Arts & Entertainment
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS:
Don't miss this year's Academy Award Nominated Short Films! Once again the Jarvis Conservatory participates in the national release of short films nominated for the upcoming Academy Awards. This year’s selections include:
THE CONFESSION
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Country: UK, Running Time: 26 min
Quiet and sincere, 9-year-old Sam is worried about making his first confession at church. As his conscience is clear, he therefore cannot hope for any relief from the experience. He and his friend Jacob decide to remedy that situation, but their initially innocent prank turns unexpectedly tragic.
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WISH 143
Country: UK, Running Time: 24 min
A fifteen-year-old boy with only months to live is granted one wish from the Dreamscape Charity. But David doesn't want to go to Disneyland or meet Gary Neville; what he really wants is an hour alone with a naked woman.
NA WEWE
Country: Belgium, Running Time: 19 min
In 1994, as the Rwandan genocide spills over into neighboring Burundi, a bus is attacked by a group of rebels.
THE CRUSH
Country: Ireland, Running Time: 15 min
An 8-year-old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel to the death.
GOD OF LOVE
Country: USA, Running Time: 18 min
Lounge-singing darts champion Raymond Goodfellow finds his prayers are answered -- literally -- when he receives a mysterious package of passion-inducing darts. The catch is that the one woman he loves -- Kelly, a drummer in his band -- is already in love with Ray's best friend Fozzie, the guitarist in the band. But when Ray uses the darts in a loony scheme to resolve this strange romantic triangle, he learns a surprising lesson about unrequited love and discovers his own place in the universe. Romance is in the air in this bohemian charmer
