2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Documentary

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Audience Member Well I have to give the academy credit.. this year's crop of films doesn't include any terminally ill patients in hospice care so that's positive.. also no Syrian civil war stories (we got enough of those in the feature category this year). The films that are included are a mixed bag. "Walk Run Cha-Cha" is the slightest film.. a too-long story about a couple who dated in Vietnam but were separated after the war and eventually reunited and learned to dance... yawn.... "St. Louis Superman" is about an activist and "battle rapper" turned politician.. which is interesting.. though not developed enough... "In the Absence" is about a South Korean ferry disaster, which uses a lot of footage of the incident as well as recorded conversations.. This one I wanted to know more about but the film didn't provide enough information about the causes of the incident or the aftermath... it did make me want to google it when i got home though... "Life Overtakes Me" is about refugee kids in Sweden who regress into a coma like state...a condition I was not aware of... My favorite film of this lot was "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)" which is about a group of young girls in Afghanistan who are being taught to read and to skateboard, in a culture that doesn't think girls should be taught this stuff. It was more positive, and the kids and teachers were so appealing I wanted to hear their stories. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews

2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Documentary

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