From Cause Cinema: This week, we’re going to share another great Oscar nominee in the Best International Feature category, finally hitting theaters this weekend. We’re making our picks in the short film categories (and we include links to where you can stream them) AND a hot new sci fi thriller series comes to AppleTV+.
Constellation
“Constellation” stars Noomi Rapace as Jo — an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space — only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, challenging the bond between Jo and her daughter, and her quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel. Can she recover all that she has lost?
You can see Constellation on AppleTV+
Io Capitano
Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.
Io Capitano is the epic story of a teenage boy who, together with his cousin, decides to leave Dakar in Senegal and make his way to Italy. A contemporary Odyssey in which the protagonist must overcome a series of obstacles and in the process is transformed from a human to a commodity, to an animal, finally becoming a hero. A grand adventure through the dangers of the desert and the sea, the ambiguities and contradictions of human beings, in which dreams, the hopes and the ambitions of the main characters turn into a struggle for survival. The film represents Italy’s Oscar submission and is one of the final 5 nominees.
Io Capitano opens in limited theaters today.
And finally – with the Academy Awards just 2 weeks from Sunday (March 10th) 4-7pm PST, how about a few picks from the short film categories?
The Last Repair Shop (Documentary)
“The Last Repair Shop,” directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers,
Focuses on a workshop dedicated to craftspeople who maintain over 80,000 instruments for students in the Los Angeles area. Proudfoot and Bowers focus on the impact music has had on those repairing the instruments, as the film explores their backstories and how they came to this position, as well as the joy that these repaired instruments bring to the students themselves.
The link to watch is below, and it’s also available on YouTube, via the Los Angeles Times and Searchlight Pictures (39 minutes).
Ninety-five Senses (Animation)
Directed by Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess (of Napoleon Dynamite fame),
Ninety-Five Senses focuses on a man (voiced by Tim Blake Nelson) looking back at his life through his five senses. The short uses six different animation styles to showcase the importance of each sense in a person’s life.
It can be watched on Documentary+ (free, 13 minutes). Watch movie here: https://www.docplus.com/
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” directed by Wes Anderson, is streaming on Netflix (39 minutes)
From Wes Anderson comes an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved story about a rich man who sets out to master an extraordinary skill to cheat at gambling.
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel
Watch here: https://www.netflix.com/title/
ENJOY! From Cause Cinema
