This is a Spanish short, set in Africa, and spoken mostly in English. A pair of Spanish doctors are stopped at a checkpoint in Africa manned by child soldiers. While they are trying to get through, a car full of rebels arrives and takes them hostage. The general (Babou Cham) decides to use them as object lessons for his soldiers.
This was by far the hardest short to watch. Like War Witch but condensed into 23 minutes of abject horror.
Nominated for: Best Live Action Short
Did you ever have one of those days where everything just goes horribly wrong and everyone is looking to you for answers? Sini (Joanna Haarti) wakes up panicked because her entire family has overslept and they are due at a wedding. She rushes around trying to take care of every crisis that arises only to find out that sometimes it's better to just say fuck it.
At only 7 minutes long, this Finnish short packs a lot of punch. It helps that the material is so relatable. Everyone has been in Sini's shoes at least once. Is it enough to win? Probably not.
So that's all the Live Action shorts for the year. I wasn't able to find any of the other categories, which makes me feel lied to, since Amazon and iTunes were supposed to have them, but tonight is the big night so it's not like I would have had the time to watch them all anyway.
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