Sleeper Awakened

WITHOUT FILM, SOMETHING SLEEPS INSIDE US AND SELDOM AWAKENS. THE SLEEPER MUST AWAKEN.

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FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024

"It is funny, moving, a little scary, and constantly questioning"

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Kaouther Ben Hania, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui, Hind Sabri
2023, 8, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024
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2024 Oscar Nominated Documentaries

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2024

Time constraints forced me to post all of these nominated docs I saw together. Some good stuff here.

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March 10, 2024 /Jacob Nelson
Maite Alberdi, Kaouther Ben Hania, Nisha Pahuja, Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp, Mstyslav Chernov
2023, 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2024
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2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films - Documentary

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, DOCUMENTARY, O, Oscars 2024

Not as depressing as usual

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2023, DOCUMENTARY, O, Oscars 2024
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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP

March 11, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, DOCUMENTARY

“This isn’t all the documentaries I see, but the ones that stuck out enough to say something”

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Jason Kohn, Simon Lereng Wilmont, Shaunak Sen, Daniel Roher, David Siev, Sara Dosa, David Paulides, Colette Camden, Andrew Callaghan, Brett Morgan, Chase Joynt, Taylor Guterson, Caroline Cory, Jin-sung Choi, Luke Sewell, Hayley Garrigus, Felicity Morris
2022, DOCUMENTARY
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2023 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

March 05, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2023, SHORTS

Surprisingly, these weren’t soul crushing as with most years.

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Joshua Seftel, Jay Rosenblatt, Maxim Arbugaev, Evgenia Arbugaeva, Anne Alvergue, Debra McClutchy, Kartiki Gonsalves
2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2023, SHORTS
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ATTICA (2021)

March 27, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022

“a film to be shown in schools for sure, with a parental note”

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Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson
2021, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022
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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (2021-2022)

March 24, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 2021, 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022

“Nnnnyyaaah… What’s up, DOC?”

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March 24, 2022 /Jacob Nelson
Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Hayley Garrigus, Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker, Felicity Morris, Questlove, Robert Greene, Jessica Kingdon, Roger R. Richards, Skye Borgman, Sofia Pineda Ochoa, Daniel Sivan, Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Andy Ostroy, Caroline Cory, Judd Ehrlich, Megan Wennberg, Joshua Rofé, Ting Poo, Leo Scott, Sam Hobkinson, Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Rodney Ascher, Torsten Hoffmann, Michael Watchulonis
2020, 2021, 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022
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FLEE (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022

“rotoscoping of this autobiographical journey allows the world and the past to open up to us”

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Jonas Poher Rasmussen
2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022
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2022 OSCAR SHORTS - LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY, & ANIMATED

March 09, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, SHORTS, Oscars 2022

My Favorites:
Animated - Boxballet
Documentary - Audible
Live Action - Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

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March 09, 2022 /Jacob Nelson
2021, ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, SHORTS, Oscars 2022
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THE SPARKS BROTHERS (2021)

July 12, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, S

“it feels near impossible not to soak in the euphoria of the adventure or foment esteem for Sparks talent & triumphs”

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Edgar Wright
2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, S
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AN UNKNOWN COMPELLING FORCE (2021)

June 29, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DOCUMENTARY, U

“A solid and well-rounded examination of the immutable mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident.”

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Liam Le Guillou
2021, 6, DOCUMENTARY, U
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TIME (2020)

April 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 2020, 9, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021, T

“Such a fantastic and touching tale of the endurance of love and loss told over the years”

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Garret Bradley
2013, 2020, 9, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021, T
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DOCUMENTARY ROUNDUP WINTER 2020/SPRING 2021

April 13, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021

“My Octopus Teacher got the nomination, but I think Boys State was extraordinary”

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April 13, 2021 /Jacob Nelson
Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross, M.K. Rhodes, John Dower, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
2020, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021
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OSCAR 2021 SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

April 10, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021, SHORTS

“MY FAVORITE: HUNGER WARD”

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Anthony Giacchino, Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot, Skye Fitzgerald, Anders Hammer, Sophia Nahli Allison
DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021, SHORTS
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COLLECTIVE (2020)

December 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 9, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021

“might be the best journalism doc or film I have ever seen”

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Alexander Nanau
2020, 9, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021
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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL, THE MOLE AGENT, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, ETC.)

November 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021

Totally Under Control and The Mole Agent are two of the best documentaries of the year, but Class Action Park is probably the most fun of all

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Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger, Kirsten Johnson, Jonah Malak, Richard da Costa, Alex Parkinson, Trish Dolman, Maite Alberdi, Jenny Popplewell, Jeff Orlowski, Seth Porges, Chris Charles Scott III
2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021
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CRIP CAMP (2020)

September 11, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, C, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021

“truly grapples that cold hollow walnut that I call a heart”

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James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham
2020, 8, C, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021
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FEELS GOOD MAN (2020)

September 06, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, COMEDY, DOCUMENTARY, F

“the symbiosis of ideas and the Internet”

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Arthur Jones
2020, 8, COMEDY, DOCUMENTARY, F
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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (REWIND, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, BOOKSELLERS, ETC.)

August 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY

“Rewind might be my favorite documentary of the year so far”

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August 12, 2020 /Jacob Nelson
Nanu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Matt Tynauer, Matt Wolf, Kyle J. Macias, Clayton Brown, Monica Long Ross, D.W. Young, Sasha Joseph Neullinger, Alex Winter, Paul Solet, Brett Rapkin, David A. Weiner, Kevin Burke
2016, 2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY
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THE CAVE (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, WAR

“worthy and insightful peer into some atrocious human horrors”

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Feras Fayyad
2019, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, WAR
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