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The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, adding two nominations for films released through The New Yorker. The magazine will be represented in the Best Documentary Short Film category through “The Little Rock Barber,” which tells the story of a small black business. owner who fights against racial discrimination in banking. “Knight of Fortune,” a quirky comedian set in a morgue, will compete for a live-action short film. These nominations mark the sixteenth and seventeenth times films released through The New Yorker have earned an Oscar nomination. Winners will be announced on March 10 in Los Angeles.
“The Little Rock Barber” tells the story of Arlo Washington, an Arkansas boy who strives to help his fellow African-Americans overcome prejudice in the banking industry. Washington runs a barbering school where students learn how to cut their hair and run. your own business; she also runs People Trust, a credit union committed to serving the Black community, whose members face more barriers to obtaining loans and other means of monetary support. Four-time Emmy Award winner John Hoffguy co-directed the film with Christine Turner and former NBA player and star Dwyane Wade was one of the executive producers. The filmmakers told The New Yorker, “While racial divisions in our country remain tremendously complex and likely to triumph, Arlo Washington shows us the way forward, a path, as Arlo As he puts it, “to level the playing field and create economic justice. “
The fictional “Knight of Fortune” follows two men who form an unlikely bond after meeting in a morgue. Director Lasse Lyskjær Noer told The New Yorker that he hopes the Danish-language film will motivate audiences with its unconventional attitude about grief and loss, and that audience will respond by connecting with their loved ones. “We all want our friends and family’s, and my two main characters don’t have any of them,” Noer said. “You have to find it in each one of them. “
The New Yorker features narrative short films and documentaries each month. The nominees, along with the New Yorker’s full slate of short films, can be screened on newyorker. com/video and on the magazine’s YouTube channel. To receive upcoming New York films in your Inbox, along with movie reviews, actor and director profiles, and observations on the 2024 Oscar race, sign up for the daily newsletter. ♦
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