Oscar Live Action Shorts (2017)

The Short Film (Live Action) nominations for the 2017 Oscars have been announced! The mix of nominees for this past year’s movie season is filled with memorable films featuring some of the most talented artists in the world. [oscar.go.com] **Sing** (Kristof Deak) Hungary, 25 minutes **Silent Nights ** (Aske Bang) Denmark, 30 minutes **Timecode** (Juanjo Gimenez Pena) Spain, 15 minutes **Ennemis Interieurs** (Selim Aazzazi) France, 28 minutes **La Femme et la TGV** (Timo von Gunten) Switzerland, 30 minutes Film Summaries "Sing" aka Mindenki Zsofi is struggling to fit in at her new school - singing in the school’s famous choir is her only consolation, but the choir director may not be the inspirational teacher everyone thinks she is. It will take Zsofi and her new friend Liza to uncover the cruel truth. _Director: Kristof Deak - Genre(s): Short, Drama_ "Silent Nights" Inger volunteers at a homeless shelter and falls in love with the illegal immigrant Kwame. Both live a hard life. Kwame finds comfort in Inger's arms, but says nothing about his family and children in Ghana. When his daughter becomes ill, he is forced to steal money from the homeless shelter to pay the hospital bill. Inger believe his lie about the theft, and when Kwame moves in with Inger they are happy for a while… until the day when Kwame’s mobile phone reveals everything about his life in Ghana. _Director: Aske Bang - Genre: Short_ "Timecode" Parking lot security guard Luna is bored with her uneventful daily routine but a call about a customer complaint leads her to discover how the night guard, Diego, alleviates his boredom. Soon the pair develops a relationship by communicating through the garage's CCTV footage. _Director: Juanjo Giménez Peña - Genre(s): Short, Drama_ "Ennemis Interieurs" An interview at a local police station turns into an inquisition during which a French-Algerian born man sees himself accused of protecting the identities of possible terrorists. This close-up on France's troubled history with its former colonies has one man controlling the fate of another with the stroke of a pen during a turbulent period in the 1990s. _Director: Selim Azzazi - Genre(s): Short, Drama_ "La Femme et la TGV" Elise Lafontaine has a secret routine. Every morning and evening for many years, she has been waving at the express train that passes her house. One fateful day, she finds a letter from the train conductor in her garden and her lonely life is turned upside down. She engages in a promising correspondence through poetic and thoughtful letters – two anonymous writers sharing their world with each other… until the day the train line gets cancelled. The story is inspired by true events and stars César Award nominee Jane Birkin. _Director: Timo von Gunten - Genre(s): Short, Biograhy, Drama_