What's your trigger? We all have one. That one topic that whenever portrayed in film or described in stories instantly awakens intense emotions within you.

With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.