The After (2023)Director: Misan HarrimanScreenwriters: John Julius Schwabach, Misan HarrimanStarring: David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer, Amelie Dokubo Grief and social awareness of violence are the themes underpinning 2024 Oscars Live Action Short nominee The After, the debut film from famed Nigerian-British social activist Misan Harriman. David Oyelowo, who should have been nominated for an Oscar for […]
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The ABCs of Book Banning (2023)Director: Sheila Nevins, Trish Adlesic, Nazenet Habtezghi Children hold a wisdom not poisoned by the machinations of our adult world. They confront subjects simply, looking at them for what they are and what they mean to themselves and others, and form evaluations that don’t consider economics or politics, but simply
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The Barber of Little Rock (2023)Directors: John Hoffman, Christine TurnerStarring: Arlo Washington Documentary filmmaker John Hoffman, known for such films as Fauci (about Dr Anthony Fauci, the man who led the United States against pandemics for decades), and activist filmmaker Christine Turner, known for such films as Lynching Postcards: ‘Token of a Great Day’ (about
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Letter to a Pig (2022)Director: Tal KantorScreenwriter: Tal KantorStarring: Moriyah Meerson, Alex Peleg, Indra Maharik, Ayelet Margalit Traditional 2D animation, painted frames and live-action segments combine to bring to life observations of generational trauma in this 2024 Oscars Animated Short nominee telling of a girl, a speaker and a pig. Letter to a Pig centres
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