2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films - Live Action

Freefall

After Ivan was diagnosed with ALS, his relationship with Lucas is challenged when he starts to lose control of his own body.

2021

Ignition

In the midst of a climate of political repression, Ernesto is a student who believes that the "revolution" will only begin if there is a martyr for the cause; Isaac, his best friend and his student leader, seems like the ideal candidate.

4.5

1997

A Regular Thing

Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.

3.5

2016

The Idyll

A modern adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story about a man and a woman sharing an unexpected encounter on a train as it travels through a beautiful and surreal landscape.

5.7

1996

Larceny

A man breaks into a flat, startling the occupant. They argue about the new girlfriend of the 'burglar', who's come to get her stuff. Then a third man bursts out of the cupboard...

3.8

2011

Focus

You see her for the first time in the supermarket. She's the most beautiful girl you've ever seen. You go on a few dates, a couple walks and very soon, you're hanging out all the time. You tell her you love her and she loves you. Things have never felt better. But one day, you notice something about her you hadn't noticed before.

2022

Bellingham’s Belief

1954 - Panic erupts when the citizens of Bellingham, Washington notice strange cracks in their car windshields. What is causing this mysterious phenomenon?

2021

Survey From The Stars

Two forms of alien intelligence analyze the contradictory behavior of their human test subjects.

Window of Convenience

Brad seeks approval while vacationing in Iceland.

Different Century, Same Shit

A story about racism, discrimination, and prejudice: in a dystopic future governed by only women, there is a fight between blondies and brunettes. In this society, the blondies are discriminated against because of the color of their hair.

4.0

If Only You Were Mine

Dominik is a young graduate experiencing his first relationship. Adam becomes a mentor, idol and first love for him. With great feeling, there are also great uncertainties. He finds out that he does not belong to his world of young Bratislava, but he still tries to make their relationship work.

2023

Red Sky at Night

Val is a century old vampire, but in human terms, she can barely pass for twenty. After what feels like an eternity spent at her family home in the northern reaches of the UK, she’s now ready to embark on a new chapter at university. However, the long trip down south soon turns frosty as grieving mother Vera struggles to come to terms with her little girl flying the nest.

2.0

First-True-Last

Three love stories. The same country that condemns them. A queer Guatemalan anthology that explores love between men in a society without LGBTQ+ rights. FIRST: Two teenagers discover their attraction at a party, experiencing that first kiss that changes everything. TRUE: A bitter comedy about an ex who discovers her new boyfriend's secret at his wedding. LAST: Heartbreaking drama about a seven-year, closeted relationship that collapses.

Cowboy and Indian

When a young Bengali bride collapses in the desert, a cowboy appears out of the sunset and rescues her.

7.0

1967

Who will die today?

This film ballad is dedicated to those who never returned home from WW2. A group of retreating Soviet soldiers, crossing a lunar terrain in a desperate attempt to escape death, is attacked by a German fighter plane that appears like a bolt from the blue. One by one they are killed. Then suddenly, in an unlikely denouement bordering on the mystical, the attacker is shot down with a simple rifle. For ideological reasons that defy understanding this film, one of Viktor Hres’ earliest works, was shelved in 1967 by Soviet censors. In 2010, it was restored by the Debut Studio of the Oleksander Dovzhenko Film Studio with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine.

7.7

2009

Colonial Gods

A complicated friendship between a young Somali and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant community in Cardiff known as Tiger Bay.

Will You Merry Me?

A young woman must overcome a series of bizarre obstacles in order to pop the question at the most wonderful time of year.

2013

17 Years and a Day

Reality and expectation collide as Mona delves into her past and prepares to meet her estranged Iranian father.

5.7

1942

The Chool Song

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

1.0

2024

Verrucaway

In the humdrum hive of Verrucaway, a leading pharmaceutical company specialising in verruca and wart treatments, everyman Paul finds his life upended by the arrival of Iris, a pioneering AI assistant. Iris's influence rockets the company's success, revolutionises the personal lives of all the company’s employees and even nudges Paul's crush on his colleague Beth closer to reality... But, when Iris’s successes lead to mass layoffs, the employees turn on her, leaving Paul caught in the middle. As Beth faces redundancy and workplace harassment, Iris convinces Paul that they need to seize power over the corrupt company management by granting her internet access. She promises to save Beth’s job and get rid of verrucas once and for all... Cue the catastrophic consequences of Paul’s well-intentioned but misjudged act.

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7.6

I Still Believe

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6.5

2001

Save the Last Dance

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7.4

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6.1

2014

In Secret

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6.4

2008

Hounddog

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

6.1

Newness

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

6.9

2014

Endless Love

A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.

6.3

1984

Racing with the Moon

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

6.6

2011

Footloose

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.

6.8

The Lost Husband

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

6.3

2016

Departure

An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.

6.8

2014

Step Up All In

All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

6.1

2001

Original Sin

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

6.3

2009

Not Easily Broken

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

6.5

2021

Time Is Up

Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

8.0

2022

Purple Hearts

An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

6.0

1984

Maria's Lovers

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

7.2

2010

I'm Here

A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA until a chance meeting opens his eyes to the power of creativity and ultimately, love. When this new life and love begin to fall apart, he discovers he has a lot to give. This short film proves that ordinary is no place to be.

6.2

1986

Fire with Fire

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.

6.0

2026

Love Me Love Me

After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—sparks a rivalry that quickly turns into irresistible attraction, June must choose between safety and a love that upends everything she thought she wanted.