Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular documentary short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time.
THE ABC’S OF BOOK BANNING
Dir. Sheila Nevins
USA, 2023; 27 mins, in English
Over 2000 books have been removed from school districts in the U.S. THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING follows the human toll the future will pay for depriving children of their right to read and learn about a complex world. Interviews with children and authors shed light on this ongoing dangerous precedent.
THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK
Dirs. John Hoffman and Christine Turner
USA, 2023; 35 mins, in English
THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK explores America’s widening racial wealth gap through the story of Arlo Washington, a local barber whose visionary approach to a just economy can be found in the mission of People Trust, the nonprofit community bank he founded.
ISLAND IN BETWEEN
Dir. S. Leo Chiang
Taiwan/USA, 2023; 19 mins, in English and Mandarin
From Taiwan’s frontline amid rising tensions with China, filmmaker S. Leo Chiang weaves lyrical glimpses of local life with his own struggle negotiating ambivalent bonds to Taiwan, China, and the USA. ISLAND IN BETWEEN explores the uneasy peace in Taiwan, and contemplates its uncertain future.
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
Dirs. Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
USA, 2023; 39 mins, in English
Los Angeles is one of the last American cities to provide free and freely repaired musical instruments to its public schoolchildren. THE LAST REPAIR SHOP showcases the warehouse where devoted craftspeople keep over 80,000 instruments in good repair.
NAI NAI AND WÀI PÓ
Dir. Sean Wang
USA, 2023; 16 mins, in Mandarin
Nai Nai is my grandma. Wài Pó is also my grandma. Together, they are a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.