{"id":52142,"date":"2024-01-22T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=52142"},"modified":"2024-02-03T20:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T01:15:54","slug":"where-to-watch-the-2024-academy-award-nominated-documentary-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2024\/01\/22\/where-to-watch-the-2024-academy-award-nominated-documentary-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Where To Watch The 2024 Academy Award Nominated Documentary Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While it may be fairly easy to catch a number of the Academy Award-nominated films that were announced this morning thanks to them either still being in theaters or available on streaming services. But if you were looking to see some of the nominated documentary short films \u2013 either out of curiosity or just to get a leg up on your office Oscars pool \u2013 you will find that they are a bit harder to track down on their own. But a majority of them are out there to be watched and here is where those ones can be found \u2013<\/p>\n

The ABCs of Book Banning<\/h3>\n

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Inspired by a woman named Grace Linn, a 100-years-old arguing to the Martin County School Board against their plans to ban certain books in the school district, director Sheila Nevins’ documentary juxtaposes Linn’s protestations with some school-aged children wondering why some adults want to forbid them from reading certain books. As Linn talks about her husband who fought fascists in World War Two and elementary students ask why they can’t read books that would speak to their own life experiences, Nevins creates a straightforward and powerful argument against what is being attempted in numerous communities across the country.<\/p>\n

The ABCs Of Book Banning<\/strong> can be found on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

The Barber of Little Rock<\/h3>\n

One man may not be able to change the world, but he can change individual people’s worlds. That’s the underlying message of The Barber Of Little Rock<\/strong>, an inspiring study of Arlo Washington, the founder of the People Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to extending loans to people in communities that are underserved by the big banks.<\/p>\n