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Oscar Shorts 2021 run the gamut from maudlin to magnificent The 15 nominated shorts offer everything from vivid cartoons to complex metaphors and shattering stories of lost lives by Norman Wilner on April 7th, 2021 at 8:00 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4 Oscar Shorts 2021 Available to stream at VIFF Connect until April 29 Remember last year, when passing an Oscar pool around the office was a completely normal thing? The 2020 Academy Awards ceremony was one of the very last normal events of the before-times, and the 2021 version—currently planned as some strange in-person gathering of partially-to-f...

The 2021 Oscar-nominated shorts: 15 films examine life's many conditions Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times (TNS) The 15 short-film Oscar nominees — live action, documentaries and animation — show that the format is alive and well, showcasing a wide range of topics, tones and approaches — and highlighting a trend in documentaries toward more daring cinematic style and extreme subjectivity. The Appell Center for the Performing Arts, 50 N. George St., will host screenings of the Oscar-nominated short films this weekend at the Capitol Theatre.  Animated shorts will be shown at 4 p.m. Satur...

Print The 15 short-film Oscar nominees — live action, documentaries and animation — show that the format is alive and well, showcasing a wide range of topics, tones and approaches — and highlighting a trend in documentaries toward more daring cinematic style and extreme subjectivity. For information on viewing them, go to shorts.tv/theoscarshorts. Here’s a quick look at each. Animation “Burrow”: A Pixar SparkShort about a rabbit embarrassed by her humble ambitions for her home when she sees other subterranean animals’ elaborate ones. It conveys a nice message about cooperation. ...

Burrow (USA, 6 minutes) Director: Madeline Sharafian.  In perhaps the quaintest of the five animated shorts, a female rabbit digs for new digs only to repeatedly find herself invading the space of other burrowing creatures. This process continues until she learns going it alone isn’t nearly as fun and rewarding as joining together to form a community. What Sharafian, an artist on the Oscar-winning “Coco,” lacks in imagination is handsomely compensated by superior animation techniques and a fastidious attention to detail. Still, it fails to unearth much emotion.  Grade: B- Genius Loci ...

This year's Fargo Film Festival features 5 movies with Oscar buzz Festival staffers talk about some of the titles likely to generate a buzz over the next two weeks as the annual festival streams March 18-28. Written By: John Lamb | × Steven Prescod and Robert Tarango star in "Feeling Through." Special to The Forum FARGO — The Fargo Theatre won’t be hosting guests for its annual Fargo Film Festival, but that’s not keeping staffers from enthusiastically dishing about their favorite flicks. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the festival is rolling out onli...