Previewing All 45 Animated Shorts Longlisted for Oscar 2012

My Hometown
Directed by Jerry Levitan



Yoko Ono’s timeless message of home, peace and love, “MY HOMETOWN”, is now an acclaimed animated short, Produced and Directed by Jerry Levitan (Producer of the Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning “I Met The Walrus”) and Terry Tompkins and The Eggplant.

“MY HOMETOWN” is narrated by Yoko Ono and features her song “Remember Love” (the B-Side of Plastic Ono Band’s “Give Peace A Chance”) as the soundtrack for the film.

Night Island
Directed by Salvador Maldonado

In a fierce storm a little girl is washed over-board while trying to rescue her cat, and finds herself in a magical underwater world, where she is befriended by cute fish… who turn nasty when she wants to leave their world.

Nullarbor
Directed by Alister Lockhart

An animated road movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia’s Nullarbor Plain.

You can watch a 30 second teaser right here.

Papa’s Boy
Directed by Leevi Lemmetty

In the centre of a quiet toy store sits an old grand piano. Hidden in the leg of the piano live Tiny, a little boy mouse and his family.

Tiny dreams of being a dancer, but his disappointed father would like him to follow in his footsteps as a boxer. One day when Papa Mouse leaves their home in the leg of a piano, a huge, fat Cat pounces on him. Tiny and his mother are terrified. In the face of this terrible danger, will boxing fists or the power of the pirouette be more effective?

Paths of Hate
Directed by Damien Nenow





Paths of Hate won the SIGGRAPH Jury Award and a number of animation festival awards and just above I have included a clip along with a 30-minute making of featurette.

Romance
Directed by George Schwizgebel

While on an airplane, a traveller’s spirit plunges into a dream world. Here, under the influence of the unknown, the logic of his desires prevails, and a romantic saga takes shape. This animated film by Georges Schwizgebel masterfully transports us into a swirling world. Set to the twists and turns of a Rachmaninoff scherzo, Romance exuberantly marries music and movement, erasing the boundary between dreams and reality.

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