Show Notes

Well, the 2020 Academy Awards may have come and gone, but that?s no reason to stop watching the nominated films, even the ones that did not win. In this week?s episode, returning guest host Patricia Aufderheide joins Bart and Chris to discuss all 5 of the Oscar-nominated short documentaries, after which Chris interviews co-directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (along with al-Kateab?s husband, Hamza) about their collaboration on the (also Oscar-nominated) documentary feature For Sama.

Group Review Short Documentaries:

IN THE ABSENCE (Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min.)

Available in select theaters or at www.fieldofvision.org

*LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU?RE A GIRL) (Carol Dysinger, UK, 39 min.)

Available in select theaters or through shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/

*This year?s Oscar winner

LIFE OVERTAKES ME (John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, Sweden/USA, 39 min.)

Available in select theaters or on Netflix

LOUIS SUPERMAN (Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan, USA, 28 min.)

Available in select theaters or through shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/

WALK RUN CHA-CHA (Laura Nix, USA, 21 min.)

Available in select theaters or at www.nytimes.com/video/op-docs

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Film Featured in Interview Portion:

FOR SAMA (Waad al-Kateab/Edward Watts, 2019)

Still playing in select theaters and on PBS

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Other Films/Shows Mentioned:

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Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:

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Timestamps:

  • 00:37 ? Intro
  • 03:27 ? Group discussion of the Oscar-nominated documentary shorts
  • 25:55 ? Chris interviews Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Hamza al-Kateab of FOR SAMA
  • ??41:07 ? Doc Talk

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Website/Email:

www.fogoftruth.com

disinfo@fogoftruth.com

Credits:

Artwork by Hilary Campbell

Intro music by Jeremiah Moore

Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

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