''Our Time Is Up'' is a 2004

live action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ...

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, written and directed by

Rob Pearlstein Rob Pearlstein is a writer and director. He is best known as the writer and director of '' Our Time is Up'', the film for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Pearlstein has worked as a copywriter at agenci ...

. On January 31, 2006 it was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...

at the

78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PST ...

. The designated nominees were Pearlstein and producer

Pia Clemente Pia Clemente is a Philippines-born American film producer best known for being the first Filipina-American nominated for an Oscar for '' Our Time is Up'' in the live action short film category in 2005 and as the producer of '' The Debut'' which ...

. The film did not win; the Oscar instead went to '' Six Shooter''.

References

External links

Film website
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