Oscar Nominated Shorts- Documentary

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The Incident- I can't stop thinking about this film. The entire footage was actual footage taken from police officers' cameras in the midst of a cop shooting a black man. No judgment is offered by the director. And the multiple angles shown throughout the film had me rethinking my position on who was wrong.

The Only Girl In The Orchestra- It was a sweet film but the others were so dramatic and demanding of my attention that this film seems too frivolous.

Death By Numbers - This film was written by a surviver of the Parkland School mass murders in 2018.  It was beautiful written and had a message that was strong and admirable.

Instruments of a Beating Heart- - It broke my heart to watch these kids get so worked up about making the 2nd band band.

I'm ready, Warden- I don't support the death penalty but I didn't have much empathy for a man who just randomly stabbed a complete stranger 16 times in the chest.

1. “Incident” (dir. Bill Morrison, 30 min.)
2. “Instruments of a Beating Heart” (dir. Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 23 min.) ... 
3. “The Only Girl in the Orchestra” (dir. Molly O'Brien, 35 min.) ... 
4. “I am Ready, Warden” (dir. Smriti Mundhra, 37 min.) ... 
5. “Death By Numbers” (dir. Kim A. Snyder, 33 min.) ...