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Oscar® Shorts 2024: Documentary

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This year’s nominees for Best Documentary Short range touch on range of social and political issues, from a humanistic perspective…

Island In Between (S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min, Taiwan)

Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó (Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min, USA)

The ABC’s of Book Banning (Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min, USA)

The Last Repair Shop (Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min, USA)

The Barber of Little Rock (John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min, USA)

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2023

Language

Various

19+
140 min

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