First Thursdays: 2021 Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films

Your annual chance to predict Academy Award 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, April 25th. Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski (USA, 19 min.) The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan (USA, 33 min.) The Present – Farah Nabulsi (Palestine, 25 min.) Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (USA, 25 min.) White Eye – Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman (Israel, 21 min.) First Thursdays Film Series: On the first Thursday of the month throughout the year, Gorton screens the latest in independent cinema – from award-winning documentaries, to riveting dramas to artistically excellent cinematic short films. Thank you to Sheffield Foundation for sponsoring the First Thursdays Film Series through the Gorton Producer Program.