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2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

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For over a decade, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe.

With all three categories offered–Animated, Live Action and Documentary–this is your annual chance to predict the winners, and have the edge in your Oscar pool!

A SISTER

A night. A car. Alie is in trouble. To get by she must make the most important call of her life.

BROTHERHOOD

Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. Tension between father and son rises over three days until reaching a breaking point.

NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB

Yves Piat discovered the world of cinema through his technician work as a decorator and studio manager on set. He developed the Nefta Football Club story by mixing a personal experience coming from his childhood and his observations after several journeys in South Morocco.

SARIA

The tale of two inseparable orphaned sisters, Saria and Ximena, as they fight against daily abuse and unimaginable hardship at Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala. Our story follows the events leading up to the tragic fire in 2017 that claimed the lives of 41 orphaned girls.

THE NEIGHBORS' WINDOW

Tells the story of Alli (Maria Dizzia), a mother of young children who has grown frustrated with her daily routine and husband (Greg Keller). But her life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street and she discovers that she can see into their apartment.

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