a/perture is pleased to present the 14th year of the Oscar Nominated Shorts in the Piedmont Triad!

For the 18th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 17th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 12th.

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (one program of 166 minutes)
The Elephant Whisperers – Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, India, 40 min.
Haulout – Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev, UK, 25 min.
How Do You Measure a Year? – Jay Rosenblatt, USA, 29 min.
The Martha Mitchell Effect – Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison, USA, 40 min.
Stranger at the Gate – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones, USA, 29 min.

Please visit our accessibility page for more information. Beyond the description, trailer and quoted reviews on our website, other sources of information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media and IMDb. We encourage you to research our films at your own informational interest level via the internet.