The LAMB Devours the Oscars - Best Live Action Short Film

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By boylorne of 24 Hours to Midnight: The Blog!.

Luckily, we were chosen to cover a category that matches our attention span (if not our taste level) -- Best Live Action Short Film.

The five nominees are:

• Miracle Fish, Luke Doolan, director, and Drew Bailey, producer (Druid Films)
• Instead of Abracadabra, Patrik Eklund, director, and Mathias Fjellstrom, producer (Direktorn & Fabrikorn)
• Kavi, Gregg Helvey, director-producer (Gregg Helvey)
• The Door, Juanita Wilson, director, and James Flynn, producer (Octagon Films Ltd.)
• The New Tenants, Joachim Back, director, and Tivi Magnusson, producer (Park Pictures)

INSTEAD OF ABRACADABRA

dorky magic swede
chock full of indie styles!
but hipsters don't vote

KAVI

kavi is a slave
this dirt poor kid won't win it
slumdog's so last year

THE DOOR

chernobyl fallout
the children are all so pale
fresh outta jokes, y'all

THE NEW TENANTS

last film - hope it's good
hey, vincent d'onofrio!
let's give him the win.

PICK TO WIN: The New Tenants

BONUS: SHORT TERM 12 (written before the nominations were announced):

then there's short term 12.
sad kids, and sadder adults?
we have a winner.