Popular Oscar-Nominated Shorts Return to Detroit Film Theatre
Throughout this month at the Detroit Film Theatre, “people have a chance to see everything and decide for themselves,” says DFT curator Elliot Wilhelm.
Click the audio player above to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit public radio.
The Detroit Film Theatre is celebrating 45 years of screening films from around the world right here in Detroit.
Throughout the rest of February, they’re playing their most popular series of the year — the 2019 Oscar-nominated short films in animation, features and documentaries.
CultureShift’s Ryan Patrick Hooper speaks with DFT director Elliot Wilhelm about the shorts.
“We started showing the Oscar-nominated shorts probably about a decade ago,” recalls Wilhelm. “They were fairly popular from the beginning, but they didn’t achieve the kind of popularity that we have now. Part of the fun, of course, is that the show takes place after the nominations are announced…and generally wraps up…just before the academy awards are given out. People have a chance to see everything and decide for themselves.”
Tickets and info are available here.
Click on the audio player above to hear Detroit Film Theatre curator Elliot Wilhelm preview the 2019 Oscar-nominated short films.
