After Hours is proud to present a virtual showcase of the animated, live-action and documentary short films nominated for an Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards. Each category will be presented as a separate program, for separate admission. Watch all three and get a discount!
2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Colette – Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard (France/Germany/USA, 24min): Resistance took courage in Nazi-occupied France. Seventy-five years later, facing one’s ... view more »
After Hours is proud to present a virtual showcase of the animated, live-action and documentary short films nominated for an Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards. Each category will be presented as a separate program, for separate admission. Watch all three and get a discount!
2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Colette – Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard (France/Germany/USA, 24min): Resistance took courage in Nazi-occupied France. Seventy-five years later, facing one’s ghosts may take even more.
A Concerto Is a Conversation – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers (USA, 13min): A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (USA, 18min): A dreamlike portrait of a vibrant 15-year-old girl whose shooting death sparks the 1992 L.A. riots.
Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook (USA/Norway, 20min): The story of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, told through a series of demonstrations by local protesters that escalate into conflict when highly armed police appear on the scene.
Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman (USA, 40min): Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, Hunger Ward documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war.
Rated R; Est. Run Time: 136 min.
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