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(79 min.) The American Cinematheque presents all of the 2011 Oscar-nominated animated shorts:

"Dimanche/Sunday," 2011, 10 min. Dir. Patrick Doyon. English. Every Sunday, it's the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course later Grandma will get a visit and the animals will meet their fate.

"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," 2011, 15 min. Dir. William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. No Dialogue. Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and a love for books, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2-D animation) award winning author/illustrator William Joyce and co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and MGM Technicolor musicals. Morris Lessmore is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.

"La Luna," 2011, 7 min. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. English. A fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work.

"A Morning Stroll," 2011, 7 min. Dir. Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe. No Dialogue. When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we're left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.

"Wild Life," 2011, 13 min. Dir. Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby. English. Calgary, 1909: an Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet.

English subtitles if language is other than English.