
Christopher Nolan, “Doodlebug”Ĭhristopher Nolan is beloved around the world for his mind-bending narratives, and he got his start with the 1997 short film “Doodlebug.” The three-minute short stars Jeremy Theobald as a man who has an identity crisis while trying to kill a small bug that’s crawling around his apartment. The film stars Marta Belenguer as a woman who encounters a mysterious man one morning during her trip to her local coffee shop. Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo was Oscar nominated for Best Live Action Short Film with “7:35 in the Morning,” shot in black and white. “American Honey” and “Fish Tank” director Andrea Arnold won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film with “Wasp.” Arnold shot the film in her hometown of Darford and cast Natalie Press in the story of a struggling mother trying to keep her four children out of harm’s way while attempting to mend a relationship with an old ex-boyfriend. Taika Waititi was Oscar nominated for Best Live Action Short Film with his 2004 short “Two Cars, One Night.” The film centers around two young boys and the woman they meet in the parking lot of a New Zealand pub. The “In Bruges” and “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” filmmaker won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film with “Six Shooter,” starring Brendan Gleeson as a man who encounters a psychotic young man on a train after learning about the death of his wife.
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