2023 Oscar Shorts: Live Action

Ragtag Cinema proudly presents the Animated and Live-Action Oscar-Nominated Short Films. Featuring a diverse slate of international nominees from both new and established creators, we invite you to support small scale filmmaking and get a leg up on your Oscar predictions. The 95th Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 12th.

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IVALU [Denmark, 16 mins, 2022] - Dir. Anders Walter & Pipaluk K. Jørgensen

Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her. Her father does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is Ivalu?

NIGHT RIDE (NATTRIKKEN) [Norway, 15 mins, 2020] - Dir. Eirik Tveiten

It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she was not expecting.

LE PUPILLE [Italy/Usa, 37 mins, 2022] - Dir. Alice Rohrwacher

From writer and director, Alice Rohrwacher, and Academy Award® winning producer, Alfonso Cuarón, Le Pupille is a tale of innocence, greed and fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish, about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict religious boarding school at Christmas.

THE RED SUITCASE [Luxembourg, 18 mins, 2022] - Dir. Cyrus Neshvad

An Iranian girl decides to remove her Headscarf/Hijab in a life changing situation.

AN IRISH GOODBYE [Iresland, 23 mins, 2022] - Dir. Tom Berkely & Ross White

On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother.