Get a free preview of Academy Award® nominees in four categories -- Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film -- February 22–26 at the National Archives.
Just in time for Oscar night, February 26, it's the National Archives' eighth annual free screenings, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (as in Academy Awards), in partnership with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives.
Here's the screening schedule (subject to availability):
Documentary Feature Nominees
Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 PM
"Hell and Back Again"
Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
(88 minutes; unrated)
Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM
"Undefeated"
TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas
(113 minutes; unrated)
Friday, February 24, 7:00PM
"Pina"
Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
(106 minutes; rated PG) Although submitted and nominated in 3-D; due to technical limitations, the film will be shown in 2-D.
Saturday, February 25, 7:00 PM
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
(105 minutes; unrated)
Sunday, February 26, 4:00 PM
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
(85 minutes; unrated)
Live Action Short Film Nominees
Saturday, February 25, noon
"Pentecost"
Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
(11 minutes; unrated)
"Raju"
Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
(24 minutes; unrated)
"The Shore"
Terry George and Oorlagh George
(30 minutes; unrated)
"Time Freak"
Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
(10 minutes; unrated)
"Tuba Atlantic"
Hallvar Witzø
(25 minutes; unrated)
Total Running time: 100 minutes.
Animated Short Film Nominees
Saturday, February 25, 3:30 PM
"Dimanche/Sunday"
Patrick Doyon
(9 minutes; unrated)
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
(15 minutes; unrated)
"La Luna"
Enrico Casarosa
(7 minutes; rated G)
"A Morning Stroll"
Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
(7 minutes; unrated)
"Wild Life"
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
(14 minutes; unrated)
Total Running Time: 52 minutes.
Documentary Short Subject Nominees
Sunday, February 26, 11:30 AM
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement"
Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
(25 minutes; unrated)
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
(37 minutes; unrated)
"Incident in New Baghdad"
James Spione
(22 minutes; unrated)
"Saving Face"
Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
(40 minutes; unrated)
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
(40 minutes; unrated)
Total Running Time: 164 minutes.
Yes, it's free and quite easy, but note: Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are accepted. Free tickets are distributed at the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue 60 minutes before start time. You must be present to receive a ticket. Theater doors open 30 minutes prior to start time. Saving seats is strictly prohibited.
For more info: National Archives, Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue near 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC.
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