For the third year in a row, The Center and the Magic Lantern present the Oscar nominated films in the category of live action shorts. This is a rare chance to see these films.

118 minutes total running time • See Live Action Shorts Trailer Here

Parvaneh (Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger) – 25 minutes/Switzerland/Dari and German. An Afghan teenager living in a refugee center in Switzerland encounters difficulties wiring money to her family and asks a young Swiss woman for help.

Boogaloo and Graham (Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney) – 14 minutes/UK/English. Jamesy and Malachy are presented with two baby chicks to raise by their soft-hearted father.

Aya (Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis) – 39 minutes/Israel and France/English, Hebrew, Danish. A young woman waiting at an airport has an unexpected encounter with an arriving passenger.

The Phone Call (Mat Kirkby and James Lucas) – 21 minutes/UK/English. A woman working for a crisis center phone line receives a call from a suicidal older man.

Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak) (Hu Wei and Julien Féret) – 15 minutes/France and China/Tibetan. A photographer and his assistant photograph the inhabitants of a remote Tibetan village.

Please be advised … these films are not rated and may contain material unsuitable for children.