eat my Oscar shorts

If you’re in Los Angeles, you can check out some of the Oscar-nominated documentary shorts at American Cinematheque at the Aero & Egyptian Theatres, on these days:

Friday, February 24th - 7:30 PM (Aero Theatre)
Saturday, March 4 - 7:30 PM (Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre)
Thursday, March 9 - 7:30 PM (Spielberg Theatre)
Friday, March 10 - 7:30 PM (Spielberg Theatre)
Saturday, March 11 - 7:30 PM (Spielberg Theatre)

Don’t forget that the Oscars will be awarded on March 5th, so if you need help with your pool choices, best to attend one of the earlier shows. Tickets at the box office or Fandango.

The films:

Short Film (Animated)
“Badgered,” Sharon Colman, director
“The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation,” John Canemaker, director
“The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello,” Anthony Lucas, director
“9,” Shane Acker, director
“One Man Band,” Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews, directors

Short Film (Live Action)
“Ausreisser” (The Runaway), Ulrike Grote, director
“Cashback,” Sean Ellis, director
“The Last Farm,” Rúnar Rúnarsson, director
“Our Time Is Up,” Rob Pearlstein, director
“Six Shooter,” Martin McDonagh, director

Short Film (Documentary)
“The Mushroom Club,” Steven Okazaki, director
“God Sleeps in Rwanda,” Kimberlee Acquaro & Stacy Sherman, directors
“A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin,” Corinne Marrinan & Eric Simonson, directors
“The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club,” Dan Krauss, director