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Oscar®-Nominated Film Showcase: Animated Short Film Nominees
  • Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016
  • Time: 8:30 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

Prologue
Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
(6 minutes; unrated)
2,400 years ago, four warriors — two Spartan and two Athenian — battle to the death in an intense struggle witnessed by a little girl, who then runs to her grandmother for comfort.

Sanjay’s Super Team
Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
(7 minutes; unrated)
Young Sanjay, a first-generation Indian-American, is obsessed with television, cartoons and his superhero action figures. He is reluctant to spend time in daily prayers with his devout Hindu father, but a flight of imagination helps him develop a new perspective that he and his father can both embrace.

We Can’t Live without Cosmos
Konstantin Bronzit
(16 minutes; unrated)
Two best friends have dreamed since childhood of becoming cosmonauts, and together they endure the rigors of training and public scrutiny, and make the sacrifices necessary to achieve their shared goal.

World of Tomorrow
Don Hertzfeldt
(17 minutes; unrated)
A little girl named Emily is taken on a fantastical tour of her distant future by a surprising visitor who reveals unnerving secrets about humanity’s fate.

Bear Story
Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
(11 minutes; unrated)
Every day, a melancholy old bear takes a mechanical diorama that he has created out to his street corner. For a coin, passersby can look into the peephole of his invention, which tells the story of a circus bear who longs to escape and return to the family from which he was taken.

Total Running Time: 57 minutes

The National Archives hosts the 12th annual free screenings of the Academy Award® 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 National Archives.

Registration for the 2016 film showcase is now closed. While we cannot guarantee you a seat, we anticipate being able to accommodate a certain number of walk-ups. Reserved seats will be made available to those waiting 15 minutes before the program begins.

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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. Click here for more information on getting to the National Archives and parking.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.