**Please be advised this year's Live Action Short Film Program contains scenes of graphic violence, sexuality, and nudity. Audience discretion is advised**

Presenting their fully-realized themes and ideas within a limited time frame, this year's Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts are another example of the impact that short films and short filmmakers have on the world of cinema. Resisting cultural influences that have been entrenched for hundreds of years clashes with resisting cultural changes that are alarming, urgent, and life-threatening. Personhood is defined in the face of oppression and adversity, and that humanity shines through as we eulogize the ones we lose and lost. Finally, we're reminded of our present through a not-so-far-fetched future. The 2022 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films are your best window into the future of filmmaking, and your best way to acquaint yourself with the filmmakers of tomorrow.  

This year’s line-up is:

ALA KACHUU – TAKE AND RUN
Dir. Maria Brendle | 38-mins. | Switzerland/Kyrgyzstan
THE DRESS
Dir. Tadeusz Lysiak | 30-mins. | Poland | 
THE LONG GOODBYE
Dir. Aneil Karia | 12-mins. | UK/Netherlands
ON MY MIND
Dir. Martin Strange-Hansen | 18-mins | Denmark 
PLEASE HOLD
Dir. KD Davila | 19-mins. | USA