Dance Lexie Dance

UK (1996): Short

This 14-minute nominee from 1996 is the first short film from the Nerve Centre, a state-of-the-art multimedia center recently opened in Ireland. Made in conjunction with the BBC Northern Ireland, the film details the story of a 12-year-old Protestant girl who wants to become a Riverdancer. That traditionally "Irish" art, however, has a Catholic history, and her father struggles with her choice. Dance Lexie Dance was the first Irish short film to be nominated for an Oscar®. (buyindies.com)

· Achievement in Live Action Short Films 1997: Pearse Moore & Tim Loane, producers

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