Documentary Films

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animated

10 Feb 2012

The most popular part of this annual series (there are separate programs for live-action and documentary shorts) offers five delightful animated shorts (plus some bonus shorts not available for preview). Arguably the biggest crowd-pleaser of the short films, which all have minimal or no dialogue, is Pixar’s “La Luna...

Movie Review: Three Programs in ‘Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012’

9 Feb 2012

“Oscar Nominated Short Films� programs present documentary, live action and animated movies from around the world.

Three Programs in ‘Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012’

9 Feb 2012

There is no dearth of troubling subject matter in the three-part “Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012,� especially in the documentary category. The shorts — divided into programs for documentary, live action and animation — open on Friday in more than 200 theaters in the United States and Canada.