February 10 – March 1, 2012

PENTECOST (Ireland/10 min.)
Dir. Patrick Doyon
When Damian is forced to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local parish, he faces a difficult choice: conform to the status quo, or serve an extended ban from his life’s passion – football.

RAJU (Germany/India/24 min.)
Dir. Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
A German couple adopts in Calcutta an Indian orphan. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.

THE SHORE (Northern Ireland/31 min.)
Dir. Terry George and Oorlagh George
The uplifting story of two boyhood best friends, Joe (Ciarán Hinds) and Paddy (Conleth Hill), divided for 25 years by the tumult of “The Troubles.” When Joe returns home to Northern Ireland, his daughter Patricia brings the two men together for a reunion, with unexpected results. What happened all those years ago? Can old wounds be healed? The answer is both hilarious and moving.

TIME FREAK (USA/11 min.)
Dir. Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
A neurotic inventor creates a time machine, only to get caught up travelling around yesterday.

TUBA ATLANTIC (Norway/25 min.)
Dir. Hallvar Witzø
Everybody is going to die one day. Oskar, 70, is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago. Will he reach his brother, who he believes lives on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it’s too late?

Oscar Shorts! 2012 Animated Program
Oscar Shorts! 2012 Documentary Program