Reel Dad: Don t forget about short documentary films during Oscar season
Mark Schumann
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At Oscar time, while most of the attention goes to feature films, the nominated short films say a lot about the world watching the screen.
While animated and live action shorts may seek to entertain and enlighten, the documentary shorts capture moments that make us think. And, because these films create their worlds in less than 40 minutes, they waste no time in grabbing our hearts and challenging our minds.
The nominees for this year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Short celebrate the best of this most special art form. They are all available to stream.
Apple TV+ has hired Erika Clarke and Colleen Grogan to help develop non-scripted content.
Clarke came from Spotify and Grogan was previously at Lifetime.
Apple TV+ has picked up an executive from Spotify and Lifetime as the streaming service continues to ramp up its non-scripted content.
As reported by Deadline, Apple has hired Erika Clarke and Colleen Grogan to new roles within the company.
The two hires are the first U.S.-based unscripted executives hired by Molly Thompson since the A& IndieFilms founder Molly Thompson joined as Head of Documentaries and Unscripted in 2019.
Both join as Unscripted Creative Executives reporting to Thompson.
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A Short Film From Medal Of Honor Has Been Nominated For An Oscar
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