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Oscar®-Nominated Film Showcase: Animated Short Film Nominees
  • Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015
  • Time: 5:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

Due to snow, this screening has been rescheduled from February 21 to February 28, 2015. Click here to reserve a seat.

The Bigger Picture
Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
(8 minutes; unrated)
Tensions arise between two brothers as their elderly mother requires more care.

The Dam Keeper
Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
(18 minutes; unrated)
A lonely little pig in charge of maintaining the town dam is cruelly bullied by his classmates.

Feast
Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
(6 minutes; unrated)
The story of the relationship between a young man and the stray puppy he takes in is told through the food the dog receives.

Me and My Moulton
Torill Kove
(14 minutes; unrated)
Three sisters growing up in an unconventional Norwegian family ask their parents for a bicycle.

A Single Life
Joris Oprins
(3 minutes; unrated)
A mysterious vinyl single gives a young woman the power to move back and forth through the years of her life.

Total Running Time: 49 minutes.

The National Archives hosts the eleventh annual free screenings of the Oscar® nominees in four categories-Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.

The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the National Archives Foundation.

All public programs at the National Archives are free. Reservations are recommended; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors to the building will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the program. Use the Special Events entrance on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW. Live captioning will be available online and in the William G. McGowan Theater. If you require an alternative or additional accommodation for an event (such as a downloadable transcript or a sign language interpreter), please send an email to public.program@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 in advance.