2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films, The: Documentary

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Synopsis

Compilation / Documentary. Five Academy-nominated short documentary films, including "Colette" (USA), "A Concerto Is A Conversation" (USA), "Do Not Split" (USA/Norway), "A Love Song For Latasha" (USA), and "Hunger Ward" (USA).

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent detailed and disturbing depictions of medical procedures involving children and death - some disturbing detail
• Infrequent depictions of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in the context of civil disobedience
• Infrequent depictions of smoking in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

• Coping with loss
• Resistance
• Perspectives on non-fiction filmmaking

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for disturbing content involving children and medical procedures

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