{{short description|2019 American short film by Marshall Curry}} {{Infobox film | name = The Neighbors' Window | image = The Neighbors Window S-737244693-large.jpg | alt = | caption = Poster | director = Marshall Curry | producer = {{plainlist| * Marshall Curry * Jonathan Olson * Julia Kennelly * Elizabeth Martin }} | screenplay = Marshall Curry | based_on = {{Based on|"The Living Room"|Diane Weipert}} | starring = Maria Dizzia<br>Greg Keller<br>Juliana Canfield | music = James Baxter<br>The National | cinematography = Wolfgang Held | editing = Marshall Curry | distributor = {{nowrap|Marshall Curry Productions}} | released = {{Film date|2019|04|26|Tribeca}} | runtime = 20 minutes | country = United States | language = English | gross = $330,661 }}
'''''The Neighbors' Window''''' is a 2019 American short drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Marshall Curry. It is Curry's first narrative film, following his work in documentary filming. Based on "The Living Room", a true story recounted by Diane Weipert on the podcast ''Love and Radio'', the film won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
== Plot == Alli and Jacob live in New York City with their three young children. Alli is busy and stressed with the kids, straining her relationship with Jacob. Their apartment's window faces the window of a younger couple on whom they covertly spy, bitter about their loss of youth and new responsibilities as parents.
One day, Jacob comments that the neighbor's husband has shaved his head and looks hungover. Shortly after, while Jacob and the kids are out for the day, Alli sees that the neighbor's husband is in hospice; he dies soon after. Alli goes out to witness the man being taken out in a body bag and finds his wife crying on the sidewalk. The woman reveals that ever since her husband became sick, they would find comfort in watching Alli and her family through the window, contrasting with the jealous way in which Jacob and Alli spied back on them. The two embrace.
When Jacob and the kids return later that night, the family members happily interact with each other.
== Cast == * Maria Dizzia as Alli * Greg Keller as Jacob * Juliana Canfield as Neighbor * Bret Lada as Neighbor's Husband * McGregory Frederique as Party Guest
== Awards == * Won {{ndash}} 2020: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-oscar-nominations-list-academy-awards-nominees-1203461985/|title=Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List|date=January 13, 2020|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjciPjUaOxc "The Neighbors' Window" wins Best Live Action Short Film-Oscars on YouTube]</ref><ref>[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2020 2020|Oscars.org]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IFC Center - The Neighbors' Window|url=http://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-neighbors-window/|access-date=2020-02-09|website=IFC Center|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Neighbors' Window {{!}} Tribeca Film Festival|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/neighbors-window-2019|access-date=2020-02-09|website=Tribeca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Neighbors' Window " Calgary Film|url=https://www.calgaryfilm.com/films/2019/neighbors%27-window/|access-date=2020-02-09|website=www.calgaryfilm.com}}</ref> *Palm Springs Shorts Fest, Best Live Action Short (Winner - Audience Award) *Casting Society Artios Awards - Short Film Casting (nominee) *Traverse City Film Festival, Best Fiction Short (Winner - Audience Award) *Hollyshorts Film Festival, Best Drama (Winner) *SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Best Narrative Short (Winner) *St. Louis International Film Festival, Best of the Fest (Winner) *Nashville Film Festival, Best Narrative Short (Winner) *Rhode Island Film Festival, Best Live Action Short (Winner) *Woodstock Film Festival, Best Short Film (Winner)
== See also == * ''A Night at the Garden'', 2018 Oscar-nominated documentary also directed by Curry<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://thinkshorts.com/6220/the-neighbors-window |title=The Neighbors' Window – Think Shorts|website=ThinkShorts.com|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> * ''Rear Window'', 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film to which critics compare ''The Neighbors' Window''
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.theneighborswindow.com/}} * {{IMDb title|8163822}} * {{YouTube|k1vCrsZ80M4|title=''The Neighbors' Window''}}
{{Academy Award Best Short}} {{Marshall Curry}}
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