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Short Films in Focus: The 2024 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
On this year's Oscar-nominated shorts.
Collin Souter has been reviewing films in Chicago for 14 years, most notably on WGN Radio where he has been a part of the movie review segment every week on The Nick Digilio Show. Additionally, he contributes to The Bad Mutha Film Show every month on WHPK. He has also written for eFilmcritic.com and Magill's Cinema Annual. Collin also serves as the Short Film Programmer and Programming Adviser for the Chicago Critics Film Festival. You can follow Collin's work as a filmmaker at Multihead Productions.
On this year's Oscar-nominated shorts.
An essay about how the experiences of teachers were memorably portrayed on film in 2023.
A great new short about the deaf community in prison.
A look at a powerful new short film by Charles Tenzis.
A presentation of the short film Troy and an interview with its co-writer/director Mike Donahue.
A look at a new take on a Prokofiev classic, featuring the work of Gavin Friday and U2's Bono.
Our short film series continues with a new gem.
Our monthly short films feature presents TESLA.
An interview with the producer and star of After Hours, now on Criterion 4K release.
A look at how Disney has restored short films from their early years.