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Could not help but write this smug post: a film I supported on Kickstarter has made it to the Oscar shortlist! I saw the Waiting Room, a fly-on-the-wall style docu, at an outdoor IFC screening and remember thinking “if only everyone could watch this film and see the shocking poverty levels in this wealthy country”. Later on I liked their storytelling project engaging even more patients into the campaign so I donated a very small amount for the support of the film’s theatrical release. A few months down the road they’ve got an impressive list of awards and are running for the Oscar!
Here’s a list of all the shortlisted Oscar documentaries this year, starting with my top favs (note: I have not seen them all yet):
- “5 Broken Cameras,” Guy DVD Films
- “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God,” Jigsaw Productions
- “The Waiting Room,” Open’hood, Inc.
- “The House I Live In,” Charlotte Street Films, LLC
- “Detropia,” Loki Films
- “Searching for Sugar Man,” Red Box Films
- “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” Never Sorry LLC
- “The Imposter,” Imposter Pictures Ltd.
- “Chasing Ice,” Exposure
- “Ethel,” Moxie Firecracker Films
- “The Gatekeepers,” Les Films du Poisson, Dror Moreh Productions, Cinephil
- “Bully,” The Bully Project LLC
- “How to Survive a Plague,” How to Survive a Plague LLC
- “The Invisible War,” Chain Camera Pictures
- “This Is Not a Film,” Wide Management
A pretty impressive list judging from the ones I’ve seen.
The 5 finalists to be announced on 5 Jan!
