This is the first year the documentary shorts will be a part of Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International’s annual program. They will open with the live action and animated contenders in New York on February 11 and in Los Angeles on February 18. Bravo for including them.
It’s also a great slate of films. As we know, 2010 was a very strong year for documentary feature filmmaking. But that quality seems to have extended well into the short subject side of things if this year’s nominees in the category are any indication. Each entry is powerful in its own way, a wide array of issues and personas skillfully tackled across the board.
The nominees are:
“Killing in the Name” (Jed Rothstein)
“Poster Girl” (Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block)
“Strangers No More” (Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon)
“Sun Come Up” (Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger)
“The Warriors of Qiugang” (Ruby Young and Thomas Lennon)