Oscar nominated shorts at IFC

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Four of the five Academy Award nominees for this year’s Best Animated Short Film category — including portraits of post-tsunami Japan, Iraq War journalists, women’s rights in Pakistan, and a foot soldier for civil rights.

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (39 min., Japan/USA, Lucy Walker)

Incident in New Baghdad (25 min., USA, James Spione)

Saving Face (40 min., Pakistan/USA, Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy)

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (25 min., USA, Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday)

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God Is the Bigger Elvis, also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, is unfortunately not able to be shown in theaters due to licensing restrictions.