We're walking on sunshine with a warmer weekend ahead, but if you're not feeling outdoorsy, Up to Date's indie, foreign and documentary film critics have a few ideas to light your fire.
Cynthia Haines
The Animated, Live Action and Documentary Short Films nominated for Oscars
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- During World War I, a Bedouin boy guides a British officer on a perilous journey across the desert
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- Reporters working for the Boston Globe uncover evidence of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.
Steve Walker
2016 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
- This year's line-up includes a tragic story of teenage friends in Kosovo and a desperate divorced dad as well as Stutterer, probably the sweetest 11-minute love story ever made.
2016 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts
- Among the five powerful films are three HBO productions, including a profile of the making of Shoah and its director Claude Lanzmann, as well as a moving portrait of a disabled Vietnamese teenage artist.
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- Nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar, this Jordanian entry sets a teenage boy's coming of age story against a harsh desert.
Our critics also recommend the Jewish Film Festival. Click here for details.