Watch the Oscar-nominated shorts before the Academy Awards on February 22nd! Upstate will screen the Live Action and the Documentary shorts this Saturday through Monday (Feb 14-15-16). The distributor of the Oscar shorts sent us basic ratings guidelines which we’ve included per category.
LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM: (118 mins) (PG-13?) no violence or tragedy, some cursing, one of the strongest live action programs in a long time! Rhinebeck: Wed (Feb 11) 8:10/Sat (Feb14) 8:15 Woodstock: Sat (Feb 14) 1:00
PARVANEH (Switzerland / Directed by Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger)
BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM (UK / Directed by Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney)
AYA (Israel and France / Directed by Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis)
THE PHONE CALL (UK / Directed by Mat Kirkby and James Lucas)
BUTTER LAMP (France and China / Directed by Hu Wei and Julien Féret)
DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM A: (81 mins): (R?) A tough collection this year with films about cancer, slaughterhouse workers, and an infant with a rare respoiratory disorder. There are some tough to watch scenes in some that may be difficult for some. Rhinebeck Sun (Feb 15) 3:30/ Woodstock: Sun(Feb15) 1:30
JOANNA (Poland / Directed by Aneta Kopacz)
CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS 1 (USA / Directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry)
DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM B: (79 mins): (R?) There are some tough to watch scenes in THE REAPER and OUR CURSE that may be difficult for some. Rhinebeck Mon (Feb 16) 3:30/ Woodstock Mon (Feb 16)4:30
OUR CURSE (Poland / Directed by Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki)
WHITE EARTH (USA / Directed by J. Christian Jensen)
THE REAPER (Mexico / Directed by Gabriel Serra Arguello)