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Don’t miss this special concert featuring two musical legends!Josh Goforth is a highly accomplished storyteller and acoustic musician playing close to 20 different instruments. This Grammy nominated musican has performed all over the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia including appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, and at the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, playing everything from acoustic folk and bluegrass to hard rock, classic country and blues.

Not a book club…a reading party!
 
Read with friends to live instrumental music curated by Lou Castro. Light refreshments provided.
Come bring your favorite book and cozy up in a nook and read in silence with others who enjoy a good book. Kindles and audio books with earphones welcome!

Inspired by the wildly successful Reading Rhythms experience in New York City, Sarah Shellow will facilitate silent reading periods and one-on-one and small group breakouts to discuss the books you bring.
Enjoy a literary evening with other readers and connect through our love of learning in the presence of a beautiful soundscape. The evening promises to be magical!

The traditional Ocracoke Square Dance has been a staple of community entertainment on Ocracoke Island for over a hundred years. Join Ocracoke Square Dance caller and island historian, Philip Howard, along with island musicians, and jump in to this easy to learn dance. (Photo by Eakin Howard)

Join documentary filmmaker and Ocracoke Island resident, Ben Knight, for an evening exploring his films and creative process.

Ocracoke has an astounding number of residents who were in the Peace Corp. Join them as they share stories from the field. For more information on them, read the article Sonya Allen wrote for the Ocracoke Observer.

https://ocracokeobserver.com/2024/09/15/from-the-peace-corps-to-ocracoke-an-island-of-volunteers/

Former Peace Corps volunteers who live on Ocracoke are, seated, Matt and Mary Rueff, Barry and Karen Burgan and Al and Linda Scarborough. Standing from left, Shea Youell, Sonya Allen, Henry Schliff, Ralph Buxton, Jack Whitehead and Vera Buxton. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke

In partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The Documentary Nominees are:
Island in Between
TAIWAN, USA/20 MINS/2023
Director ~ S. Leo Chiang
Synopsis
From Taiwan’s frontline amid rising tensions with China, filmmaker S. Leo Chiang weaves lyrical glimpses of local life with his own struggle negotiating ambivalent bonds to Taiwan, China, and the US. ISLAND IN BETWEEN explores the uneasy peace in Taiwan, and contemplates its uncertain future.

Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
USA/16 MINS/2023
Director ~ Sean Wang
Synopsis
Nǎi Nai is my grandma. Wài Pó is also my grandma. Together, they are a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.

The ABCs of Book Banning
USA/27 MINS/2023
Director ~ Sheila Nevins
Synopsis
Over 2000 books have been removed from school districts in the U.S. THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING follows the human toll the future will pay for depriving children of their right to read and learn about a complex world. Interviews with children and authors shed light on this ongoing dangerous precedent.

The Barber of Little Rock
USA/35 MINS/2023
Director ~ John Hoffman, Christine Turner
Synopsis
The Barber of Little Rock explores America's widening racial wealth gap through the story of Arlo Washington, a local barber whose visionary approach to a just economy can be found in the mission of People Trust, the nonprofit community bank he founded.

The Last Repair Shop
USA/39 MINS/2023
Director ~ Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot
Synopsis
Tells the story of four unassuming heroes who ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music. It is also a reminder of how music can be the best medicine, stress reliever and even an escape from poverty.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.

In partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The Animated Nominees are:
Letter to a Pig
FRANCE, ISRAEL/17 MINS/2022
Director ~ Tal Kantor
Synopsis
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Ninety-Five Senses
USA/13 MINS/2023
Director ~ Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Synopsis
An ode to the body's five senses delivered by a man with little time left to enjoy them.

Our Uniform
IRAN/7 MINS/2023
Director ~ Yegane Moghaddam
Synopsis
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.

Pachyderme
FRANCE/11 MINS/2021
Director ~ Stéphanie Clément
Synopsis
As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma’s strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko (WINNER)
USA/11 MINS/2023
Director ~ Dave Mullins
Synopsis
Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.

In partnership with the Dare County Arts Council and the OBX Film Society, Ocracoke Alive is hosting three evenings of this year's Oscar Nominated Short Films, in the categories of Animation, Live Action, and Documentary.

This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

The Live Action Nominees are:
Invincible
CANADA/30 MINS/2022
Director ~ Vincent René-Lortie
Synopsis
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom.

Knight of Fortune
DENMARK/25 MINS/2023
Director ~ Lasse Lyskjær Noer
Synopsis
The loss of a loved one, the grief, the risk of yellow skin, and a coffin, that is too much for Karl to face.

Red, White and Blue
USA/23 MINS/2023
Director ~ Nazrin Choudhury
Synopsis
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. As Rachel contemplates the series of events that necessitated this journey and the obstacles placed in her path, we learn a heartbreaking truth that means her life will never be the same again.

The After
UNITED KINGDOM/18 MINS/2023
Director ~ Misan Harriman
Synopsis
THE AFTER is a poweful and affecting story that follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (WINNER)
UNITED KINGDOM, USA/37 MINS/2023
Director ~ Wes Anderson
Synopsis
A beloved Roald Dahl story 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.

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Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.