Distributors and doc directors have been buzzing this week in anticipation of the Academy's announcement of the doc short list, naming the dozen films that will now vie for one of 5 nominations in the best doc Oscar category.
On the list are: Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman's "Born Into Brothels," Paola di Florio's "Home of the Brave," Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller's "Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train," Jessica Yu's "In the Realms of the Unreal," Stacy Peralta's "Riding Giants," Christian Bauer's "The Ritchie Boys," Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni's "The Story of the Weeping Camel," Morgan Spurlock's "Super Size Me," Mark Wexler's "Tell Them Who You Are," Kevin MacDonald's "Touching the Void," Lauren Lazin's "Tupac: Resurrection," Kirby Dick's "Twist of Faith."
The films were chosen by a documentary branch screening committee.
