Oscar nominees - short documentary

[silverstarry]

Do you want to get interested in this year's Academy Awards but you don't have the time to watch a bunch of super long movies? You’re in luck because the five nominees in the short documentary category are all available to watch online. You can watch all five and get super invested in who wins this category

Comments

[scriptedending]

The Last Repair Shop was BY FAR my favorite of these this year. Loved the structure, loved the interviews, it made me cry multiple times, and it's a very cool subject matter!

The Barber of Little Rock was very good, too, but I wish it was a little more... organized? Focused?

ABCs of Book Banning was a cool concept, but the execution was lacking.

Island in Between was interesting, but it didn't feel like a complete piece to me.

Really did not care for Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó. Like, they are cute, but it felt more like a home video. When they were trying on the different clothes/accessories... how is that a documentary? I don't get it.

[empyrealmaiden]

I’ve seen The Island In Between and Nainai and Waipo and have mixed feelings on both

[ginainabottle]

The zone of interest is less than 2 hours long, OP.

[therearewords]

Short documentaries? Perfect!

[la_loony]

Thanks for this post, I am super late and don't think I can watch all of them before the ceremony tonight, but at least some before and the rest after for completions sake.