year of Dicks – Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon, USA, 26 min. An imaginative fifteen year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s. Created by Pamela Ribon from her critically-acclaimed memoir. 

*A 30-second card will alert audiences before MY YEAR OF DICKS begins, so that anyone wishing to exit at that point may so do.

 

 

• Running Time 97 minutes

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