For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 14th. 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, March 2nd.

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder, 33 min., USA (in English)

Four years after being shot with an AR-15 in her high school, Samantha Fuentes reckons with existential questions of hatred and justice as she prepares to confront her shooter.

I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra, 37 min., USA (in English)

In the days leading up to his execution, Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim’s son.

Incident – Bill Morrison, 30 min., USA (in English)

A collection of surveillance and body-camera footage offers a raw look at the 2018 police shooting of Harith Augustus — and at the immediate attempts to shape the story.

Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 23 min., Japan (in Japanese)

In an annual musical performance for first graders, a young girl faces her fears with determination and becomes one of the lead percussionists.

The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O’Brien, 34 min., USA (in English)

Celebrating trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic.