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How to stream the 2024 oscar-nominated short films online.

Here's where to watch the nominees for best animated short film, best live-action short film and best documentary short film.

By Rudie Obias , Danielle Directo-Meston February 29, 2024 10:17am

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Where to Stream 2024 Oscar-nominated short films online: The Barber of Little Rock, War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

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This year’s Academy Award nominations feature 15 short films across three categories: best animated short film, best live-action short film and best documentary short film.

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Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar — which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley and Richard Ayoade — is this year’s favorite in the best live-action short film category, while actors David Oyelowo and Brittany Snow are also featured in live-action short film nominees The After and Red, White & Blue , respectively.

Ahead, you’ll find a guide to where to stream the 2024 Oscar-nominated short films. Note that some of the nominees aren’t streaming yet, but that might change the closer we get to Oscar Night on March 10.

Where to Stream 2024 Best Animated Short Film Nominees Online

Letter to a pig.

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. Alma, a young schoolgirl, hears his testimony in class and sinks into an inner dark journey, where she confronts questions of identity as the boundary between animalism and the extremes of human nature blurs. Letter to a Pig isn’t available to stream yet, but you can watch the trailer for the short above or by clicking below.

Ninety-Five Senses

An ode to the body’s five senses, delivered by a death-row inmate with little time left to enjoy them.

Our Uniform

An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform. Our Uniform isn’t available for streaming yet, but you can watch the short’s trailer above or by clicking below.

Louise spends a few days every summer with her grandparents in the country. Everything seems sweet but this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die. Pachyderme isn’t available for streaming, but you can watch the short’s trailer above or by clicking below.

War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Sean Ono Lennon and Peter Jackson team with Pixar alumnus Dave Mullins on an animated film inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” Unfortunately, War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko isn’t available to stream yet, but you can watch the short’s extended trailer below. In the meantime, read THR’s interview here .

Where to Stream 2024 Best Live-Action Short Film Nominees Online

Director Misan Harriman and star David Oyelowo reflect on their stirring story of mourning. Read more at THR here .

Knight of Fortune

In Lasse Lyskjær Noer’s short film, Karl has a chance encounter with a stranger who helps him open up about his grief. You can rent it online for $4 or buy a digital version for $7 of Knight of Fortune on Vimeo .

Red, White & Blue

Rachel (Brittany Snow) is a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. When an unexpected pregnancy threatens to unravel her already precarious position, she’s forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion. You can rent Red, White & Blue for $2 on VHX .

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Directed by Wes Anderson, this beloved Roald Dahl adaptation is about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

Where to Stream 2024 Best Documentary Short Film Nominees Online

The abcs of book banning.

In the MTV documentary The ABCs of Book Banning (streaming on Paramount+ ), centenarian Grace Linn confronts a Florida School Board, opposing book banning in local schools. Children express disappointment over losing access to vital titles on LGBTQ and racial issues, wars and the realities of growing up.

The Barber of Little Rock

Island in Between

In this New York Times Op-Doc , S. Leo Chiang reflects on his relationship with Taiwan, the United States and China from the islands of Kinmen, just a few miles from mainland China.

The Last Repair Shop

Available to stream on Disney+ , this Los Angeles Times Short Docs shines a light on a nondescript warehouse in the heart of LA, where a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind.

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

Streaming on Disney+ , Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó is a personal love letter from director Sean Wang to his maternal and paternal grandmothers, a super team that dances, stretches and farts their sorrows away.

Where To Buy Tickets To Watch 2024 Oscar-Nominated Short Films

Every year, Shorts TV puts together all of the animated and live-action short films into two theatrical presentations, ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony. This is so people can go to their local movie theater and watch the nominees all at once.

For more info, visit Shorts.TV for additional showtimes and availability in your area.

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‘The Visit’ Is A Profoundly Tragic Narrative Of A Mind Lost…

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Winner of the ‘Best Shot’ at the ‘Burbank International Film Festival’ and ‘Catalina Film Festival’ amongst others, ‘The Visit’ in association with Sky Frame pictures, is written, directed and produced by Romina Schwedler. The very opening shot of the film bears with it an unmistakable psychological tenor to it. It is Tuesday, and as always, Ben (Sean Maher) is there at the hospital to meet his mum. And, although it’s usually the Sundays that the mother-son duo meets, this time it’s changed and one wonders at the reason behind it as much as Ben!

The premise of the film centres on where Ben’s mother, Mrs Perkins (June Squibb) is admitted. Perhaps, its dementia, perhaps just a hospice for the aged, we can’t be sure. Ben tries to hold a normal conversation with an increasingly adamant and difficult Mrs Perkins. And, as an audience, we are sold by it too. With the entire film shot in the hospital, the location certainly carried with it the weight of the story, however, it is Schwedler’s skilled handling of the film with its minimalistic tone and well-sequenced dialogues that makes the film hard-hitting in its 12:30 minutes of duration.

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Cinematographer Alan J. Carmona played on the additional lighting cleverly, giving a beautiful mix of cold and warm hues to the film, each foreclosing the coming event; a subtle ode to genius filmmaking. Carmona keeps a shallow depth of field maintaining the characters in sharp focus, thus making each frame an unmissable scene.

Academy Award nominee June Squibb and Sean Maher (‘Firefly’ fame) play their characters to top notch perfection. It feels so real, that it would hardly be a surprise if they were indeed mother and son in real life too! This performance of theirs is no exception and may account to several nominations and wins this time around too!

Without giving away any spoilers, the last scene is absolutely heartbreaking as new visitors join in to see Mrs Perkins and we begin to wonder who really is the patient as the tables turn and conversations ebb between the present and the past and a terrible, terrible tragedy is revealed. Schwedler shows no mercy. Giving no clues to where the narrative is likely to head when the final revelation is made, it is as perplexing and hard hitting for us as it is for Ben; for all is not as it seems!

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Dan Zlotnik’s music is an absolute marvel, light on the ears and fitting in the narrative. Never coming in the way, it simply plays along adding the necessary touch, wherever required. Schwedler who has also handled the editing of the film deserves a special mention for the adroitness with which the scenes are so effortlessly sequenced making the viewing so much more pleasurable.

‘The Visit’ is moving and sad, but above all, it shows the tenacity of the human mind to hold on to its beliefs, no matter how self-harming and hurtful it might be…

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In summer 1859, Frederick Douglass is navigating a mid-life crisis when he gets a surprise visit from renegade outlaw Harriet Tubman that forces him to confront what it really means to be free.

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The Visit: Where Was M. Night Shyamalan’s Horror Movie Shot?

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Helmed by director M. Night Shyamalan, ‘The Visit’ is a thrilling found-footage film that follows siblings Becca and Tyler as they visit their grandparents, and notice their increasingly disturbing behavior. After arriving at their grandparents’ quaint countryside home, Becca and Tyler are delighted to be able to spend time with them after so long. A day of delightful catching up later, Pop Pop puts the two to sleep and strongly suggests that they not leave their room after nine-thirty. Later that night the children hear loud bangs and scratchings. Soon the elders’ strange behaviour leaks over to the daytime, making the siblings concerned for their safety, but failing to convince their mother to pick them up.

The 2015 film’s tension builds steadily as the siblings uncover dark family secrets and struggle to survive in a house filled with eerie mysteries . ‘The Visit’ delivers a compelling blend of psychological horror and thrilling situations, using its simple backdrop and premise to create terrifying circumstances. The chilling story is contrasted heavily by its seemingly mundane backdrop, which is later revealed to hide disturbing realities within its layers. Thus the atmospheric tension built throughout the tale may spark curiosity in some regarding its real-world filming sites.

The Visit Filming Locations

‘The Visit’ was filmed mainly in Philadelphia, Chester Springs, and Royersford, Pennsylvania, with a few scenes shot in Miami, Florida. Principal photography began on February 19, 2014, under the tentative title, ‘Sundowning,’ and was wrapped up in about a month by March 21 of the same year. In an interview , writer-director Shyamalan marveled at finding the ideal actors to bring his story to life, saying, “This might be my perfect constellation of actors, it’s as if these people were the people that I wrote.” Let’s examine the sites seen throughout the film and their real-life counterparts.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Situated along the banks of the Delaware River, the city of Philadelphia has a brief appearance in ‘The Visit,’ primarily at the beginning and end of the film. When the siblings are dropped off at the train station by their mother, the site is actually the 30th Street Station at 3001 Market Street. Officially known as William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, the prominent intermodal transit station is defined by its grand classical entrance held up with Roman pillars.

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Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

Filming for the grandparents’ house and its exterior scenes was carried out on 3049 Merlin Road, in the unincorporated community of Chester Springs in Chester County. The community lies west of Philadelphia, and its serene snow-covered landscape can be spotted early in ‘The Visit’ as the siblings travel to their grandparents’ house.

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Royersford, Pennsylvania

Nestled along the Schuylkill River, the borough of Royersford stood in for much of the town seen in the film as the characters left the house. Shooting for these scenes was done on 330 Main Street, its small-town charm imbuing the narrative with a pleasant departure from the claustrophobic situations at the elders’ house. Further filming was done on location at 705 Washington Street, which is a quintessential suburban neighborhood.

#Royersford Ambulance crew with @MNightShyamalan . #Sundowning pic.twitter.com/SXR9zKWr9X — Matt Stehman 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻 (@MattStehman) February 20, 2014

When the grandfather takes the siblings out to a school, shooting for the sequence was done at the 5/6 Grade Center on 833 South Lewis Road. After their visit, whilst returning, they begin to play a game of pointing out at buildings and guessing their stories. The children point to a large, red-bricked complex lined with white windows. The grandfather ominously reveals the structure to be the Maple Shade Psychiatric Hospital, where he had supposedly volunteered at an earlier point in time. The structure is actually the Royersford Spring Company on 98 Main Street which manufactures automotive parts and springs.

Miami, Florida

For a couple of scenes on a cruise ship, the film crew ventured onboard the Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas for a few days in Miami. The city’s bustling seaport, PortMiami, stands as the Cruise Capital of the World, welcoming millions of passengers annually to embark on voyages to exotic destinations. The cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, was used as a set for ‘The Visit.’ A casting call for extras announced the need for upscale cruise wear and skills related to activities carried out on the ship, such as wakeboarding and rock wall climbing.

Adam Goldstein tours the set of @MNightShyamalan 's new film shooting scenes onboard Allure of the Seas. pic.twitter.com/WzCG5RtzCp — Royal Caribbean Public Relations (@RoyalCaribPR) April 7, 2014

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THE VISIT is an intimate stop-motion short film about a young girl’s growing-up years and her relationship with her incarcerated father.

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By Alan Ng | May 2, 2022

Even the greatest heroes from history had their moments of human weakness. That was true of renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass in Paul Grant’s short film,  The Visit .

In 1859, Frederick Douglass (DL Hopkins) was going through a mid-life crisis. His reputation was tarnished due to an alleged affair, and he needed money due to mounting debts. Douglass is sequestered in a Delaware home with his youngest son, Charles (Matthew Christopher Morgan), to write his autobiography. Just at the point of frustration, an unexpected visitor arrives in the form of Harriet Tubman (Shalandis Wheeler Smith).

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“…at the point of frustration,  an unexpected visitor arrives  in the form of Harriet Tubman.”

Though the same age and similar origins as former slaves, the two could not be more different. Douglass is a polished, well-spoken orator of freedom. On the other hand, Tubman is a hands-on-the-ground warrior fighting to rescue slaves. She is there to speak to Douglass about his decision to join Pastor John Brown’s fateful raid on Harpers Ferry.

Set up like a stage play,  The Visit  presents the somewhat heated discussion between Douglas and Tubman. DL Hopkins and Shalandis Wheeler Smith give fantastic performances as the duo. Grant’s story gives both characters a humanity that rightfully grounds them as compared to their personas from history. Douglass feels unfulfilled merely being the voice of freedom and is jealous of Tubman being on the literal battlelines. But is Douglass’ role just as valid as Tubman’s?

The Visit  offers a personal moment of reflection for two of the great heroes of freedom.

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M. Night Shyamalan had his heyday almost 20 years ago. He leapt out of the gate with such confidence he became a champion instantly. And then...something went awry. He became embarrassingly self-serious, his films drowning in pretension and strained allegories. His famous twists felt like a director attempting to re-create the triumph of " The Sixth Sense ," where the twist of the film was so successfully withheld from audiences that people went back to see the film again and again. But now, here comes " The Visit ," a film so purely entertaining that you almost forget how scary it is. With all its terror, "The Visit" is an extremely funny film. 

There are too many horror cliches to even list ("gotcha" scares, dark basements, frightened children, mysterious sounds at night, no cellphone reception), but the main cliche is that it is a "found footage" film, a style already wrung dry. But Shyamalan injects adrenaline into it, as well as a frank admission that, yes, it is a cliche, and yes, it is absurd that one would keep filming in moments of such terror, but he uses the main strength of found footage: we are trapped by the perspective of the person holding the camera. Withhold visual information, lull the audience into safety, then turn the camera, and OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT? 

"The Visit" starts quietly, with Mom ( Kathryn Hahn ) talking to the camera about running away from home when she was 19: her parents disapproved of her boyfriend. She had two kids with this man who recently left them all for someone new. Mom has a brave demeanor, and funny, too, referring to her kids as "brats" but with mama-bear affection. Her parents cut ties with her, but now they have reached out  from their snowy isolated farm and want to know their grandchildren. Mom packs the two kids off on a train for a visit.

Shyamalan breaks up the found footage with still shots of snowy ranks of trees, blazing sunsets, sunrise falling on a stack of logs. There are gigantic blood-red chapter markers: "TUESDAY MORNING", etc. These choices launch us into the overblown operatic horror style while commenting on it at the same time. It ratchets up the dread.

Becca ( Olivia DeJonge ) and Tyler ( Ed Oxenbould ) want to make a film about their mother's lost childhood home, a place they know well from all of her stories. Becca has done her homework about film-making, and instructs her younger brother about "frames" and "mise-en-scène." Tyler, an appealing gregarious kid, keeps stealing the camera to film the inside of his mouth and his improvised raps. Becca sternly reminds him to focus. 

The kids are happy to meet their grandparents. They are worried about the effect their grandparents' rejection had on their mother (similar to Cole's worry about his mother's unfinished business with her own parent in "The Sixth Sense"). Becca uses a fairy-tale word to explain what she wants their film to do — it will be an "elixir" to bring home to Mom. 

Nana ( Deanna Dunagan ), at first glance, is a Grandma out of a storybook, with a grey bun, an apron, and muffins coming out of the oven every hour. Pop Pop ( Peter McRobbie ) is a taciturn farmer who reminds the kids constantly that he and Nana are "old." 

But almost immediately, things get crazy. What is Pop Pop doing out in the barn all the time? Why does Nana ask Becca to clean the oven, insisting that she crawl all the way in ? What are those weird sounds at night from outside their bedroom door? They have a couple of Skype calls with Mom, and she reassures them their grandparents are "weird" but they're also old, and old people are sometimes cranky, sometimes paranoid. 

As the weirdness intensifies, Becca and Tyler's film evolves from an origin-story documentary to a mystery-solving investigation. They sneak the camera into the barn, underneath the house, they place it on a cabinet in the living room overnight, hoping to get a glimpse of what happens downstairs after they go to bed. What they see is more than they (and we) bargained for.

Dunagan and McRobbie play their roles with a melodramatic relish, entering into the fairy-tale world of the film. And the kids are great, funny and distinct. Tyler informs his sister that he wants to stop swearing so much, and instead will say the names of female pop singers. The joke is one that never gets old. He falls, and screams, "Sarah McLachlan!" When terrified, he whispers to himself, " Katy Perry ... " Tyler, filming his sister, asks her why she never looks in the mirror. "Your sweater is on backwards." As he grills her, he zooms in on her, keeping her face off-center, blurry grey-trunked trees filling most of the screen. The blur is the mystery around them. Cinematographer Maryse Alberti creates the illusion that the film is being made by kids, but also avoids the nauseating hand-held stuff that dogs the found-footage style.

When the twist comes, and you knew it was coming because Shyamalan is the director, it legitimately shocks. Maybe not as much as "The Sixth Sense" twist, but it is damn close. (The audience I saw it with gasped and some people screamed in terror.) There are references to " Halloween ", "Psycho" (Nana in a rocking chair seen from behind), and, of course, " Paranormal Activity "; the kids have seen a lot of movies, understand the tropes and try to recreate them themselves. 

"The Visit" represents Shyamalan cutting loose, lightening up, reveling in the improvisational behavior of the kids, their jokes, their bickering, their closeness. Horror is very close to comedy. Screams of terror often dissolve into hysterical laughter, and he uses that emotional dovetail, its tension and catharsis, in almost every scene. The film is ridiculous  on so many levels, the story playing out like the most monstrous version of Hansel & Gretel imaginable, and in that context, "ridiculous" is the highest possible praise.

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The Visit is 1196 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 398 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Me, Myself and I but less popular than Rusty.

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M. Night Shyamalan is notorious for using dramatic twists towards the endings of his films, some of which are pulled off perfectly and add an extra layer of depth to a sprawling story (hello, Split ). Some of the director's other offerings simply keep the audience on their toes rather than having any extra subtext or hidden meaning. Shyamalan's 2015 found-footage horror-comedy  The Visit , which he wrote and directed, definitely fits in the latter category, aiming for style over substance.

The Visit follows 15-year-old Becca Jamison (Olivia DeJonge) and her 13-year-old brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) when they spend the week with their mother's estranged parents, who live in another town. Loretta (played by WandaVision 's Kathryn Hahn ) never explained to her children why she separated herself away from her parents, but clearly hopes the weekend could help bring the family back together.

Although The Visit occasionally toys with themes of abandonment and fear of the unknown, it wasn't particularly well-received by critics on its initial release, as many struggled with its bizarre comedic tone in the found-footage style. So, after Tyler and his camera record a number of disturbing occurrences like Nana (Deanna Dunagan) projectile-vomiting in the middle of the night and discovering "Pop Pop"'s (Peter McRobbie) mountain of used diapers, it soon becomes clear that something isn't right with the grandparents.

Here's the ending of  The Visit  explained.

The Visit's twist plays on expectations

Because Shyamalan sets up the idea of the separation between Loretta and her parents very early on — and doesn't show their faces before Becca and Tyler meet them — the film automatically creates a false sense of security. Even more so since the found-footage style restricts the use of typical exposition methods like flashbacks or other scenes which would indicate that Nana and Pop Pop aren't who they say they are. Audiences have no reason to expect that they're actually two escapees from a local psychiatric facility.

The pieces all come together once Becca discovers her  real grandparents' corpses in the basement, along with some uniforms from the psychiatric hospital. It confirms "Nana" and "Pop-Pop" escaped from the institution and murdered the Jamisons because they were a similar age, making it easy to hide their whereabouts from the authorities. And they would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling kids.)

However, after a video call from Loretta reveals that the pair aren't her parents, the children are forced to keep up appearances — but the unhinged duo start to taunt the siblings. Tyler in particular is forced to face his fear of germs as "Pop Pop" wipes dirty diapers in his face. The germophobia is something Shyamalan threads through Tyler's character throughout The Visit,  and the encounter with "Pop Pop" is a basic attempt of showing he's gone through some kind of trial-by-fire to get over his fears.

But the Jamison kids don't take things lying down: They fight back in vicious fashion — a subversion of yet another expectation that young teens might would wait for adults or law enforcement officers to arrive before doing away with their tormentors.

Its real message is about reconciliation

By the time Becca stabs "Nana" to death and Tyler has repeatedly slammed "Pop-Pop"'s head with the refrigerator door, their mother and the police do arrive to pick up the pieces. In a last-ditch attempt at adding an emotional undertone, Shyamalan reveals Loretta left home after a huge argument with her parents. She hit her mother, and her father hit her in return. But Loretta explains that reconciliation was always on the table if she had stopped being so stubborn and just reached out. One could take a domino-effect perspective and even say that Loretta's stubbornness about not reconnecting and her sustained distance from her parents put them in exactly the vulnerable position they needed to be for "Nana" and "Pop-Pop" to murder them. 

Loretta's confession actually mirrors something "Pop-Pop" told Tyler (before his run-in with the refrigerator door): that he and "Nana" wanted to spend one week as a normal family before dying. They should've thought about that before murdering a pair of innocent grandparents, but here we are. 

So, is The Visit  trying to say that if we don't keep our families together, they'll be replaced by imposters and terrify our children? Well, probably not. The Visit tries to deliver a message about breaking away from old habits, working through your fears, and stop being so stubborn over arguments that don't have any consequences in the long-run. Whether it actually sticks the landing on all of those points is still up for debate.

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Directed by Shane Andries

Written by Vishwas

Starring Vishwas, Amr El-Bayoumi, David Harris, Ed Cooney, Ari Barkan, & Anthony O'Connell

Short Film Review by Chris Olson

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Stoking the fire of racial tensions is an essential way to explore its complicated issues and damaging effect on communities. Short film The Visit , directed by Shane Andries , is a smart and compelling take on the current climate of volatility which surrounds particular stereotypes and manages to approach the topic with a unique perspective.

Vishwas plays the central character, know in the credits as Bearded Man (a telling notion already), who is startlingly awoken one night by two men. One of the intruders ( Amr El-Bayoumi ) starts by yelling at our unsuspecting protagonist in a foreign dialect, urging him to reveal his plan. Baffled, the Bearded Man is then questioned by the second man ( David Harris ), who speaks in English and tries to ascertain whether or not this Sleeping Beardy is a terrorist or not.

A well-balanced mix of peril, black comedy, thematic gravitas, and strong performances, The Visit is reminiscent of the dramatic weight of a film like Rendition , whilst capturing the whimsically ludicrous nature of a Buddy Cop film. The seriousness to the story and social commentary is threaded with superbly written moments of humour that, whilst being very funny, do not detract or distract from the overall plot. This is further enhanced by a script which is svelte when it comes to being entertaining, avoiding the expositional tiptoeing which usually happens when less-daring filmmakers approach this subject matter.

Vishwas is a superb lead (he also wrote the film), offering an impressive amount of range in the various sequences, especially during a gripping flashback scene. El-Bayoumi and Harris are excellent as supports, creating a wonderful dynamic for Vishwas to bounce off, and also lending the short an endearing tone by the end. A particular reference to Captain America and Aladdin is brilliantly funny, and arguably a much needed spin-off!

The filmmaking was solid and catered for the story well. It would have been nice to see a bit more adventurousness with the cinematography. A scene at a petrol station was really gripping, but the outdoor location did not feel fully utilised, and kept mostly to mid-range shots. That being said, this had the effect of feeling quite threatening which added to the suspense.

Andries proves himself to be a very capable pair of hands when it comes to delivering a story that is based on ideas that are not only hugely divisive, but also often prone to offensive trivialisation. He does so, instead, in a way that is multilayered, compelling, and loaded with excellent performances.

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The Visit Explained (Plot And Ending)

The Visit is a 2015  horror   thriller  directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It follows two siblings who visit their estranged grandparents only to discover something is very wrong with them. As the children try to uncover the truth, they are increasingly terrorized by their grandparents’ bizarre behaviour. Here’s the plot and ending of The Visit explained; spoilers ahead.

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  • – The Story
  • – Plot Explained
  • – Ending Explained
  • – The Sense Of Dread
  • – Separation, Remorse, and Personal Fears
  • – Frequently Asked Questions Answered
  • – Wrap Up

What is the story of The Visit?

The Visit :What is it about?

The Visit is about two kids visiting their grandparents for the first time. They are also going there to hope and rebuild a bridge between their mom and grandparents and help their mom heal after a painful divorce. The movie is in documentary form.

The Visit is one of the most unnerving and realistic horror stories. A good thing about classic horror movies is that, after the movie ends, you can switch it off and go to bed,  knowing that you’re safe . Vampires, ghosts, and demonic powers don’t exist, and even if you are prone to these kinds of esoteric beliefs, there are safeguards. If your home is not built in an Indian burial ground and you haven’t bought any creepy-looking dolls from your local antiquary, you’re perfectly safe.

However, what about the idea of two kids spending five days with two escaped psychiatric ward patients in a remote farmhouse? Now, this is a thought that will send shivers down your spine. It’s a story that sounds not just realistic but real. It’s  something that might have happened in the past  or might happen in the future.

This is  what  The Visit  is all about . This idea, coupled with documentary-form storytelling, is why the movie is so unnerving to watch.

The Visit: Plot Explained

Loretta’s past.

As a young girl, Loretta Jamison fell in love with her high school teacher and decided to skip her hometown with him. Before leaving, she had a heated altercation with her parents and hasn’t seen them since. At the movie’s start, she is a single mom of 15-year-old Becca and 14-year-old Tyler, and she  hasn’t spoken to her parents in 15 years .

What really happened on the day Loretta left?

Loretta’s mom tries to stop her from leaving the house, and Loretta hits her mom, and her dad hits her. Soon after, her parents try to reach out to Loretta, but she refuses to take their calls, and years go by.

Meet The Grandparents

Years later, Loretta’s parents reach out to  meet their grandchildren . The grandparents are, seemingly, wholly reformed and now even help at the local psychiatric hospital. Although initially not too fond of the idea, Loretta is persuaded by the insistence of her children. While she had no intention of visiting the parents, she permitted her children to pay their grandparents a five-day visit.

At The Grandparents’

Their first meeting with Nana and Pop Pop starts on the right foot. They start getting to know each other, and other than a simple generational gap, nothing seems too strange. The only thing that seems off is that they are warned  not to leave the room after 9:30 in the evening .

The kids break this rule, and on the first night, they notice  Nana acting erratically , projectile vomiting, scratching wallpaper with her bare hands, and running around the house on all fours. Grandpa appears paranoid and hides his adult diapers in the garden shed, and the situation escalates each day.

The Visit Ending Explained: What happens in the end?

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The ending of Visit has the kids finally showing the elderly couple to Loretta. She, completely horrified, states that  those are not her parents . The pair posing as Pop Pop and Nana are escaped psychiatric institution patients who murdered their grandparents and took their places.

The kids survive, kill their captors, and are found alive and well by their mom and the police. Becca kills Nana with a shard from the mirror, thus symbolically overcoming her fear of her reflection. Tyler kills Pop Pop by repeatedly slamming him in the head with a refrigerator door after overcoming his germaphobia and anxiety about freezing.

The Sense Of Dread

The elements of horror in this movie are just  perfectly executed . First of all, the film is shot as a documentary. Becca is an aspiring filmmaker who records the entire trip with her camera. From time to time, we see an interview of all the characters, which just serves as the perfect vessel for characterization.

No Ghouls or Cults

Another thing that evokes dread is  realism . There are no supernatural beings or demonic forces. It’s just two kids alone in a remote farmstead with two creepy, deranged people. Even in the end, when Loretta finds out what’s happening, it takes her hours to get there with the police. The scariest part is that it’s not that hard to imagine something along those lines really happening.

The  house itself is dread-inducing . The place is old and rustic. Like in The Black Phone soundproofing a room  could have prevented kids from hearing Nana rummaging around the house without a clear idea of what was happening, but this was not the case, as the old couple weren’t that capable.

The  characters  themselves  are perfectly played . Something is unnerving about Pop Pop and Nana from the very first scene. It’s the Uncanny Valley scenario where you feel that something’s off and shakes you to the core, but you have no idea what it is.

Separation, Remorse, and Personal Fears

Suspecting the grand parents

What this movie does the best is explore the  ugly side of separation, old grudges, and remorse . The main reason why kids are insistent on visiting their grandparents is out of their desire to help their mom.

They see she’s remorseful for never  working things out with her parents . In light of her failed marriage and the affair that caused it to end, she might live with the doubt that her parents were right all along. This makes her decision and altercation with her parents even worse. Reconciling when you know you were wrong is harder than forgiving the person who wronged you.

The Kids’ Perspective

There are personal fears and  traumas of the kids . Tyler, in his childish naivete, is convinced that his father left because he was disappointed in him as a son. Tyler tells Becca that he froze during one game he played, which disappointed his dad so much that he had to leave. While this sounds ridiculous to any adult (and even Becca), it’s a matter of fact to Tyler. As a result of this trauma, Tyler also developed germaphobia. In Becca’s own words, this gives him a greater sense of control.

On the other hand,  Becca refuses to look at herself in the mirror  or stand in front of the camera if she can help it. Both kids  had to overcome their fears to survive , which is a solid and clear metaphor for how these things sometimes turn out in real life.

Frequently Asked Questions Answered

The visit: what’s wrong with the grandparents who are the grandparents.

The people who hosted Becca and Tyler were runaway psychiatric hospital patients who murdered the real grandparents and took their place. Nana’s impostor (Claire) was actually responsible for murdering her children by drowning them in a well. Pop Pop’s impostor (Mitchell) wanted to give Claire a second chance at having kids / being a grandparent.

How did the imposter grandparents know about the kids’ visit?

It appears Claire and Mitchell hear the real Nana and Pop Pop brag about their grandkids’ visit. They also learned that neither the grandparents nor the kids had seen each other. The real grandparents appear to have been consulting in the same hospital Claire and Mitchell were being treated. The two crazies take this opportunity to break out, kill the real grandparents and go to the station to pick up the children.

The Visit: What is Sinmorfitellia?

Claire and Mitchell believe that Sinmorfitellia is an alien planet, and the creatures from there lurk on Earth. They spit into the waters of wells and ponds all day, which can put people into a deep sleep. They take  sleeping with the fishes  quite literally. Long ago, Claire drowned her children believing they would go to Sinmorfitellia.

The Visit: What happened to the real grandparents?

Claire and Mitchel killed Nana and Pop Pop and put them in the basement. This information went unnoticed because Becca’s laptop’s camera was damaged by Nana, so Loretta could not confirm the imposters. Claire and Mitchel were not present every time someone came to visit, so no one suspected foul play except Stacey, who received help from the real grandparents. As a result, she is killed.

What did Claire and Mitchel intend to do?

They plan to go to Sinmorfitellia with Becca and Tyler. They all plan to die on that last night and enter the well, which they believe is their path to the alien planet where they can be happy together. This is perhaps why the grandparents hang Stacey outside the house because they don’t care about being caught.

The Visit: What’s wrong with Nana?

We don’t know what caused Nana’s mental illness, but she was crazy enough to kill her two children by putting them in suitcases and drowning them in a pond. It appears she suffers from schizophrenia as she has delusions.

The Visit: Wrap Up

From the standpoint of horror, The Visit has it all. An unnerving realistic scenario, real-life trauma, and an atmosphere of fear. Combine this with  some of the best acting work in the genre  and a documentary-style movie, and you’ve got yourself a real masterpiece.

On the downside, the movie leaves you with a lot of open questions like:

  • Considering the kids have never seen the grandparents and are going alone, Loretta didn’t ensure her kids knew what her parents looked like?
  • How are Claire and Mitchell out and about so close to the hospital without being caught?
  • Considering they are mentally ill, how did Claire and Mitchell plot such a thorough plan? (e.g. strategically damaging the camera of the laptop)
  • I understand  Suspension Of Disbelief  in horror films, but neither kids drop their cameras despite the terror they go through only so we, the audience, can get the entire narrative?

What were your thoughts on the plot and ending of the movie The Visit? Drop your comments below!

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Max: The horror thriller 'The Visit' is the most-watched film in the US

‘The Visit,’ starring Olivida DeJonge, is the most watched movie on Max in the United States this week (as for Jan. 11th), according to FlixPatrol. The horror film, write, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan , has surpassed the crime thriller ‘Seven,’ which is now second.

Apart from DeJonge, the movie stars Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn . The story centers around Becca (DeJonge) and her younger brother Tyler (Oxenbould) who go to stay with their estranged grandparents, but they notice something’s off about them.

The film was originally released in 2015, and it was a total success, commercially and critically. ‘The Visit’ grossed $98.5 million worldwide against a $5 million production budget, apart from enchanting critics.

‘The Visit’ is the modern-day Hansel and Gretel

The film was praised for combining comedic elements with the horror and suspense. Scott Mendelson of Forbes , for example, said that it captured the essence of Shyamalan’s earlier acclaimed works, especially due to its characters and the standout performances.

Meanwhile, the movie was also compared to a fairy tale, specifically ‘Hansel and Gretel.’ In another positive review, Manohla Dargis ( The New York Times ) said that the story worked due to its simplicity and timeless themes, such as children facing danger.

In general, the movie was received as one of the best Shyamalan’s movies in recent years. Through “The Visit,” he recaptured the magic of his earlier hits (such as The Sixth Sense or Unbreakable) thanks to his unique blend of suspense and humor.

‘The Visit’ plays with the fear of getting old

In an interview with Geeks of Doom, Shyamalan said that when he wrote the script of The Visit he was thinking about the “fear of getting old, which is a variation of our fear of dying,” and that he wanted to play “on that is a powerful conceit.”

The director, who is known for his shocking plot twists, also said that in order to pull those off, the filmmaker “have to have confidence to make them think that the shape is ‘this’ and then morph into another one.”

You can stream The Visit on Max.

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Alpha Arts Institute Announces Call for Submissions for the Alpha Arts Film Festival

Building upon the success of its inaugural edition, the Alpha Arts Institute at Sussex County Community College proudly unveils the call for submissions for the second annual Alpha Arts Film Festival (AAFF). The festival, slated to take place on September 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2024, invites filmmakers from across the globe to showcase their work in an atmosphere dedicated to celebrating cinematic creativity and innovation.

The Alpha Arts Film Festival aims to foster a dynamic environment for producing, discussing, and screening films, catering to diverse voices and visions. The festival is open to all international filmmakers, with a special section for New Jersey-based filmmakers. Categories are open to students (international), professionals and non-students (international), and New Jersey-based filmmakers. In line with this mission, the festival seeks entries from filmmakers in two categories for its 2024 lineup:

  • Experimental Films: This category embraces the avant-garde spirit of filmmaking, inviting submissions that push the boundaries of traditional cinematic conventions. Experimental films challenge narrative norms and explore alternative storytelling methods, offering audiences a glimpse into unconventional realms of visual expression.
  • Narrative Short Films: Short films provide a platform for concise yet impactful storytelling, allowing filmmakers to craft compelling narratives within a limited timeframe. This category welcomes submissions that showcase the art of storytelling in its most condensed and evocative form, offering audiences a diverse array of captivating narratives to experience. Time limit: 40 minutes.

Filmmakers interested in submitting their work to the Alpha Arts Film Festival can do so via the festival's official submission page on FilmFreeway.com: 

AAFF Submission Page

The submission period opens on March 1st and closes on August 1st, with the possibility of late submissions accepted for an additional two weeks for an additional fee.

A standard entry fee of $20 per film submission is applicable, with a reduced rate of $10 available for students. Late submissions can be submitted for an additional fee of $10. For more information on submission guidelines and deadlines, please visit the festival's AAFF Submission Page ( https://filmfreeway.com/AlphaArtsFF ) or contact Professor Michael Hughes at  [email protected]  or Daniel Cosentino  [email protected] .

Selected films will be screened at Sussex County Community College's Student Center Theater, which is equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual technology to enhance the viewing experience. The festival will feature a diverse program of screenings, discussions, and networking opportunities, providing filmmakers and audiences a platform to engage with the vibrant world of independent cinema.

The Alpha Arts Film Festival is made possible through the collaborative efforts of faculty members, industry professionals, and community partners, all dedicated to promoting the arts and nurturing emerging talent. It is led by Daniel Cosentino, Assistant Professor of Art and Coordinator for Visual and Performing Arts.

Juror: Initial Selections will be made by the Alpha Arts Film Festival college faculty and guests. Guest Juror Michael Frank will make final selections. Michael Frank is a Humanities, Computing, and Design Lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology. In this role, he works with students to investigate the impact of narrative on audience perspective and transmedia expansion. Frank is also a filmmaker, writer, and podcaster, focusing on collaborative worldbuilding and the use of improv as a tool for creative expression.

Funding for the Alpha Arts Institute has been generously provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts through the State/County Partnership Block Grant Program administered by the Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council.

Sussex County Community College is located at One College Hill Road in Newton. For more information about the festival and how to get involved, please visit  www.sussex.edu/community/alpha-arts-institute/ .

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Rihanna and her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky , 35, know how to give us an unforgettable fashion moment on the red carpet. But now, the power couple is also showing off their acting chops (and serving Old Hollywood) in a new short film titled Born to Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours .

The short film was posted on the official Fenty Beauty YouTube channel earlier this week. The one-minute video opens with a narration that introduces Rihanna’s character as a cunning woman. “She was a classy dame, but she had odd ways of showing her affection,” the voiceover says while RiRi mysteriously looks at the camera. Watch the full video below.

The 36-year-old singer fully embodies the classic aesthetic with her slicked-down curls and Old Hollywood-inspired makeup. In the clip, RiRi borrows one of A$AP's blazers from the closet, which makes him upset. 

"Although the female's choices are endless, she borrows from the male for her camouflage," the voiceover continues. “The more savage of the species, the females are known to hoard from the unsuspecting males.”

To show her gratitude, Rihanna (aka the “Blazer Bandit”) shares her Fenty Beauty Lux Balm Ultra-Hydrating Cherry Lip Balm ($16) with A$AP. The short film ends with RiRi and A$AP having breakfast together. The “Work” singer eats a plate stacked with pancakes while her man reads the newspaper. “Not so fast, baby, this one’s mine!” the voiceover says and the words “The End” flash across the screen. 

As an added bonus, Rihanna posted a film reel video on her Instagram page. In the clip, the couple is posing with the Fenty Beauty Lux Balm while dressed in the same attire from the short film. “ Born To Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours ,” the caption read. 

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  19. The Visit short film

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  20. The Visit Explained (Plot And Ending)

    The Visit is a 2015 horror thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It follows two siblings who visit their estranged grandparents only to discover something is very wrong with them. As the children try to uncover the truth, they are increasingly terrorized by their grandparents' bizarre behaviour. Here's the plot and ending of The Visit ...

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  22. Alpha Arts Institute Announces Call for Submissions for the Alpha Arts

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  23. Horror Short Film "The Visit"

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  24. Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Give Old Hollywood in New Short Film

    But now, the power couple is also showing off their acting chops (and serving Old Hollywood) in a new short film titled Born to Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours. The short film was posted on the official Fenty Beauty YouTube channel earlier this week. The one-minute video opens with a narration that introduces Rihanna's character as a cunning woman.

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  26. The Visit (Official Short Film)

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  27. McAllen High team wins state title in short-film contest

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  28. The Visit (2015)

    The Visit falls short with respect to the traditional elements of film-making. The children, particularly the brother, are portrayed as cloying, non-credible 1980s sitcom characters with cheesy lines. Attempts at humor come off like a toast at a Dirty Dancing era summer camp in the Catskills.

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