AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS DIRECTED BY BOB BALABAN

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Bob Balaban, photo courtesy of Guild Hall.

Tag: Performing Arts

Bolshoi Ballet on Screen: The Sleeping Beauty

On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse and into a deep slumber lasting one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince can break the spell. A resplendent fairytale ballet, The Sleeping Beauty features scores of magical characters including fairies, the Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and a beautiful young Princess Aurora performed by Olga Smirnova, a “truly extraordinary talent” (The Telegraph).

The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, was founded in 1776 and to this day remains a spearhead of Russian culture as one of the largest and most celebrated ballet companies in the world.

Caravaggio: The Soul and The Blood

Take an immersive journey through the life, works and struggles of the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi di Caravaggio.  Roberto Longhi, a Caravaggio expert, explores in the artist’s masterpieces the echo of personal experiences and the expression of the human state, both physical and emotional. These evocative moments — thanks to the use of light and cinematic techniques — allow viewers to go deep inside the mind and soul of Caravaggio, empathizing with his impulses and fears. 

Falls for Jodie a new play by Eric Micha Holmes

Directed by Bill Burford and featuring Trevor Vaughn and Michael Paul.  

Inspired by the months before John Hinckley’s attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, “Falls for Jodie” is an imagined account of Hinckley’s strange partnership with a concierge at a hotel next to the Yale campus, who tries to help Hinckley win the affections of his child-star crush. 

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Animated

ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: TBD, no more than 90 minutes)

Bao – Domee Shi and Becky Neimann-Cobb, USA, 8 minutes

Late Afternoon – Louise Bagnall and Nuria Gonzalez Blanco, Ireland, 10 minutes

Animal Behaviour – Alison Snowden and David Fine, Canada, 14 minutes

Weekends – Trevor Jimenez, USA, 16 minutes

One Small Step – Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas, USA, 8 minutes

PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Live Action

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 109 minutes)

Madre – Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Maria del Puy Alvarado, Spain,

19 minutes

Fauve – Jeremy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon, Canada, 17 minutes

Marguerite – Marianne Farley and Marie-Helene Panisset, Canada, 19 minutes

Detainment – Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon, Ireland, 30 minutes

Skin – Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman, USA, 20 minutes

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Live Action

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 109 minutes)

Madre – Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Maria del Puy Alvarado, Spain,

19 minutes

Fauve – Jeremy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon, Canada, 17 minutes

Marguerite – Marianne Farley and Marie-Helene Panisset, Canada, 19 minutes

Detainment – Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon, Ireland, 30 minutes

Skin – Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman, USA, 20 minutes

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Animated

ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: TBD, no more than 90 minutes)

Bao – Domee Shi and Becky Neimann-Cobb, USA, 8 minutes

Late Afternoon – Louise Bagnall and Nuria Gonzalez Blanco, Ireland, 10 minutes

Animal Behaviour – Alison Snowden and David Fine, Canada, 14 minutes

Weekends – Trevor Jimenez, USA, 16 minutes

One Small Step – Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas, USA, 8 minutes

PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Documentary B

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PART 2 – 74 minutes

A Night at the Garden – Marshall Curry, USA, 7 minutes 

Lifeboat – Skye Fitzgerald and Bryn Mooser, USA, 40 minutes 

PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE. – Rayka Zahtabchi and Melissa Berton, India, 26 minutes

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Documentary A

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PART 1 – 81 minutes

Black Sheep – Ed Perkins and Jonathan Chinn, UK, 27 minutes 

End Game – Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, USA, 40 minutes 

The Driver is Red  – Randall Christopher, USA, 13 minutes

 

 

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings

HIFF Oscar Shorts: Live Action

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 109 minutes)

Madre – Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Maria del Puy Alvarado, Spain,

19 minutes

Fauve – Jeremy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon, Canada, 17 minutes

Marguerite – Marianne Farley and Marie-Helene Panisset, Canada, 19 minutes

Detainment – Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon, Ireland, 30 minutes

Skin – Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman, USA, 20 minutes

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 8. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 24.

Purchase two back to back same day screenings