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Celebrate 40 years of the Library's Oscar Shorts program with an all-day screening of all 15 nominated films. Animated, Live Action, and Documentary. Recommended for adult audiences.
The Wichita Public Library has screened the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ nominated short films every year since 1986, and this year marks our 40th anniversary.
We’re thrilled to partner with Boulevard Theaters Old Town for this all-day celebration featuring all 15 Academy Award–nominated short films across the Animated, Live Action, and Documentary categories.
Best Animated Short Film (1hr 6 mins) - 10:10am
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (Canada • 17 min)
Retirement Plan (Ireland/USA • 7 min)
Papillon “Butterfly” (France •15 min)
Three Sisters (Russia • 14 min)
Forevergreen (USA • 13 min)
Best Live-Action Short Film (1hr 54 minutes) - 11:45am
Butcher’s Stain (Israel • 26 min)
A Friend of Dorothy (United Kingdom • 21 min)
Jane Austen’s Period Drama (USA • 13 min)
The Singers (USA • 18 min)
Two People Exchanging Saliva (France/USA • 36 min)
Best Documentary Short Film (2hrs 33 minutes) - 3:00pm
The Devil Is Busy (USA • 31 min)
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (USA • 37 min)
Perfectly a Strangeness (Canada/Chile • 15 min)
Children No More: Were and Are Gone (Israel• 36 min)
All the Empty Rooms (USA • 34 min)
Boulevard Theatre Oldtown 353 N Mead St, Wichita, KS 67202