Oscar-Nominated Shorts 2023: Live-Action

Friday, February 17 - Thursday, April 6, 2023

An Irish Goodbye – Academy Award winner! Tom Berkeley and Ross White, UK, 23 min. On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother. 

Ivalu– Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan, Denmark, 17 min. Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her. Her father does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is Ivalu? 

Le Pupille – Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, 39 min. From writer and director, Alice Rohrwacher, and Academy Award® winning producer, Alfonso Cuarón, LE PUPILLE is a tale of innocence, greed and fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish, about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict religious boarding school at Christmas.

Night Ride – Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen, Norway, 16 min. It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she was not expecting. 

The Red Suitcase – Cyrus Neshvad, Luxembourg, 18 min. An Iranian girl decides to remove her Headscarf/Hijab in a life changing situation. 

Rating equivalent of PG-13 for adult themes.

• Running Time 114 minutes

IFC Center does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com as well as through general internet searches.