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Oscars Live Action Short Film: Projects Backed By Mindy Kaling, Colin Farrell & Zoe Saldaña Land On Shortlist

15 Oscars Shortlist Selections complied from 180 submissions all battle it out for the remaining five nomination slots.

With each showcasing and tackling a form of injustice, societal inequality and perseverance, highlights that found a place for themselves across the 15 dedicated slots include notable shorts such as Adam J. Graves’ Anuja, which follows the story of a young Indian girl who has to decide between education or employment at a factory. In the Colin Farrell endorsed and EP’d project Room Taken, director TJ O’Grady Peyton centers the camera on an unlikely duo, when an unhoused Nigerian immigrant is faced with finding a stable environment until he gets on his feet, he secretly occupies the cramped, but cozy home of a blind elderly woman. A technical feat on all fronts, from sound design, cinematography and directing, the NASA-involved film takes a visceral dive into the struggles, sacrifices and triumphs of the great space race of the 1960s.

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