How Do You Measure a Year? explained

How Do You Measure a Year?
Director:Jay Rosenblatt
Producer:Jay Rosenblatt
Editing:Jay Rosenblatt
Distributor:Submarine
Runtime:29 minutes
Language:English

How Do You Measure a Year? is a 2021 American short documentary film directed by Jay Rosenblatt. The documentary film is about a father–daughter relationship. The title comes from lyrics of the track "Seasons of Love" from the 1996 Pulitzer Prize–winning musical Rent. The film was nominated for the 95th Academy Awards in Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film category. It was also screened in August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.

Summary

The documentary is about the relationship of a father and his daughter via home movies. The father films his daughter every year on her birthday, asking the same questions. The girl goes from a toddler to a young woman with all the beautiful and awkward stages in between while the father-daughter relationship evolves in all its complexities.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere on August 13, 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.[1] Prior to that, the film was screened at the 62nd Kraków Film Festival, which took place from 29 May to 12 June 2022 in Kraków, Poland. It won the Golden Dragon award for the best short film in the festival.[2]

Reception

Chris Esper, writing in Film Threat, graded the film 9/10 and opined that the film records life and time uniquely and beautifully. Esper, praising the film, stated, "A home movie that leaves the viewer with a big grin and perhaps even reflective on their own life."[3]

Accolades

It was selected for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film and subsequently shortlisted[4] [5] and nominated for the 95th Academy Awards in said category.[6]

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival10 April 2022Best Documentary in the International Competition: Short FilmsHow Do You Measure a Year?[7]
Documenta Madrid 20227 May 2022Audience Award[8]
Kraków Film Festival11 June 2022Golden Dragon for Best Short Film[9]
Academy Awards12 March 2023Best Documentary Short Film[10] [11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Do You Measure a Year? . Locarno Film Festival . August 13, 2021 . January 28, 2023 . en .
  2. Web site: FESTIVALS: FNE at Krakow FF 2022: Prize Winners. Anna. Franklin. June 7, 2022. January 28, 2023 . FilmNewEurope . en.
  3. Web site: How Do You Measure A Year?. Chris . Esper. March 7, 2022. March 12, 2022 . Film Threat . en.
  4. Web site: 2023 Oscars: Shortlists for 95th Academy Awards Unveiled . Hollywood Reporter . Carolyn . Giardina. 21 December 2022. 27 January 2023.
  5. Web site: 95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories. 21 December 2022. 11 January 2023 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . en.
  6. Web site: 2023 Oscars Nominations: See the Full List. 27 January 2023. 27 January 2023 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . en.
  7. Web site: Official Awards: Winners 2022. 10 April 2022. January 28, 2023 . It‘s All True . en.
  8. Web site: Documenta Madrid 2022 announces the films that will compete in its official sections. Patrick . Brzeski. 29 April 2022. January 28, 2023 . DocumentaMadrid . en.
  9. Web site: How Do You Measure A Year?, Golden Dragon for Best Short Film. June 11, 2022. January 28, 2023 . 62nd KFF Films . en.
  10. Web site: Oscars: Full List of Nominations. Hilary . Lewis. January 24, 2023. January 27, 2023 . Hollywood Reporter . en.
  11. Web site: The 95th Academy Awards 2023 Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, Sunday, March 12, 2023, Honoring movies released in 2022. January 24, 2023. January 28, 2023 . Oscars . en.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7IjX36YxS4 'The Elephant Whisperers' Wins Best Documentary Short Film | 95th Oscars (2023)

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