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Our Time Is Up is a 2004 American live-action short film written and directed by Rob Pearlstein, with Kevin Pollak playing a psychotherapist who learns that he has little time left to live. The diagnosis causes him to abandon his restrained professional manner and speak with unusual bluntness to his patients. The comedy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2006 ceremony.
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What happens in Our Time Is Up?
Therapist Dr. Leonard Stern learns that he has six weeks to live and responds by abandoning his restrained professional manner. He starts giving patients brutally honest advice instead of promising that their problems will improve with time. [Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/our-time-is-up/umc.cmc.1fyxbos1do1odf5b0h7ycv6bj)
How long is Our Time Is Up, and who stars in it?
The 2004 American short runs 14 minutes and stars Kevin Pollak as Dr. Stern. Rob Pearlstein wrote and directed it, with Frankie J. Allison and Vivian Bang also in the cast. [Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/our-time-is-up/umc.cmc.1fyxbos1do1odf5b0h7ycv6bj)
Was Our Time Is Up nominated for an Academy Award?
Yes, it received a Best Live Action Short nomination at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. The film did not win, with Six Shooter taking the award that year. [Rob Pearlstein](https://www.robpearlstein.com/about) [Academy archive](https://digitalcollections.oscars.org/digital/api/collection/p15759coll9/id/11403/download)
Why does Dr. Stern change his therapy method?
The diagnosis gives Stern a short personal deadline, so he stops hiding behind professional politeness and speaks directly to his patients. The film uses his new bluntness to mix comedy with a concrete six-week mortality problem. [Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/our-time-is-up/umc.cmc.1fyxbos1do1odf5b0h7ycv6bj)
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