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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Two Distant Strangers (2021) Directors: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe Screenwriter: Travon Free Starring: Joey Bada$$, Andrew Howard, Zaria “Say their names. Remember their names.” Those are the words on the closing title cards of 2021 Oscars Live Action Short nominee Two Distant Strangers, a drama that brutally and unflinchingly explores the racially motivated murders
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The Letter Room (2020) Director: Elvira Lind Screenwriter: Elvira Lind Starring: Oscar Isaac, John Douglas Thompson, Brian Petsos, Eileen Galindo, Alia Shawkat The Letter Room is the 2021 Oscars’ most star-studded short film. Oscar Isaac, known for starring in the most recent Star Wars trilogy as well as a number of critical hits, is the focus for each
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Feeling Through (2020) Director: Doug Roland Screenwriter: Doug Roland Starring: Steven Prescod, Robert Tarango What would you do if you came across a DeafBlind man on the street in the middle of the night? Would you help him, or tell yourself that he’s not your problem and move on? These are the questions at the
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The Present (2021) Director: Farah Nabulsi Screenwriters: Farah Nabulsi, Hind Shoufani Starring: Saleh Bakri, Mariam Kanj, Mariam Basha Tackling issues regarding the border crossings in the middle east, and particularly the political and racial tensions that govern the crossings of the West Bank, Farah Nabulsi’s 24 minute drama nominated for Live Action Short at the
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