15 documentaries selected for Oscar Short List

Read from indieWIRE that the following 15 documentaries have been selected for Oscar Short List.

I have seen a ton of good documentaries at this year Calgary International Film Festival and “Jesus Camp” is a compelling film that made the Oscar short nomination list this year. “An Inconvenient Truth” is another good film (I haven’t seen yet) that will probably make the final list. I’ve highlighted a few of the interesting ones on the list. May be you want to check them out and let me know what do you think about them?

“Blindsight,” directed by Lucy Walker
“Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?” directed by Frank Popper
“Deliver Us from Evil,” directed by Amy Berg
“The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends,” directed by Patricia Foulkrod (K: Interesting)
“An Inconvenient Truth,” directed by Davis Guggenheim
“Iraq in Fragments,” directed by James Longley
“Jesus Camp,” directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (K: This is one of the best doc I’ve seen this year.)
“Jonestown: The Life and Death of People’s Temple,” directed by Stanley Nelson
“My Country, My Country,” directed by Laura Poitras
“Shut Up & Sing,” directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck (K: this looks very interesting)
“Sisters in Law,” directed by Florence Ayisi and Kim Longinotto
“Storm of Emotions,” directed by Yael Klopmann
“The Trials of Darryl Hunt,” directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg
“An Unreasonable Man,” directed by Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan
“The War Tapes,” directed by Deborah Scranton (K: this looks interesting)