It is my opinion that the live-action short film category at the Academy Awards fails to get the attention it deserves.  This podcast is being posted one week before the Oscars are handed out in Hollywood.

I decided to screen all five films nominated in this category, and select the film I would select as the winner if I had a ballot (and I do not).  Three of these films are shot in the United States, two in the Middle East.

Here is my look at the nominated films in the live action short film category.