Sneak Peek
October Movie List - Which one will be my favorite?
I predict Kind of Kindness will be in my top three, as I love Yorgos Lanthimos's unique, surreal storytelling and dark humor. I’m also looking forward to The Neighbors’ Window, the winner of Best Live Action Short in 2020, which explores relatable perspectives on life. Additionally, Hair Love appears to be a charming animation that captures the emotional bond between a father and daughter while celebrating Black culture and natural hair, themes I deeply appreciate.
Oscar Nominations (2022 & 2020)
Attica
Nominated for Best Feature Documentary in 2022
Documentary about the 1971 prison uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York, which became a landmark event in the fight for prisoners' rights and exposed systemic racial and social injustices in the U.S.
Winner: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The Edge of Democracy
Nominated for Best Feature Documentary in 2020
Documentary that explores the political turmoil in Brazil, chronicling the rise and fall of the country’s presidents while reflecting on the fragility of democracy.
Winner: American Factory
Life Overtakes Me
Nominated for Best Documentary Short in 2020
A documentary short that examines Resignation Syndrome, a condition affecting refugee children in Sweden who fall into a coma-like state as a response to trauma.
Winner: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
St. Louis Superman
Nominated for Best Documentary Short in 2020
A documentary short that follows Bruce Franks Jr., a Ferguson activist and battle rapper turned Missouri state legislator, as he fights for social justice and battles personal trauma.
Winner: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Walk Run Cha-Cha
Nominated for Best Documentary Short in 2020
A documentary short that tells the story of a Vietnamese couple, separated by the war, who reunite in the U.S. decades later and find joy in learning ballroom dance together.
Winner: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Hair Love
Winner for Best Animated Short in 2020
An animated short that celebrates the bond between an African American father and his daughter as he learns to style her natural hair for the first time.
Dcera (Daughter)
Nominated for Best Animated Short in 2020
An animated short that explores the complex emotional bond between a father and daughter through fragmented memories and moments of unspoken regret.
Winner: Hair Love
Kitbull
Nominated for Best Animated Short in 2020
An animated short about the unlikely friendship between a stray kitten and an abused pit bull, highlighting the healing power of connection.
Winner: Hair Love
Sister
Nominated for Best Animated Short in 2020
An animated short that reflects on a man’s childhood memories of growing up with an imaginary sister in 1990s China, touching on the country’s one-child policy.
Winner: Hair Love
The Neighbors’ Window
Winner for Best Live Action Short in 2020
A live-action short film that tells the story of a tired mother who finds herself enviously observing the carefree lives of a young couple living across the street.
Brotherhood
Nominated for Best Live Action Short in 2020
A live-action short that explores the emotional turmoil of a Tunisian man who must confront the implications of his brother's return home from Syria after joining ISIS.
Winner: The Neighbors’ Window
Saria
Nominated for Best Live Action Short in 2020
A live-action short film based on the true story of two sisters living in a Guatemalan orphanage, highlighting their struggle for freedom.
Winner: The Neighbors’ Window
Non-Oscar Movies
Kind of Kindness
A new film from Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Lobster, The Favourite). As a huge fan of his work, I’m predicting this could easily become one of my favorites.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem
I’m really looking forward to this one. I’m sure it’ll be tons of fun!
TBD
I'm visiting my sister and dad in Montreal this October, and I'd like to keep one slot open for a family theater experience. What should I see?
