Still from Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) by Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
For the 14th consecutive year, the ICA presents the Oscar-nominated live-action, animated, and documentary shorts you always wish you’d seen come Oscar night (February 9).
Schedule of Screenings
- Thu, Jan 30, 7 PM | Animation
- Fri, Jan 31, 7 PM | Live Action
- Sat, Feb 1, 1 PM | Animation
- Sat, Feb 1, 3 PM | Live Action
- Sun, Feb 2, 1 PM | Animation
- Thu, Feb 6, 7 PM | Live Action
- Sat, Feb 8, 1 PM | Documentary (Program A)
- Sat, Feb 8, 3 PM | Documentary (Program B)
- Sun, Feb 9, 1 PM | Animation
- Sun, Feb 9, 3 PM | Live Action
Animation
Runtime: 85 minutes
Approximate rating: PG-13 (heavy themes, recommended for children 12 and up)
- Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry, USA, 7 min.
- Dcera (Daughter) – Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15 min.
- Sister – Siqi Song, China/USA, 8 min.
- Memorable – Bruno Collet, France, 12 min.
- Kitbull – Rosana Sullivan, USA, 9 min.
Additional films:
- Henrietta Bulkowski – USA, 16 min.
- The Bird and the Whale – Ireland, 6 min.
- Hors Piste – France, 5 min.
- Maestro – France, 2 min.
Live Action
Runtime: 104 minutes
Approximate rating: R (language, adult themes)
- A Sister – Delphine Girard, Belgium, 16 min.
- Brotherhood – Meryan Joobeur, Tunisia, 25 min.
- The Neighbors’ Window – Marshall Curry, USA, 20 min.
- Saria – Bryan Buckley, USA, 23 min.
- Nefta Football Club – Yves Piat, Tunisia/France, 17 min.
Documentary A
Runtime: 80 minutes
Approximate rating: R (heavy subject matter)
- Life Overtakes Me — John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, Sweden/USA, 39 min.
- Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if You’re a Girl) — Carol Dysinger, UK, 39 min.
Documentary B
Runtime: 80 minutes
Approximate rating: R (heavy subject matter)
- In the Absence — Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min.
- Walk Run Cha-Cha — Laura Nix, USA, 21 min.
- St. Louis Superman — Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan, USA, 28 min.