NOMINEES

LETTER TO A PIG

FRANCE, ISRAEL/17 MINS/2022

Dir. Tal Kantor

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

NINETY-FIVE SENSES

USA/13 MINS/2023

Dir. Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess

An ode to the body's five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.

OUR UNIFORM

IRAN/7 MINS/2023

Dir. Yegane Moghaddam

An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.

PACHYDERME

FRANCE/11 MINS/2021

Dir. Stéphanie Clément

As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma’s strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

USA/11 MINS/2023

Dir. Dave Mullins

Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates.