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Oscar-Nominated Shorts 2021: Documentary

Expired May 27, 2021 8:00 PM
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Don't miss this rare opportunity to see all five Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Documentary Short! Nominees include: A Love Song for Latasha (USA), a dreamlike portrait of a vibrant 15-year-old girl whose shooting death sparks the 1992 L.A. Riots; Do Not Split (USA/Norway), the story of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, told through a series of demonstrations by local protestors that escalate into conflict when highly armed police appear on the scene; Hunger Ward (USA), filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, a document of two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war; Colette (France/Germany/USA), Nazi occupied France 75 years later, facing one’s ghosts may take even more; and A Concerto Is a Conversation (USA), a virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    139 minutes
  • Language
    English, French, German, Cantonese, Mandarin
  • Country
    United States, France, Germany
  • Rating
    NR
  • Director
    Various
  • Screenwriter
    Various
  • Producer
    Various
  • Executive Producer
    Various
  • Co-Producer
    Various
  • Cast
    Various
  • Cinematographer
    Various
  • Editor
    Various
  • Production Design
    Various
  • Composer
    Various
  • Sound Design
    Various
  • Music
    Various