The National Archives hosts the 12th annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories-Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film.
The screenings are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in partnership with the National Archives.
Make reservations for the screenings and avoid the line! Register online or call 202-357-6814. Theater doors will open 45 minutes prior to start time. Walk-ins without reservations will be admitted 15 minutes prior to start time, depending on available seats. Please note that some films may not be appropriate for general audiences.
Screening schedule (subject to availability):
Documentary Feature Nominees
Wednesday, February 24, 7 p.m.
Amy
Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
(128 minutes; R)
Thursday, February 25, 7 p.m.
Cartel Land
Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
(100 minutes; R)
Friday, February 26, 7 p.m.
The Look of Silence
Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
(103 minutes; PG-13)
Saturday, February 27, 7 p.m.
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes
(101 minutes; unrated)
Sunday, February 28, 4 p.m.
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Evgeny Afineevsky and Den Tolmor
(102 minutes; unrated)
Live Action Short Film Nominees
Ave Maria
Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
(15 minutes; unrated)
Day One
Henry Hughes
(25 minutes; unrated)
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Patrick Vollrath
(30 minutes; unrated)
Shok
Jamie Donoughue
(21 minutes; unrated)
Stutterer
Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
(12 minutes; unrated)
Total Running Time: 103 minutes
Animated Short Film Nominees
Saturday, February 27, 3:30 p.m.
Prologue
Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
(6 minutes; unrated)
Sanjay’s Super Team
Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
(7 minutes; unrated)
We Can’t Live without Cosmos
Konstantin Bronzit
(16 minutes; unrated)
World of Tomorrow
Don Hertzfeldt
(17 minutes; unrated)
Bear Story
Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
(11 minutes; unrated)
Total Running Time: 57 minutes
Documentary Short Subject Nominees
Body Team 12
David Darg and Bryn Mooser
(13 minutes; unrated)
Chau, beyond the Lines
Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck
(34 minutes; unrated)
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Adam Benzine
(40 minutes; unrated)
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
(40 minutes; unrated)
Last Day of Freedom
Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
(32 minutes; unrated)
Total Running Time: 159 minutes
