Bryan Buckley has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards for his short film '' ASAD '' which he directed and wrote . It was shot in South Africa in September 2011 with an all Somali refugee cast . '' ASAD '' tells a young Somali boy 's tale of how he deals with the decision to fall into a pirate life , or become an honest working fisherman
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
Bryan Buckley