
NOMINATED OSCAR SHORTS 2023 / ANIMATION
Oscar Nominated Short Films 2023
Animation, 91 Min, OmeU (Original with English Subtitles)
Tickets: https://babylonberlin.eu/film/5567-oscar-shorts-animation-omeu
Programme:
An Ostrich told me the World is Fake and I believe it
AUS, 2021, R: Lachlan Pendragon, 11 Min
When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CuuCc8QdLQ
The Flying Sailor
CAN, 2022, R: Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby, 8 Min
In 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of two kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_0LwDovk4
Ice Merchants
FR, PT, UK, 2022, R: João Gonzalez, 14 Min
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT5O4tSuTro
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
UK, 2022, R: Peter Bayton & Charlie Mackesy, 34 Min
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a story of kindness, courage, and hope in traditional hand-drawn animation, following the unlikely friendship of the title characters as they journey in search of the boy’s home. Based on the book of the same name.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbdem4g_LEc
My Year of Dicks
USA, 2022, R: sara Gunnarsdóttir, 24 Min
An imaginative fifteen year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s. Created by Pamela Ribon from her critically-acclaimed memoir.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kPlGwILJok
Date
Tuesday 7th March
Start
19:30
Venue
Babylon, Rosa Luxemburg Str. 30, 10365 Berlin
Film Language
Original Language with English Subtitles
Film Year
2023
Film Duration
91 Mins
Promoter
Fernando Huerta for Mobile Kino