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OSCAR SHORT FILMS - 5

More Academy Award winning short films in chronological order.


Wasp

Wasp by Andrea Arnold 15 Certificate(2003) (UK) (23m)

Wasp, starring Natalie Press (My Summer Of Love) and Danny Dyer, follows a caring but wayward single mother as she struggles to care for her kids while also going out to meet a man she fancies. Andrea Arnold, from the Home Counties of England, began life as an actress before moving behind the camera and has made several features, including Red Road and the critically acclaimed Fish Tank.


Two Soldiers

Two Soldiers by Aaron Schneider (2003) (US) (40m)

The Academy has been rewarding longer short films for most of the last decade, and Two Soldiers is an extreme example. However, it is to its credit that it does not feel particularly long. Set during WWII, it is a touching account of a young boy who wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour". It's very American but a great performance by Ron Perlman (aka Hellboy) makes you more likely to cry than anything else by the end.


Gridlock

Gridlock by Dirk Beliën (2001) (Belgium) (7m) 15 Certificate

Written by Johan Verschueren, Gridlock (Fait d'hiver) is a perfect short film. It was Oscar nominated in 2003, but I wanted to show it to you here because I like it so much. It tells the story of a businessman stuck in traffic (gridlock), who calls home only to be told by his little girl that mummy is in the bedroom with 'Uncle Wim'. His little girl carries out his instructions with amusing and tragic consequences.


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