In partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the National Archives, and the Foundation for the National Archives, the Center for the National Archives Experience is pleased to present free screenings of the 82nd Academy Award® nominees in four categories – Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
This year, the Documentary Feature nominee screenings will be hosted by film critic Willie Waffle. Mr. Waffle appears regularly on DC50-TV and on over 30 radio stations across the country, including WMZQ-FM.
Seating for all screenings will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations will be accepted. Free tickets will be distributed at the National Archives Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue beginning 60 minutes prior to the start time. You must be present to receive a ticket. Theater doors will open 30 minutes prior to start time. The saving of seats is strictly prohibited.
Screening Schedule (Subject to print availability)
Documentary Feature Nominees
Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.
Food, Inc.
Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
(94 minutes, rated PG-13)
Thursday, March 4, 7:00 p.m.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
(92 minutes, unrated)
Friday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
The Cove
Nominees to be determined
(92 minutes, rated PG-13)
Saturday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
Burma VJ
Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
(84 minutes, unrated)
Sunday, March 7, 4:30 p.m.
Which Way Home
Rebecca Cammisa
(90 minutes, unrated)
Live Action Short Film Nominees
Saturday, March 6, noon
The Door
Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra
Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
Kavi
Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish
Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants
Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Total Running time: 95 minutes
Animated Short Film Nominees
Saturday, March 6, 3:30 p.m.
French Roast
Fabrice O. Joubert
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama
Nicolas Schmerkin
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Nick Park
Total Running Time: 68 minutes
Documentary Short Subject Nominees
Sunday, March 7, noon
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Music by Prudence
Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Rabbit à la Berlin
Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
Total Running Time: 199 minutes (with a brief intermission)
Note: Screenings on Sunday, March 7, will conclude prior to 8 p.m. to allow
attendees to return home to view the 82nd Academy Awards live broadcast on
the ABC Television Network.
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